Gwyneth Goes Skiing, a co-production between Awkward Productions and the Pleasance Theatre, returns to the slopes after two sold-out and critically-acclaimed runs in London and a trip across the pond to Utah. This gloriously silly play-with-music marks Awkward Productions’ return to the Fringe after Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story’s sold-out run in 2023.
Gwyneth Goes Skiing stars Linus Karp as the Goop-founding, Door-Sliding, Shakespeare-In-Loving, consciously-uncoupling Hollywood superstar Gwyneth Paltrow, and Joseph Martin as her nemesis, Terry Sanderson, a retired Optometrist from Utah.
Drag icon, television personality, and singer-songwriter Trixie Mattel joins the cast digitally to appear on-screen as Gwyneth Paltrow’s mother, Blythe Danner. Emmy and Golden Globe-winning, Broadway legend Darren Criss provides the singing voice of Terry Sanderson, with Edinburgh Comedy Award winning comedian, actress and singer Cat Cohen also lending her voice on the vocal track as Gwyneth. Gwyneth Goes Skiing features original music including I Wish You Well and See You In Court by Leland (RuPaul’s Drag Race; Cher’s Christmas; Troye Sivan’s Something To Give Each Other).
Recounting the now-infamous collision in 2016 on the slopes of Deer Valley and the court case that enthralled the world, Gwyneth Goes Skiing is a very silly story of justice, betrayal and optometry that makes the audience the jury, asking them to decide who’s guilty and who’s gooped.
Linus Karp and Joseph Martin comment, Getting to showcase our goopy show at the Edinburgh Fringe is a dream. For that show to include amazing work from absolute icons Leland, Trixie Mattel, Darren Criss and Cat Cohen is an even wilder dream. Can’t wait to go skiing in August – See you in Court(yard)!
Awkward Productions’ critically acclaimed Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story will also be running at Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 20th – 24th August, 11pm, at Pleasance Courtyard (Beyond).
