Awkward Productions will bring its holiday movie mash-up The Fit Prince (Who Gets Switched on the Square in the Frosty Castle the Night Before [INSERT PUBLIC HOLIDAY HERE]) to London’s King’s Head Theatre this Christmas following a summer run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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…
Following the success of Gwyneth Goes Skiing and Diana: The Untold & Untrue Story comes this new show that will run through the gamut of holiday movies in the traditional Awkward Productions way – queer, interactive, comedic and heartfelt.
Written by and starring Linus Karp and Joseph Martin with original music by Leland 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 (who getting married just after Fringe 25!), and 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 will run in Edinburgh from July 30 – August 25 before transferring to King’s Head Theatre from December 2, 2025 – January 3, 2026.
Get tickets for the King’s Head Theatre run here.
Top image: The Fit Prince (Who Gets Switched on the Square in the Frosty Castle the Night Before [INSERT PUBLIC HOLIDAY HERE]) (supplied)