"If I have any talent at all, it is not for doing but for being" Quentin Crisp
Resident Alien by Tim Fountain
From his early years as an androgynous nude model in 1930’s London, to finding fame as the first to speak so openly about life as a gay man, there was no-one quite like Quentin Crisp. In Tim Fountain's Resident Alien, the legendary author of The Naked Civil Servant opens the door to his famously filthy New York apartment for an unforgettable heart to heart about life as only he knows it. Oprah Winfrey, Princess Diana, oral sex - no topic is off limits as Quentin explains, in his inimitable way, how to be happy. Starring five time Helpmann Award winner Paul Capsis as Crisp and directed by Green Room Award winner Gary Abrahams, Resident Alien shares Quentin’s unforgettable philosophies, and asks, are they truer today than even he would have imagined?”
Cast Paul Capsis Director Gary Abrahams Set & Costumes Romanie Harper Lighting Rob Sowinski & Bryn Cullen Sound Daniel Nixon
Melbourne: 25 May - 12 June 2016 at fortyfivedownstairs Sydney: 12-24 July 2016 at the Seymour Centre Canberra: 27 July - 7 2016 August at the Street Theatre
★★★★ Capsis' "fascinating performance comes from somewhere real..." The Age
★★★★ "Capsis delivers a truly astonishing account, well realised at every level from the grandest flourish to the smallest gesture" Limelight
★★★★½ "Resident Alien is engrossing and enlightening..." Arts Hub
★★★★ "Funny, sharp, sad; Resident Alien is a success." The Brag
"Capsis is mesmerising... This is an exceptional piece of theatre" Stage Whispers
"It's remarkable, it's memorable... a high class production." Theatre Press
"With Resident Alien, Capsis is both noticed and recognised as one of our theatre treasures." Australian Stage
"As deftly directed by Gary Abrahams, designed with flair by Romanie Harper, and with atmospheric lighting by Rob Sowinksi, this production sizzles." Sydney Arts Guide
