Gwyneth Goes Skiing
Theatre (lgbtq+, musical comedy)
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Venue 33Pleasance Courtyard - Forth
- 15:30
- Aug 26
- 1 hour 20 minutes
- Country: United Kingdom - England
- Group: Pleasance & Awkward Productions
- Warnings and additional info: This show contains some strong language, haze, flashing lights, exploding vagina candles (maybe) and audience participation.
- Accessibility: May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
- Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
- Policy applies to: Children under 2 years
Description
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. A story of love, betrayal and skiing – where you are the jury. After sell-out London runs, join harbingers of queer chaos Awkward Productions (Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story), 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).Please note that while all media gallery content is provided by verified members of the event, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society does not review or approve this content before it is posted. Reports of inappropriate content or copyright infringement can be directed to [email protected].
General venue access
- Accessible entry: Queue in cobbled courtyard. Access to space via locked lift, please notify venue ahead of your visit if you require use of the lift and ask at Info Shed upon arrival for access. Lift dimensions are 1560mm x 1400mm, max. weight 1000kg. Performance space is on Fourth floor up 15 steps on a permanent metal staircase with handrails.
- Stairs: 20+
Wheelchair access type: Building Lift
Each venue can contain several space with different accessibly information. Visit the venue page for full venue accessibility info
How and when to make an access booking
- Phone: +44 (0)131 226 0002
- Email: [email protected]
- Textphone: +44 (0)7860 018 299
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- Requires a complimentary personal assistant ticket to attend a performance
Elle 56 days ago
We chose to see this show over others at the same time as we heard it was popular. We love musicals and seeing talent. Unfortunately, we didn’t enjoy the show and wish we had gone for something else. It was far too long and the pre-recorded singing really topped it off for us, combined with the huge audience participation element (rather than paying other actors to play roles in the show). There is clearly a target market for this but it was not us.
Catarina Feitor de Almeida 61 days ago
Really funny show, it’s worth to know a little bit of the story to understand some jokes but even if you don’t know what happened it’s a well spent time laughing on a show that knows exactly what it is.
Dr Anindita Sarkar 62 days ago
Gwyneth Goes Skiing is everything I could have wanted in a late afternoon-early evening show. GGS is about the 2016 accident and the following 2023 court case. Gays, girls and Theys camp fun. (There were straight men in the audience too so open to all
Carlos 63 days ago
It took me a while to get to see it because it was always getting sold out, and for a reason!
I enjoyed so much this show, which is based on a crazy idea just like the trial represented was.
So campy and fun, I loved it. Try to not miss it!
Andrew Melrose 63 days ago
Got round to one of this companies shows… did not disappoint. Gooptastic from the choreography, humour, production and both outstanding comedic performances of Paltrow & what’s that guys name? Excellent audience participation but show is long. Certainly worth seeing.
Kevin Coughlin 64 days ago
after seeing Diana last year at the Fringe I was eager to see what they had in store with this show. Did not disappoint - was a fun romp thru the ridiculousness that is Paltrow - great performances and so happy I was able to catch this - a fun show!
Amanda Bradley 64 days ago
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Beautifully camp
Hilarious
Philip Haworth 64 days ago
Having read the audience reviews after seeing the show I’m a bit shocked. The show was brilliantly funny and shockingly close to Gwyneths character portrayed but the media.
Fantastic show with lots of silly laughs and audience cparticipation
Lady Gaga 65 days ago
This show was tooooo long. Repeating the jokes.
The Diana show is a masterpiece show and this is the follow up. Sadly, didn't enjoy.
I will read audience reviews closely from now on
Had the shorter been shorter, focused on the laughs it could be saved.
Amber Appleby 65 days ago
A very funny, fast paced show including audience participation and puppets. The musical numbers were fantastic and very catchy.
The lighting design was excellent and complex helping to create different atmospheres and bring the story to life on stage. The lighting during the musical numbers was particularly good with a real WOW factor.
I would highly recommend this show.
TomJ 66 days ago
It is absolutely baffling to me that this is selling out at £17 a ticket. The script, such as it is, is lazy and repetitive. One of the performances is vastly superior to the other which, unfortunately, is dominant.
At one stage the action bafflingly moves into two seats in the audience for an extended period, which might be fine in a smaller space, but in Forth means 95% of the audience are craning their necks if they haven't yet completely tuned out.
It's a good 30 minutes longer than it should be, and even then it overran. Honestly, if your show is this bad and this long, you've got no right to get narky with people leaving before the end.
