Pip Utton's Plays

Listed below are my current plays and works in progress. Click the link for further information about each play.

Adolf

Hitler: the evil logic that corrupted a nation and the bar room bigot within us all today. (85 mins, 1 on the road domestically 2 internationally, strong language, workshops available)
 

Resolution

Two men: the father grieving his lost daughter and the driver who killed her. A final resolution to their pain must be found. (75 mins, 1 on the road domestically 2 internationally, strong language, workshops available)
 

Only the Lonely

The world and nature of fame and celebrity are delved into in this story of one man’s dream of stardom. The fickle power of public approval and the need to make it to the top take over the mind of the hero, Dave Williams. (75 mins, 1 on the road domestically 2 internationally, workshops available)

 

Son of the Father  

Joseph and Mary's son, Jesus, is crucified, dead, buried. Joseph's son? Bereft, angry, confused, Joseph confronts Mary on the morning of the resurrection. (70 mins, 2 on the road domestically 3 internationally, workshops available)

 

Labels

A comical tale of one man’s strange collecting hobby which nearly destroys his whole life. Written by Louis de Bernieres one of the country’s leading authors. (40 mins, 1 on the road domestically 2 internationally , normally double bill with Kean, workshops available)

Kean

Edmund Kean, arguably the finest English actor of all time, is dying in poverty. He looks back on the highs and lows of his life and career; his obsession with stardom, his relationship with his audience, and the fickle nature of fame. (40 mins, 1 on the road domestically 2 internationally , normally double bill with Labels, workshops available)

 

Bacon

Welcome to the concentration of camp!  My paintings mean nothing.  I paint to excite myself.  Life's meaningless, but there's something quite beautiful being abused by an ugly brute one captivated in a bar just one hour before. (75 mins solo drama, venues up to 500 seats 1 on the road domestically, 2 internationally, strong language)

Chaplin

"Smile though your heart is aching. Smile even though it's breaking ..."

One of the most loved tunes of the twentieth century, and it was written by one of the best loved film actors of all time - Charlie Chaplin. Comic genius, traitor, coward, communist, sexual deviant; Chaplin was the most famous man of his age, he made millions laugh at his famous 'Tramp', but failed to find happiness himself until in 1943 aged 54 he married 18 year old Oona O'Neil. From then until his death in 1977 he made only four more films.

 

In The Line of Duty

Written by Pip Utton directed by Hilary Strong

A well known, but possibly small time, local drug pusher has been shot dead by a policeman. The father wants to bury his son; the policeman has done his duty and wants to get back to work; a villain has met with a regrettable but perhaps inevitable end; and the investigating officer has to resolve it all and make public his findings. (2 on the road domestically, 3 internationally, strong language)

At the moment this is not available. I am hoping to rework it in 2005 as a radio play.