‘Gwyneth Goes Skiing’ and ‘Diana’ Team Sets Edinburgh Fringe Return With New Royal Queer Rom-Com Parody ‘The Fit Prince’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran After back-to-back Edinburgh Fringe hits, Awkward Productions is returning with a new queer romantic comedy parody that aims to subvert the traditional holiday movie genre. “The Fit Prince (Who Gets Switched on the Square in the Frosty Castle the Night Before (Insert Public Holiday Here))” will premiere at Edinburgh Fringe, running July 30-Aug.
25, before transferring to London’s King’s Head Theatre for a Dec. 2-Jan. 3, 2026 run. The show follows the fictional country of Swedonia, where the king has died and the prince must marry or forfeit the crown.
Meanwhile in New York, a struggling baker receives a mysterious royal commission to create a wedding cake for the Swedonian prince.
Written by and starring Linus Karp and Joseph Martin, the production is described as “the chaotic queer cousin” to Netflix and Hallmark holiday films.
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