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?” Quentin Crisp Paul Capsis Director Gary Abrahams Set & Costumes Romanie Harper Lighting Rob Sowinski & Bryn Cullen Sound Daniel Nixon
2017 Green Room Awards Nomination - Best Performer, Independent Theatre PHOTO GALLERY
★★★★ 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
