Description
Rhys Waveral once had it all: a thriving career as a soap opera heartthrob and a lifestyle defined by the posh comfort of luxury hotel suites. But in the fickle world of show business, fame is a currency that depreciates faster than a bad investment. After a catastrophic stock market tumble leaves him penniless and staring down the barrel of an eviction notice, Rhys finds himself stripped of his status and desperate for a new path.
With no acting roles on the horizon, he makes a startling pivot, deciding that if he no longer has a career to sell, he will sell himself instead. What follows is a whirlwind of absurdity as Rhys enters the orbit of a pair of high-society dowagers eager to be his benefactors. His journey takes him from the reserved halls of aristocratic English estates to the glitter and grit of Parisian nightlife, culminating in a chaotic, sun-drenched costume ball in Tangiers.
Rupert Everett crafts a biting, hilarious farce that skewers the vanity of celebrity and the desperation of the social climber. It is a sharp, witty romp through a world of eccentric characters where the line between dignity and disaster is always just one bad decision away.