A story of love, betrayal, and skiing – where you are the jury.
She’s the Goop-founding, Door-Sliding, Shakespeare-In-Loving, consciously-uncoupling Hollywood superstar. He’s a retired Optometrist from Utah.
In 2016, they went skiing. On the slopes of Deer Valley, their worlds collided, and so did they – literally. Ouch.
Seven years later in 2023, they went to court.
Double ouch.
This is their story. Kind of. Not really.
After sell-out London runs, critical acclaim, a U.S. transfer and a run at Edinburgh Fringe, join harbingers of queer chaos Awkward Productions (Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story), as they transform Smock Alley Theatre into Deer Valley Ski Resort.
Written and performed by Linus Karp and Joseph Martin, featuring original songs by Leland (RuPaul, Troye Sivan, Cher), with a special video appearance by Trixie Mattel (RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3 winner), and the singing voices of Darren Criss (Glee, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story), and Catherine Cohen (Edinburgh Comedy Award winner).
‘Brilliant, so much fun and so realistic at one point I thought I was watching a documentary’ – Alan Carr
★★★★★ ‘Pure theatrical magic’ – All That Dazzles
★★★★★ ‘Truly wonderful’ – Theatre & Tonic
★★★★★ ‘A high-camp, snow-speckled, fevered fantasia of queer joy’ – The Recs
Prepare to be gooped.
BYOJE (bring your own jade eggs).
As seen in: New York Times, Huffington Post, Rolling Stone, Forbes, TMZ, E News, Variety, Deadline, Vulture, GQ, The Week, The Hill, New York Magazine, Dazed, CBS News, The Hollywood Reporter, Them, Us Weekly, BBC, Lorraine AND MANY MORE
Age suitability: 16+
Warnings: Flashing Lights, Strong Language, Audience Participation, Puppets, Exploding Vagina Candles (maybe)
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY Linus Karp (he/him) & Joseph Martin (he/they)
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Lauren Lambert-Moore (she/her)
ORIGINAL SONGS BY Leland (he/him)
STAGE MANAGER James Appleby (he/him)
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Ciara Pidgeon (she/her)
LIGHTING DESIGN BY James Appleby (he/him)
SOUND DESIGN BY Roly Botha (they/them)
SOUND RECORDIST Wes Maddocks (he/him)
ORIGINAL SONGS PRODUCED BY Gabe Lopez (he/him)
CHOREOGRAPHER Sam Carlyle (she/her)
HAIR AND WIG STYLING BY Vodka (they/them)
GRAPHIC DESIGN BY Alice Gorman (she/her)
PRODUCER Nic Connaughton (he/him)
CAST Gwyneth Paltrow – Linus Karp (he/him)
Terry Sanderson – Joseph Martin (he/they)
Singing Voice of Gwyneth Paltrow – Cat Cohen (she/her)
Singing Voice of Terry Sanderson – Darren Criss (he/him)
The Deer of Deer Valley – Leland (he/him)
Blythe Danner – Trixie Mattel (she/her)
The Judge – Dan Hildebrand (he/him)
Voice of Deer Valley Resort & Mrs Rabbit – Sam Carlyle (she/her)
Voice of Mr Squirrel – Wes Maddocks (he/him)