Pip Utton
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Pip Utton is a British actor
and playwright
known for a number of plays, including the award-winning Adolf
, Chaplin and Only the Lonely. As one of the leading solo performers of United Kingdom
, most of his plays are monodrama
s, performable by a single actor. Utton won the top award at the 2006 THESPIS 5th International Monodrama Festival performing Bacon written by Pip Utton and Jeremy Towler.
Pip Utton is based at the Merlin Theatre in Frome, Somerset. He is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Fringe
and tours internationally, in part supported by the British Council
.
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; some have felt physically sick during his performance of Labels, (Utton's adaptation of the Louis de Bernières
' short story of the same name).
Pip was also recently elected as Vice Chair of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival board.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
known for a number of plays, including the award-winning Adolf
Adolf
Adolf, also spelled Adolph and sometimes Latinised to Adolphus, is a given name used in German-speaking countries, in Scandinavia, in the Netherlands and Flanders and to a lesser extent in various Central European countries...
, Chaplin and Only the Lonely. As one of the leading solo performers of United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, most of his plays are monodrama
Monodrama
A monodrama is a theatrical or operatic piece played by a single actor or singer, usually portraying one character.- Monodrama in opera :...
s, performable by a single actor. Utton won the top award at the 2006 THESPIS 5th International Monodrama Festival performing Bacon written by Pip Utton and Jeremy Towler.
Pip Utton is based at the Merlin Theatre in Frome, Somerset. He is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
and tours internationally, in part supported by the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
.
Many of his plays evoke a strong audience reaction: Adolf
Adolf
Adolf, also spelled Adolph and sometimes Latinised to Adolphus, is a given name used in German-speaking countries, in Scandinavia, in the Netherlands and Flanders and to a lesser extent in various Central European countries...
has had members of the audience leaving before the end and violence directed towards Utton; some have felt physically sick during his performance of Labels, (Utton's adaptation of the Louis de Bernières
Louis de Bernières
Louis de Bernières is a British novelist most famous for his fourth novel, Captain Corelli's Mandolin. In 1993 de Bernières was selected as one of the "20 Best of Young British Novelists", part of a promotion in Granta magazine...
' short story of the same name).
Pip was also recently elected as Vice Chair of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival board.