Pip Utton

Pip Utton is a British actor and playwright known for a number of plays, including the award-winning Adolf, [http://www.pip-utton.com/putton/Charlie_Chaplin.htm Chaplin] and [http://www.pip-utton.com/putton/only_the_lonely.htm Only the Lonely] . As one of the leading solo performers of United Kingdom [Ten 42 Productions: [http://www.junctionfestival.com/ten42/pip_utton_theatre/index.html] ] , most of his plays are monodramas, performable by a single actor. Utton won the top award at the 2006 [http://www.thespisfestival.de/2006/e_THESPIS_2006.htm THESPIS] 5th International Monodrama Festival performing [http://www.pip-utton.com/putton/francis_bacon.htm Bacon] written by Pip Utton and Jeremy Towler. Pip Utton is based at the [http://www.merlintheatre.co.uk Merlin Theatre] in Frome, Somerset. [Merlin Theatre: [http://www.merlintheatre.co.uk/contact.asp] ] He is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Fringe and tours internationally, in part supported by the British Council. [British Council Arts: [http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts-performanceinprofile2007-pip-utton.htm] ]

Many of his plays evoke a strong audience reaction: Adolf has had members of the audience leaving before the end and violence directed towards Utton; [British Theatre Guide: [http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/articles/050502.htm] ] some have felt physically sick during his performance of [http://www.pip-utton.com/putton/labels.htm Labels,] (Utton's adaptation of the Louis de Bernières' short story of the same name}.

See also

* Adolf, a play written and first performed by Pip Utton.

External links

* [http://www.pip-utton.com/putton/index.htm Official website]

References