I Didn't Invite You Here to Lecture Me
Level 1, 134 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch
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In this verbatim comedy set in a lecture theatre, writer Amy Mansfield, director Nick Dunbar and performer Mika Austin take you back to university for a quick-fire education, word for word.
Seven years of verbatim quotes from 7,000 pages of university notes are gleefully stitched together in this solo show following eight characters across multiple subjects. From linguistics to education to law and policy, this merciless examination of lecturers and back-row bandits is guaranteed to get you a degree in 55 minutes.
The show premiered in seven living rooms and a bookshop in Auckland, and toured to Melbourne direct from a sold-out season at Auckland’s Basement Theatre. It has since been staged at The University of Auckland Business School, the prestigious Northern Club, and the Dunedin Arts Festival.
Audience response - Auckland and Melbourne
"Totally brilliant! Thought-provoking, outrageously funny, brilliantly acted and written."
"Hilarious... an hour-long PTSD trigger with fellow [uni] survivors."
“I laughed so hard my ribs hurt.”
“Go and wait at the door and beg to get in… It is the best piece of theatre I’ve seen for a long time.”
– Audience members, Auckland Fringe and Basement Theatre seasons
“I loved the slyness of it and how it gradually opened up to enfold us into its exploration of complex ideas of language and translation, of acts and activism, of thought and deed. I loved its deconstruction of the slipperiness of the word. I loved the mercurial nature of the performance, especially later as the characters' edges started to blur. I loved the simple scenography, and the delightful mix of playfulness and erudition.”
– Melbourne Fringe audience member (a lecturer)
Critical response - Auckland
"Unmatched. ...the phenomenal Mika Austin delivers an hour of the finest character work, comedic turns, and soul-destroying truths one could hope to see." Theatrescenes
“Intelligently written and brilliantly executed, nowhere else will you see Shakespeare sidle up against policy and education” NZ Entertainment Podcast
"A superb performance with talented and flawless delivery... [Mika Austin's] masterful acting talents are only further demonstrated, by the very timely improvisation" mac+mae
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