Radiant Vermin
Written by Philip Ridley
“Victor Kalka’s production sparkles with wit and dark jibes [...] Radiant Vermin stays to haunt you with its pathos and guilty laughter.”
Macbeth meets Grand Designs in the Australian premiere of Philip Ridley’s pitch black comedy
Jill and Ollie want you to know that they are good people.
A young couple are offered a too good to be true deal: their dream home, no strings attached*, sure it’s a fixer-upper, but hey, it’s free. On the first night in the house a home invasion goes wrong and they accidentally kill the intruder - suddenly and miraculously they have the kitchen of their dreams… The more people they kill, the nicer the house becomes. They quickly spiral into a vortex of greed, guilt, madness and materialism. Ridley’s script is a razor sharp modern morality tale for those who want it all.
*there are always strings.
written by Philip Ridley
performed by Michael Becker, Nicola Denton, and Melissa Jones
directed and designed by Victor Kalka
presented by Studio Sputnik
produced by Michael Becker and Emily Pates-Star
stage manager Maya Soni
sound designer Martin Gallagher
photography by Clare Hawley
Chippen Street Theatre, July/August 2022
Radiant Vermin Production Gallery
“This [...] Australian premiere was given a solid fantasy-meets-reality-TV-couple-gone-totally-beserk veneer. It featured strong direction by Victor Kalka of its deliciously disparate characters and narrative elements.”