Mark Farrelly (Jarman) brings his hugely-acclaimed solo play to Buxton for an up-close encounter with the original Englishman in New York.

Quentin Crisp

The Pavilion Gardens

Mark Farrelly’s hugely acclaimed solo play has delighted audiences across the country, and now comes to the White Bear for an up close encounter with the original Englishman in New York. Naked Hope depicts the legendary Quentin Crisp at two distinct phases of his extraordinary life. Firstly in the late 1960s in his filthy Chelsea flat (“Don’t lose your nerve: after the first four years the dust won’t get any worse”). Here Quentin surveys a lifetime of degradation and rejection. Repeatedly beaten for being flamboyantly gay as early as the 1930s, but also ostracised simply for daring to live life on his own terms.

Linda Marlowe

Events

Upcoming events

10 - 11 Dec, 2024

Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope · White Bear Theatre

Past events

Sep 22, 2024

Quentin Crisp · Buxton Opera House

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