Pip Utton Theatre Co. presents Bacon.
Written by Pip Utton & Jeremy Towler. Performed by Pip Utton.
Directed by Geoff Bullen.
“Actually, I’m the most ordinary person possible. It’s just that I like throwing myself in the gutter. Every artist wants to throw himself into the gutter. Its part of his life, it’s a necessity. I have always known life was absurd. I think of life as meaningless and yet it excites me. I always think that something marvellous is about to happen. How can I trap this transient thing?”
A one-man show based on a day in the complex and destructive life of arguably the greatest British painter since Turner. A life fuelled by drunkenness, gambling and a liking for a bit of rough.
“The dreadful man who paints those horrible pictures” Margaret Thatcher on Francis Bacon.
“The roots of genius and madness must surely spring from the same plot of ground and Utton’s performance illustrates the thin separation of these two qualities… This is a memorable performance.” Garry Platt, EdinburghGuide.com
