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Mere Amateur Dramatic Society
presented
Adolf
by Pip Utton
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Friday 10th October 2003
Curtain up 7:30pm
Reviews
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Under the aegis of Rural Arts Wiltshire, the Pip Utton Theatre Company under the Direction of Guy Masterson came to the Lecture Hall, Here on 10th October 2003. The piece, performed and written by Pip Utton was entitled ‘Adolf’ and as its name suggests was based on the life of Hitler and his continuing influence for Bigotry, Hatred and Racial intolerance on the lives of many in our world today. The first part of the performance took the guise of Hitler brilliantly paraded by Utton, in all his strutting, crowing and double dealing, leading up to his planned suicide. The audience was constantly bombarded with exhortations to destroy the Jewish race and all it stands for. The invective and persuasive power of Hitler were very much to the fore here, a towering performance. On completion of the section the performer remarked “Well that’s enough of him, what a ridiculous chaplin like figure he was”.
The second part of the performance was of Utton in modern dress building and exhorting the audience to racial hatred against all those who are not British Nationals and would seek sanctuary and freedom from fear in our country today. “Britain for the British”. It was only towards the end of the performance that the audience were led to Utton’s own feelings on all that went before. And in a powerful ending we were treated to a masterful portrayal of a man who reviled all forms of racial bigotry, ignorance and intolerance.
Mr Utton has performed this piece in many countries around the world, including Berlin, where it was well received. He will shortly be taking it to the USA. So we were extremely fortunate to have him in our community. He stated that the only country he would not consider performing this piece was Poland as there is still much resentment against the Nazi Regime in that country. When I asked him why he felt compelled to make this statement begging for racial harmony he replied “I do it for my two sons aged twelve and sixteen, who I see very little of, and hope in my small way I am able to make our world a safer place for them and their generation”.
His closing words were delivered in the manner of Adolf Hitler, “Just open the door a little way and I will come in”.
Jenny Wilding
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