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Quentin Crisp: The Last Word The Play

QUENTIN CRISP: THE LAST WORD
by Quentin Crisp

A Stage Adaptation by
Phillip Ward and Brian Edward

City Theatre's Lester Hamburg Studio
1300 Bingham Street | Pittsburgh, PA
412.431.2489


Tickets on sale now for the World Premiere performance. Click here.






AND ONE MORE THING
by Quentin Crisp

Edited by Phillip Ward & Laurence Watts

Click here to learn about Quentin Crisp's latest book

Available on Amazon

On December 25, 2018, on what would have been
Quentin Crisp’s 110th birthday, Phillip Ward and MB Books
announced the publication of And One More Thing by Quentin Crisp,
the companion book to last year’s The Last Word: An Autobiography.
Edited by Phillip Ward and Laurence Watts, 
And One More Thing
 was released on January 1, 2019.





THE LAST WORD: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
by Quentin Crisp

Edited by Phillip Ward & Laurence Watts

Click here to learn about Quentin Crisp's final book

Available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble


Reviews
Jenna Orkin, Counterpunch
Darryl Reilly, Theatre Scene
Thom Cuell, Minor Literatures
Guy Kettelhack, Act Three


Interviews

Michael Muzzelli, 'Burgh Vivant
Robert Ince, Queen & Country Magazine
Charlotte Robinson, OUTTAKE VOICES™ (audio)











THE LAST WORD:
Quentin Crisp in Black and White

Book launch and photography exhibition
Curated by Phillip Ward & Victoria Lewandowski
Project Space November 24-26, 2017, 12-6pm





See Quentin Crisp's performance suit with hat and Miguel Adrover's "Crisp Ensemble" in
The Museum at FIT's "A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk".
Visit MFIT for more info here. See images at MFIT's Facebook page here.
See images of Mr. Crisp's suit and Mr. Adrover's mattress coat here.
September 13, 2013 – January 4, 2014





In partnership with Phillip Ward and Crisperanto: The Quentin Crisp Archives,
the Museum of Arts and Design presents:

LADIES AND GENTELMEN,
MR. QUENTIN CRISP

Program includes cinema screenings,
panel discussions, and live acts of style.
Screenings are every Friday from
June 14th to September 6th.


Visit MAD Museum for complete details.

THE SECOND COMING OF QUENTIN CRISP
A Masquerade!

A Happening to celebrate Style and an opportunity to
overrun MAD Museum with a multitude of Quentin Crisp
stylists! Saturday, July 27, 2013 - 1:00 pm in The Theater.
FREE with Museum Admission. 

Click here for more info!



REMEMBERING QUENTIN CRISP

Saturday, June 22, 2013 - 3:00 pm
FREE in The Theater at MAD
Museum of Arts and Design
2 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019

Click here for more information!






ON THE INIMITABLE QUENTIN CRISP
Laurence Watts interviews Phillip Ward
Read it at Pink News now!




THE ALTERNATIVE QUEEN’S MESSAGE
Read Quentin's 1993 text here!

See the film on Channel 4


STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT A BENT SPEAKER
Taylor Black interviews author Nigel Kelly
Quentin Crisp: The Profession of Being
Read it here!

AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK
The Television Movie!


Watch AEINY at LOGOonline!

View Leopardrama's trailer!

QUENTIN CRISP IN BLACK AND WHITE
Photographs by Martin Fishman (1937 - 2010)
A Celebration of Two Imaginative Lives!

See the exhibition online now!

PERSONAL EFFECTS: AN INSTALLATION
by Adrian Goycoolea
in collaboration with Phillip Ward
and Crisperanto: The Quentin Crisp Archives
MIX NYC: Queer Experimental Film Festival


CRISP'S EFFECTS
Jeremiah's Vanishing New York

INSIDE QUENTIN CRISP’S APARTMENT
Dangerious Minds

QUENTIN CRISP'S APARTMENT
Butt Magazine




Visit us at Facebook to see photographs!









MARTIN FISHMAN
(Oct. 25, 1937 - Feb. 3, 2010)

Marty probably photographed Quentin Crisp
more than any other photographer. Click here to see
a selection of his many photographs of Quentin Crisp.
Click here to see another aspect of Marty's photography.





QUENTIN CRISP: The Naked Bon Vivant!
A Centennial Celebration of Tributes!


Enter here to read them!
Submit your tribute here.

AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK
The Television Movie!



Watch Leopardrama's trailer for the movie!

Read interview with director Richard Laxton!

Watch the Berlinale press conference!

Images of John Hurt as Quentin Crisp!


AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK
The Television Movie!
DVD available at Amazon!




LOGO TV's Fall Film Festival
Watch AEINY now!
LOGOonline!



Quentin Crisp's purple fedora was on view at:

"Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones"
Victoria and Albert Museum
24 February – 31 May 2009

Exhibit here!




Adrian Goycoolea with Uncle Denis

UNCLE DENIS?
A film by Quentin's great-nephew,
Adrian Goycoolea


NEW YORK SOCIAL DIARY
Never try to keep up with the Joneses!






John Hurt reprises Crisp role






Meet screenwriter Brian Fillis



Bernard Braden's
1968 nterview with
Quentin Crisp!


British Library
Archival Sound Recordings
In Conversation with Adam Mars-Jones


"No Thoughts On Art"
An excerpt from
The Dusty Answers


Regarding Tim Fountain's remarks
". . . on the significant death of Quentin Crisp"




John Galliano salutes hero!
Read about it here!



The Naked Civil Servant
Digitally remastered in 2007.
Read about it here!



Miguel Adrover's "Crisp Ensemble"!
Read about it here!



A Visit with Quentin Crisp
The Bob Claster interview,
June 1989




An Evening with Quentin Crisp
The 2007 remastered release by Cherry Red,
plus an interview with Morgan Fisher!


30th Anniversary!
First New York City performance!

AN EVENING WITH QUENTIN CRISP

The Players Theatre in New York City
Wednesday, December 20, 1978
Recorded on February 22, 1979

Read about it here!





Where Did They Go?
Simon Napier-Bell records
Mr. Crisp singing in 1978!



Homo Heights
See it now on Here! TV.
Read Mr. Ward's interview here.


Resident Alien
Available from New Video.
Download it now at iTunes!



Becoming Quentin
A documentary on the making
of Mr. Leddick's Quentin & I.


Share your memories at
Memories Said




AUCTIONED OFF!
The Naked Civil Servant
Typewriter

Bonhams 1793 Ltd
London, June 26, 2007
Read about it here!





Videos all about Quentin Crisp!
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Photo of Quentin Crisp, photographer unknown.
Quentin Crisp's purple fedora photograph copyright
© by Phillip Ward. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Martin Fishman portrait photograph copyright
© by Paula Fishman. All rights reserved. Used by permission.






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