UK: Two famous movie stars who are anxious not to let their stars go out get together with their respective lovers to discuss filming a sex scene in their upcoming movie — for real. It’s been years since either one’s had a hit, and they are desperately hoping the latest movie by a hot-shot European director could change that. What follows is a comedic romp through the raging insecurities, petty power struggles and name-dropping absurdities that comes with the fame and fortune of being a movie star. Egos are shattered, fistfighting ensues, and everyone drinks entirely too much alcohol… all well before dinner. Neil Labute’s no-holds barred satire, The Money Shot, invites you into Hollywood’s inner circle while holding up a mirror to each of us, implicating our role in this culture in which very little is sacred and nearly nothing is taboo. As the evening devolves, the play asks, “How far will you go to hold on to fame?” – Avital Shira
DK: The Money Shot spilder ingen tid med at undersøge privilegie og selvtillid (eller manglen deraf) i Hollywood. Vi oplever prioriteringer og perspektiver så absurde, at vi kun kan reagere på hvor komisk et dilemma vores karakterer befinder sig i. Stykket er baseret på adskillige virkelige hændelser hvilket kun understreger den forfærdeligt absurde Hollywood-mentalitet. Respekt, karriere, hemmeligheder og meget mere er på spil i The Money Shot. To Hollywood stjerner sætter deres hustru og kæreste til bords sammen for at diskutere hvordan de kan bedst redde deres filmkarrierer fra forfald. En excentrisk europæisk filminstruktør har foreslået at de i den kommende film laver en ægte sex scene, i stedet for at lade som om. Før de kan acceptere dette grænseoverskridende tilbud, skal de have lov af deres partnere og der skal sættes nogle regler for langt de må gå.
Producer: Down the Rabbit Hole Theatre
Language: English
“THE MONEY SHOT er en herlig komedie i den absolut letteste ende af genren. Det veloplagte cast giver den gas, mens intrigerne står i kø og skelletterne vælter ud af skabene. Og selvom forestillingen forløber forudsigeligt i gadedrengehop henover scenen, så ender den alligevel med en skøn lille overraskelse, der gør hele forestillingen værd at se.”
KOP Kultur • August 2021
“The Money Shot’s strongest card is its physicality: both its depiction and enactment. Director Jeremy M Thomas’s trademark is bringing an extra twist, like swapping the male and female roles, or introducing a narrative outside the staging, so this is more or less his ‘straightest’ telling – perhaps ironic, given that this is the Cph Queer Theatre Festival.”
CPH Post • August 2021
“Neil Labute’s juicy comedy THE MONEY SHOT can be experienced as a festive camp version of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Director Jeremy M. Thomas has filled the roles cleverly and gives all four actors space to unfold: Dina Rosenmeier as a fading diva, Tomm Voss as a fat macho man, Dorte Rømer as the diva’s rap-jawed girlfriend and Mikka Deleuran as a not too awake but also not stupid eating disordered girl child.”
CPH Culture • August 2021
