Pip Utton is a British

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and playwright. Utton was born 15 February 1952, raised and educated in

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. He authored the award-winning ''

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'', ''Chaplin'' and ''Only The Lonely''. As one of the leading solo performers in the

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, most of his plays are

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s, 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. He is based at the Merlin Theatre in Frome, Somerset. He is a regular performer at the

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and tours internationally, in part supported by the

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. Many of his plays evoked a strong audience reaction: ''

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' short story of the same name. Utton was previously Vice Chair of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe board.

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