Deer Valley Resort, Park City, Utah, 2016 and the now notorious snowboarding accident between Hollywood princess Gwyneth Paltrow and retired optometrist Terry Sanderson. The actuality of what transpired was a camp-fest of epic proportions, Terry suing for $300 000 for his claimed life-altering accidents and Gwynnie counter-suing for $1.
Awkward Productions “harbingers of queer chaos” Linus Karp (Gwyneth) and Joseph Martin (Terry) take the already preposterous proceedings and milk the insanity for each snicker. What’s extra astonishing is that complete sections of the frankly ridiculous dialogue are nearly taken verbatim from the trial information.
There are tunes by Leland, Troye Sivan’s co-writer, finest recognized in drag circles for offering the music for RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Rusicals and a feast of viewers participation which I received’t spoil. Needless to say, from this artistic staff, it’s all completely joyous and totally un-threatening. Stage managers are co-opted into representing the native wildlife, together with the deer of Deer Valley. Daughter Apple is actually portrayed by an apple and Sanderson’s lawyer by a puppet. To add to the mayhem there’s an look from drag royalty Trixie Mattel and vocals from Darren Criss.
The “girls, gays and theys” are requested to be the jury – the pair’s destiny within the viewers’s arms.
You can’t assist however love this pair and the enjoyment simply radiates in each side of the manufacturing. It is foolish, silly and supremely entertaining. Considering the queerphobic assault on the pair simply earlier than this run in Edinburgh – I hope they know that the pure joyousness they perpetuate will all the time win by.
Runs till 26 August | Image: Jonny Ruff
