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Pip Utton

Pip Utton is a British actor and playwright. Utton was born 15 February 1952, raised and educated in Cannock. He authored the award-winning Adolf, Chaplin and Only The Lonely. As one of the leading solo performers in the United Kingdom, most of his plays are monodramas, performable by a single actor. Utton won the top award at the 2006 Thespis 5th International Monodrama Festival performing Bacon written by Utton and Jeremy Towler.

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Pip Utton is a British actor and playwright. Utton was born 15 February 1952,1 raised and educated in Cannock.2 He authored the award-winning Adolf, Chaplin3 and Only The Lonely.4 As one of the leading solo performers in the United Kingdom,5 most of his plays are monodramas, performable by a single actor. Utton won the top award at the 2006 Thespis6 5th International Monodrama Festival performing Bacon7 written by Utton and Jeremy Towler.

He is based at the Merlin Theatre8 in Frome, Somerset. He is a regular performer at the Edinburgh Fringe and tours internationally, in part supported by the British Council.9

Many of his plays evoked a strong audience reaction: Adolf induced some audience members to leave during the performance or to attack Utton;10 some felt physically sick during his performance of Labels,11 Utton's adaptation of the Louis de Bernières' short story of the same name.

Utton was previously Vice Chair of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe board.

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  1. "Kauno kamerinis teatras – Performances". kamerinisteatras.lt. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015.
  2. "Pip Utton – The Man". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015.
  3. "Chaplin". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
  4. "Only the Lonely". Archived from the original on 25 October 2007.
  5. "Ten 42 Productions".
  6. "THESPIS 2006". thespisfestival.de.
  7. "Bacon". Archived from the original on 24 October 2007.
  8. "Merlin Theatre : Home". merlintheatre.co.uk.
  9. British Council Arts
  10. "British Theatre Guide".
  11. "Labels". Archived from the original on 23 February 2005.