Technically very good and the puppet is funny.
Bertie 66 days ago
Awkward productions - it really was. Audience participation was the only mildly amusing part but even that got tired. Spend your money on smaller better productions. What a waste of a venue.
natalie taylor 69 days ago
Whilst this was an easy watch, with so much to see, I wouldn't say it's the best 1h20 you could spend at the fringe. A lot of the same joke, the runtime felt unnecessary and the musical numbers didn't really add anything since they were all lipsynced anyway. The funniest parts were the audience participation, but should we really be carrying the show we've paid to watch? I'll let you decide.
Caitlin KMP 70 days ago
Lazy and unfunny. I really wanted to love this show but it turned out to be so disappointing. It was the same 3 jokes (goop, sad man, apple) the whole show. Most of the jokes have been done a billion times before this production so it just seems like such a lazy (an, somehow, unoriginal) way to slap together a show based on a true life story with SO MUCH potential. The musical numbers are also generic and unoriginal.
Jonny Peyton-Hill 70 days ago
Packed full of more references and silliness than you can shake a ski at! Linus and Joseph have crafted something so viscerally stupid in the best possible way - of course the lawyer is a puppet! Of course the deer is a cardboard cutout! Of course Apple Martin is an actual apple... duh!
The musical moments, audience participation and gleeful irreverence taps into a real sweet spot, uncovering childlike joy in adult audience members. Filled to the brim with a love for pop culture, this is a joyfully made comedy which is bound to charm and entertain. Embrace the absurdity and enjoy the ride down the slope!
Natalie 71 days ago
It was fine - definitely a bit long and some jokes fall flat. Not as good as their previous productions sadly! Maybe a miss.
Andrea 71 days ago
Waaaayyy to long but was really funny! Lots of great audience participation.
Gwen 71 days ago
This was such good fun! Hilarious!
Ciaran T 73 days ago
GOOPed by this amazing show. Funny, endearing, witty. Don't feel gwyuilty and book tickets! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
John Dewhurst 74 days ago
Great premise for a Fringe play. Good use of audience participation although inspired casting of Gwyneth's daughter Apple by an actual apple.
Good fun.
Mike Johnston-Cowley 74 days ago
Prepare to be gooped! Another hilarious show from Linus and Joseph. They know how to perfectly create something that is full to the brim with references that have you giggling to yourself even after you've left. Fantastic.
Graham Philpott 76 days ago
I’m gooped!
Both Joseph and Linus provide the audience with so many laughs and it all seems so easy for them. Joyous fun. Pop an egg up your vagina and grab yourself a ticket!
Adam 76 days ago
Delightfully fun show that refuses to take it self too seriously. Also, when will you get another opportunity to pelt an optician (sorry *optometrist*) with snowballs under the command of a squirrel?
Elgin Edison 78 days ago
Despite knowing nothing about this story, Awkward Productions have made a joyous, hilarious show that leaves you gwynning from ear to ear! The story was engaging, well told, amazing audience participation, fantastic music and lighting, and Trixie Mattel :)
Molly Greenwold 79 days ago
I was not a fan of this show. While I appreciated some of the humor, I found the lip syncing a little off putting and the show ended up dragging.
Laura May 79 days ago
This is a light-hearted show, that doesn’t take itself seriously and yet, it’s witty, charming and a wonderful breath of fresh air!
The audience participation can feel silly at times but I loved it! I was smiling from ear to ear every time the boyfriend turned husband took the stage. We need more shows like this, please!
Gwyneth Goes Skiing has been my guilty (yet family friendly) pleasure at this Fringe.
Helena Murphy 80 days ago
Such good fun - two excellent lead performances with enthusiastic support from the crowd. Good songs, fun content and I hadn't followed the trial too closely so will assume this is exactly what happened. Well done, would recommend!
LeeH 82 days ago
Don't Bother. Although I accept there can be humour in this style of "cheap thrown together" type of show... This is not well executed.
How this has a following is beyond me.
There is a gap 15 mins in where the action moves to the audience... It's your best opportunity to leave!
Flynn 83 days ago
Left me both gooped AND gagged xoxo
Jennifer Johnston-Watt 84 days ago
Absolutely hilarious - great performances, very witty, laugh out loud dialogue and really, really good fun. .
EW 85 days ago
An enjoyable hour especially if you have been following or curious about this incident. Nothing spectacular, but good entertainment. I would rate this 4/5.
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