Odditorium Special: Mark Farrelly's QUENTIN CRISP: NAKED HOPE

Schedule

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Nightingale Room | Brighton, EN

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Tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/dr-bramwell/t-garqzne
QUENTIN CRISP: NAKED HOPE Written and performed by Mark Farrelly Dir. Linda Marlowe
Back by popular demand!
Mark Farrelly brings his hugely-acclaimed solo play to Brighton for 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 at 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 on everything from cleaning (“Don’t bother – after the first four years the dust won’t get any worse”) to marriage (“Is there life after marriage? The answer is no”), Naked Hope is a glorious, uplifting celebration of the urgent necessity to be your true self.
Running time: 75 mins no interval.
★★★★★ "A stunning piece of theatre, masterfully told" Broadway Baby
★★★★ “An uncanny feat of resurrection. Farrelly’s mastery of his audience is total” Time Out
★★★★ "Brilliant" The Stage
★★★★ "A sensational performance” Theatrescene.net (Off-Broadway)
★★★★ "A riveting and quite hysterically funny show" British Theatre Guide
★★★★ "Reveals both the frailty and fearlessness of a trendsetter" Metro
★★★★ "Highly recommended" North West End
★★★★ "Spectacularly metamorphic" The Reviews Hub
★★★★ “A brave celebration of a truly witty outsider” London Theatre 1
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The Nightingale Room, 25 Surrey Street, Brighton, BN1 3PA, United Kingdom

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