a delicious black comedy
— Financial Times
it’s the performances from a superb ensemble cast and the sheer inventiveness of the staging that takes the breath away
— The Metro
a show whose whole creative team deserve a standing ovation
— The Metro
What Slick has by the oily bucketload…is a faultless, fast-paced, brilliant sense of style, and of how to create a cutting-edge comic-strip show for theatre
— The Scotsman
the technical virtuosity in Slick is breathtaking
— The Scotsman
*****
Irish Examiner
*****
British Theatre Guide
****
The Scotsman
****
The Times
****
Timeout
****
The Herald
****
The Metro
****
Financial Times
****
Onstage Scotland
SLICK
Written, directed and designed by
Jamie Harrison and Candice Edmunds
Dark, dirty and dynamically staged, SLICK is an exploration of greed, corruption and loss-of-innocence using our grotesque 'human puppets'.
Nine years old and permanently attached to his skate board, Little Malcolm Biggar's sole aim in life is to convince his neglectful parents to buy him a helmet. But all that changes the day crude oil begins pumping up through the Biggar family's toilet. Elation turns to desperation as the Biggars attempt to keep their new-found wealth a secret from perverted landlord Jerko and his malevolent, ailing mother Mrs Dreich. When the Biggars start trading oil for arms, Malcolm is caught at the centre of an explosive showdown between the feuding neighbours.
Combining absurd comedy, visual storytelling, puppetry, object theatre and physical performance to create a unique ensemble performance with comic-strip visuals. We aim to present a technically complex and accomplished theatre piece that balances grotesque dark comedy with moments of pathos and human warmth.
Slick sold out its Fringe Festival run before touring to a further seven venues across Scotland. The production went on to feature in the 2008 Scotland Live showcase and the Cork Midsummer Festival 2009.
Interviews.
Slick Cast Interview
Slick Interview
Credits
Written, directed and designed by Jamie Harrison and Candice Edmunds
Lighting Design: Simon Wilkinson
Sound Design: Graham Sutherland
Script Advisor: Stephen Greenhorn
Production Manager: Fiona Fraser
Producer: Susannah Armitage
Graphic Design: Gary Birnie
2013 Company
Little Malcolm Biggar: James Young
Mrs Biggar: Angela Darcy
Mr Biggar: Steven Rae
Jerko Dreich: Harry Ward
Mrs Dreich: Jo Freer
Assistant Director: Andrew McGregor (Assistant Director post supported by the Federation of Scottish Theatre Assistant Director Bursary)
2018 Company
Little Malcolm Biggar: Jordan Young
Mrs Biggar: Angela Darcy
Mr Biggar: Robert Jack
Jerko Dreich: Mark Prendergast
Mrs Dreich: Cora Bissett
Stage Manager: Rob Armstrong
Technical Stage Manager: Rhuari Coe