Melbourne audiences won’t know what hit them when La Mama presents Flick’s latest comedy GAG REFLEX in its Australian premiere at La Mama Courthouse in May.
A trio of best friends decide the only way to earn enough money for a great summer is to enter and win an erotica writing competition. The fact that these Year 12s have absolutely no sexual knowledge does not deter. What comes next is mayhem, hilarity, and the vulnerability that comes with being a teenager smashing into an adult world.
The SLUTNIK™ and SLUTNIK™ 2: Planet of the Incels writer-director duo Flick and Tansy Gorman tackle the taboo publicly with a show that may make parents shudder, but that they really need to see. The reality of what the kids are up to while supposedly cramming for their VCE exams is not always what parents imagine or wish for…
“Interrogating issues with sex education is by no means breaking new ground. What GAG REFLEX does underneath its plea for better, more open conversations around sex with young people is refuse to shame curiosity and desire – instead, it encourages it,” says Director Tansy Gorman.
“…like, there has to be an upside to being supercharged with hormones and horned up!!” adds Playwright Flick.
For anyone who’s got a teen, had a teen or was a teen GAG REFLEX promises to be screamingly awkwardly hilarious – and potentially even educational.
Director & Dramaturg: Tansy Gorman | Featuring: Mia Tuco, Louisa Cusumano, Miela Anich | Set Design: Karli-Rose Laredo | Lighting Design: Georgie Wolfe | Sound Design & Composition: Ethan Hunter | Costume Design: Jodi Hope | AV Design: Justin Gardam | Intimacy Coordinator: Margot Fenley | Stage Manager: Steph Lee | Writer: Flick
GAG REFLEX
La Mama Courthouse, 349 Drummond Street, Carlton
Season: 9 – 23 May 2026 (previews: 7 & 8 May)
Information and Bookings: www.lamama.com.au
Image: Mia Tuco, Louisa Cusumano and Miela Anich star in GAG REFLEX – photo by Darren Gill