Wednesday 23 April
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Time:
7:30pm
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Venue:
Chelmsford Theatre Studio
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Length:
75 mins
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Tickets:
£16.00 - £18.00
Guidance age 16+
A £2 fee is applicable per transaction
Wheelchair accessible and essential companion tickets must be booked via our Access Scheme
Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope
Mark Farrelly who recently brought us his comedy play, Howerd’s End, returns with his solo play, an up close encounter with the original Englishman in New York.
From a conventional upbringing to global notoriety via The Naked Civil Servant, Quentin Crisp was one of the most memorable figures of the twentieth century.
Openly gay as early as the 1930s, Quentin spent decades being beaten up on London’s streets for refusing to be anything less than himself. His courage, and the philosophy that evolved from those experiences, inspire to the present day.
Naked Hope depicts Quentin in two phases of his extraordinary life: alone in his Chelsea flat in the 1960s, certain that life has passed him by, and thirty years later, performing An Evening with Quentin Crisp in New York. Packed with witty gems, Naked Hope is a glorious, uplifting celebration of the urgent necessity to be your true self.
A stunning piece of theatre, masterfully told ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
An uncanny feat of resurrection. Farrelly’s mastery of his audience is total ★★★★ Time Out
Reveals both the frailty and fearlessness of a trendsetter ★★★★ Metro
Thursday 13 March