Kit The Musical

A tale of intrigue, suspense, celebrity, and murder in an age of uncertainty.

Written By Julian Ng.

This new musical is being showcased as part of the MedFringe 2026.

Christopher Marlowe was born in Canterbury in 1564.  After an illustrious education at the King’s School and the University of Cambridge, he went on to define the plays of the Elizabethan period with his use of blank verse and his daring (and dangerous) subject matters.  At the age of 29, he was supposedly killed in a rooming house in Deptford. Was it a brawling accident, or was it an assassination? Marlowe was rumoured to be a spy for Queen Elizabeth I. Did someone want him dead? Did he know things he should not have? Was it because he dared to think atheist thoughts? Or, was it a love triangle that got him killed?

There are some quarters who believe that Marlowe…