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Charlie Chaplin created The Tramp, the most famous cinema image ever. It was an image for public consumption that hid the darker sides of his personality.
In his new play Utton steps in and out of the screen to become Chaplin, stripping away the myths and revealing the man beneath.
May 5, 2024 | Paris
Time & Location
May 5, 2024 - 8:00 PM (75min)
Theater "la Divine Comédie"
2, rue Saulnier 75009 Paris
About the event
Winner: UNESCO ‘Gran Prix’ International one man play festival Belarus 2008
Winner: Media& Journalist Award Wroclaw ‘one man play festival’ 2008
‘A day without laughter is a day wasted.’ - Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin created The Tramp, one of the most famous cinema images of all time. And in doing so Chaplin trapped himself inside an image he never truly managed to succeed without.
The Tramp made Chaplin the best-known and best-paid film actor of his age, opened the doors of society and celebrity, and gave him riches and endless young women.
Not bad for a street urchin brought up in the Dickensian slums and workhouses of late 19th century London!
He was accused of sexual perversion by the press and the courts. He was vilified for his treatment of his ex-wives, and accused of being communist. In 1952 his American visa was revoked (he never became an American citizen, calling himself a ‘citizen of the world’) and he settled in Switzerland, where he lived for the rest of his life with Oona and their children.
Chaplin created an image of himself for public consumption that hid the darker sides of his personality. Pip Utton steps in and out of the screen to become Chaplin, stripping away the myths and revealing the man beneath.
‘I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician. In the end, everything is a gag.' - Charlie Chaplin
'It would take a much more talented, brave, and/or conceited man than me to attempt to imitate Charlie Chaplin on stage. In film Charlie Chaplin was a genius; in a world. awestruck by the magic of film. On stage I can only hope to capture some of the spirit of the man, the private man haunted by and in conflict with the public image.' - Pip Utton
Pip Utton
‘If anyone epitomises the best of Edinburgh Fringe it is Pip Utton’ About theatre.com.
Pip is a well known and respected Fringe performer. His solo plays tour widely both domestically and internationally. He has won many awards for both his acting and his writing.
He was described by the Daily Telegraph as
‘The doyen of the Fringe one man show’
and by the Guardian as
‘The master of the controversial one man show’
and by the British Theatre Guide thus
'Pip Utton’s performances are always masterclasses in acting'
Cast & Team
Written & performed by : Pip Utton
Directed by : Geoff Bullen
Designed by : Maz Bullen
Filmed by : Melissa Wishart
Photo’s by : Ali Starkie
Paris organization : Association HOPE HOP
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