Brian Butler looks forward to Musical Theatre and dancing Heaven
Brian Butler looks forward to Musical Theatre and dancing Heaven
Brian Butler looks back at the shows of 2021
Brian Butler talks to Mark Farrelly about Queer icons Quentin Crisp, Derek Jarman and his fight against mental illness
Brian Butler sees a great Queer icon recreated on stage
Brian Butler hails Mark Farrelly’s portrayal of Quentin Crisp one of the Queerest icons of the last century.
Brian Butler finds the Summer will be full of Queer theatre
Brian Butler looks ahead to a summer of growing chances to watch shows
Quentin Crisp is an enigmatic and controversial figure in LGBT+ culture. At once a brave, totally unashamed gay man, he was also unpredictable and contradictory, preferring to walk his own path in life – regardless of the consequences.
Fresh from its Off-Broadway debut and milestone 100th performance, Mark Farrelly’s hugely acclaimed solo play comes to The Rialto Theatre, Dyke Road, Brighton for two special performances to celebrate Brighton Pride 2019.
From a conventional Surrey upbringing to global notoriety via “The Naked Civil Servant”, Quentin Crisp was an extraordinary raconteur and wit. Following a UK tour and off-West End season at the St. James Theatre, this much-acclaimed production shows Quentin both in his beloved Chelsea flat as the 1970s dawned, and in his final years in his adopted New York, with the new millennium beckoning.
