MEDIA RELEASE
RADIANT VERMIN
Written by Philip Ridley
Directed by Victor Kalka
29th July – 6 August, Chippen St Theatre, Chippendale
A devilish satire of consumerism and the housing crisis.
Sydney’s newest theatre company, Studio Sputnik presents an outrageous comedy with a killer bite by acclaimed British playwright Philip Ridley. The Australian premiere of Radiant Vermin opens at the Chippen Street Theatre on 29 July for a strictly limited season.
Nicola Denton as Jill in Radiant Vermin. Photo by Clare Hawley
Radiant Vermin is a comic satire about a young couple offered a 'too good to be true' way onto the property ladder. Playful, provocative, and viciously sharp, this outrageous black comedy is a meditation on how far we will go to satisfy, and justify, materialistic greed. Directed by Victor Kalka and starring Nicola Denton as Jill, Michael Becker as Ollie, and Melissa Jones as the mysterious Miss Dee.
“This play is a whip smart satire of capitalism and the ways in which we commodify or dehumanise people to serve our own agendas. It’s also a fascinating descent into madness and guilt - imagine Macbeth meets Grand Designs!” said director, Victor Kalka. “Ridley is one of my favourite writers, he wields language like a weapon and in Radiant Vermin, his words are razor sharp.”
Philip Ridley is a novelist, film-maker, contemporary artist, poet and one of the UK’s most celebrated playwrights, winning Time Out, Evening Standard, Fringe First and Critics Circle awards for his plays. Plays include The Pitchfork Disney, Ghost From A Perfect Place and The Fastest Clock in the Universe. Ridley has been variously described as “a visionary” (Rolling Stone), “a genius” (Time Out), “the master of modern myth” (The Guardian) and “a major literary talent” (The Independent).
Michael Becker and Nicola Denton as Ollie and Jill in Radiant Vermin. Photo by Clare Hawley
Studio Sputnik was founded by actor and director Michael Becker, and is committed to producing new works and plays not yet seen in Australia.
Performances of Radiant Vermin take place at Chippen Street Theatre in Chippendale, Sydney at 7.30pm between the 30th of July to the 6th of August. All tickets are between $25 - $35. To book tickets and for more information go to https://bit.ly/ radiantvermintix.
Media Enquiries: studiosputnikteam@gmail.com