Pip Utton: Bacon

Pip Utton (England)

 

• Theatre
• World Class Theatre
• LGBTQ+

About

Pip Utton (Adolf, Churchill, Playing Maggie) is back at Prague Fringe. 

A compelling, thought-provoking, unsettling journey. Pip pilots a voyage through the gutters, sleazy bars, rough sex and alcohol of Bacon’s life; embittered, outrageous, chaotic. 'Like Bacon's art, the play shocks, transfixes and surprises.' (FringeReport.com)

'Compellingly watchable. The show deserves a run at its spiritual home, Tate Modern' (The Spectator.)

Reviews, awards, more information

'Avoiding caricature, Utton reigns in any distortion which pushes the brink of believability, an accomplishment given Bacon’s reality-perverting demeanour. The more leeway Utton has to play with, the more intense the energy. The greater the outpourings of despair and sensation, the more engaged we find ourselves.' (***** The Skinny)
'Utton is a national treasure' (FringeReview.co.uk)
'Wonderfully humorous and heartfelt performance' (***** Britishtheatreguide.com)
'It's a gem' (Sunday Independent)

Nominated: Stage Award For Best Actor 1997 (Adolf)

WINNER: Spirit of the Fringe Award 1998 (for Adolf)

Nominated: Stage Award for Best Actor 2001

Nominated: Fringe First 2001 (Resolution)

WINNER: About Theatre.com Award for Best Actor 2001 (Resolution)

WINNER: The Stage Special Award for Acting Excellence 2015 (Playing Maggie)

WINNER: FringeReview Award for Outstanding Theatre 2015 (Playing Maggie)

WINNER: Best Actor Thespis International Monodrama Festival 2002 (Adolf)