SLUTNIK™ (festival cut) - FLICK

SLUTNIK ™ (festival Cut) (2023)

Get ready for lift-off. Once again. SLUTNIK™ makes its highly anticipated return to the stage, as part of the 2023 Adelaide Fringe Festival at the The Lark, Gluttony.

Exploring themes of gender, sexuality, autonomy, and sex, SLUTNIK™ (festival cut) is, above all, a gay glitter extravaganza. Think pink, space, sex, riotous fun, and… cannibalism.

Directed by Tansy Gorman and with a script by award-winning playwright Flick teamed with dramaturg Enya Daly and producer FLICKFLICKCITY, SLUTNIK™(festival cut) is a love letter to queer relationships and friendships. This work has had several developments with queer collaborators, a successful sell-out season with added shows and finds its anchor in joy. This new version has all the excitement of the smash-hit original, at an abridged festival-friendly length.

“SLUTNIK™ is back and honestly it’s giving BBL: it’s bigger, better, and perky enough to bounce a coin off of. This one’s for the gays and the theys…strap in sluts.” - Flick

SLUTNIK™, like many new works, was originally due to open at the Melbourne Fringe Festival in 2021 but was delayed due to lockdown restrictions. However, following the wildly successful original premiere at Midsumma 2022 (Theatreworks), the show was remounted for an encore season at Melbourne Fringe Festival 2022 (Solidarity Hall, Festival Hub), and then again for a festival-length version, SLUTNIK™ finally made it across the border to Adelaide Fringe in 2023.

SLUTNIK™ (festival cut) played for a limited season in Feb 2023 at The Lark (Gluttony).

“Theatre may never be the same.” The Age

Created by Flick
Produced by FLICKFLICKCITY
Directed by Tansy Gorman
Dramaturgy by Enya Daly
Stage Managed by Jane Schon
Sound Composition/Design by Danni A Esposito
Set/Costume Design by Natalie Gillis, with edits/fixes by Tansy Gorman, Jane Schon, Casey Harper-Wood, & Harrison Harper-Wood
Lighting Design by Giovanna Yate Gonzalez
Choreography by Anastassia Krstevska
Starring Jess Lu, Anastassia Krstevska, Teagan Nowicki, Mia Tuco, Miela Anich, Matilda Rose Gibbs

Dates 17-19 Feb
Time 8:40pm (50min)
Venue The Lark, Gluttony - Rymill Park

REVIEWS (PREVIOUS SEASONS)

“Over-the-top hilarious” - ArtsHub
”A massively entertaining celebration of female queerness, clear your evening to climb aboard the good ship SLUTNIK™ - Theatre Travels
”The new design is slick and glorious, as is the chorey. The performances are some of the best around. The writing and direction are going to get talked about in the future in other works.” - Sometimes Melbourne
”SLUTNIK™ is wild and wonderful – a show full of queer joy that is driven by pain. The show has touched down twice in Melbourne this year. I hope it returns again soon – and in the meantime, travels the world. It’s that good.” - Keith Gow