Awkward Productions bring ‘wild silliness and camp theatrical brilliance’ in latest show

The team behind Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story and Gwyneth Goes Skiing present The Fit Prince (Who Gets Switched on the Square in the Frosty Castle the Night Before [INSERT PUBLIC HOLIDAY HERE])…

Panic! In Swedonia. The King is dead and the prince in line to the throne is unmarried – if he doesn’t find someone soon he must forfeit the crown! In New York City, baker Aaron Butcher is butchering his career as a family baker.

His puppet colleague, the optimistic Jenny Puppetson, submits his name for a mysterious royal commission in the faraway land of Swedonia: he’s been selected to bake the wedding cake for the Prince himself. Extremely reluctantly, and mostly to spite his ex, Aaron accepts. Maybe a commission in the non-location-specific country of Swedonia will fix his problems…

Audiences are invited to Swedonia – a suspiciously familiar, completely fictional country (possibly inspired by writer-performer Linus Karp’s native Sweden…), and the perfect setting for the ultimate queer parody of all those Netflix and Hallmark movies you love to cringe at; this is the chaotic queer cousin to all of them.

Following the sold-out, award-winning shows ‘Gwyneth Goes Skiing’ and ‘Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story’, Awkward Productions are delighted to be returning to the Edinburgh Fringe from 30th Jul – 25th Aug 25 and then to King’s Head Theatre, London from 2nd Dec 25 to 3rd Jan 26 with a brand-new show.

Co-produced with King’s Head Theatre Productions this show flicks through the Net of traditional holiday movies, bringing all their Hallmarks together in the signature awkwardprods way – queer, interactive, comedic and heartfelt.

Written by and starring Linus Karp and Joseph Martin with original music by Leland (Golden Globe-nominated songwriter and producer for Troye Sivan, Kylie Minogue, RuPaul’s Drag Race and more) and multiple surprise cameos, this highly anticipated show is a joyous subversion of heteronormative romcoms and a love letter to Karp’s native Sweden.

Linus and Joseph are a real-life couple of 10 years – this is the first time they’ll be playing romantic leads opposite one another on stage. Audiences are invited to join them for a show embracing queer joy, wild silliness and camp theatrical brilliance from start to finish.

The Fit Prince (Who Gets Switched on the Square in the Frosty Castle the Night Before [INSERT PUBLIC HOLIDAY HERE])

Edinburgh Fringe 2025 30th Jul – 25th Aug 25 @ Pleasance Edinburgh

London from 2^nd Dec 25 – 3^rd Jan 26 @ King’s Head Theatre