SLUTNIK™ by Flick
SLUTNIK™ by Flick
SLUTNIK™ (2022)
Get ready for lift-off. SLUTNIK™ premiered at Theatre Works in February 2022 as part of Theatre Works’ Midsumma Festival.
“At its heart, it’s a celebration. Foremost, it’s for queer women and non-binary people and by queer women and non-binary people. Usually, revolutions are bloody, but we think they should be sexy.” - Flick
Rather than begin a violent crusade against those that have wronged them, a group of radical lesbians have said a big ‘fuck you’ to planet Earth, vowing to find a planet less hostile to the female existence. There are just a few days ‘til liftoff, and motherboard has initiated very important (and very importantly gay) training before their intergalactic travels. They’ve not given away their location… but rumour has it that they’ll spend the first few weeks living on the flesh of selected male officials and that they’re headed by absolute icon Jane Fonda (in her Barbarella costume, obviously).
Producer/Writer: Flick
Director: Tansy Gorman
Dramaturg: Enya Daly
Sound Designer: Danni A. Esposito
Set Designer: Caitlin Johnston
Stage Manager: Ashleigh Walwyn
Actors: Anastassia Krstevska, Vitoria Hronopoulos, Jett Chudleigh, Olivia McLeod, Veronia PenaNegrette, Myfanwy Hocking & Molly Mechen.
Although it has finished its limited season for Midsumma Festival in February 2022, SLUTNIK™ is a space adventure you that will return to Australian stages soon.
Reviews
“Theatre may never be the same.” The Age review
“…a wild and entertaining romp…” same review in The Saturday Morning Herald
“A very slutty 4.5/5” RMITV review
“Flick’s work is bold, unapologetic, and exactly the type of theatre we need more of on Australian stages.” Theatre Travels review
“The show-and-tell humour lands with perfection per writer and director duo Flick and Tansy Gorman’s collaborative queer theatre-making – and with some intellectual base.” Australian Arts Review
Photos by Sarah Clarke