Helen Clark Play Hits Auckland

On The Conditions And Possibilities Of Helen Clark Taking Me As Her Young Lover Hits Auckland.

 Join the overeducated, underachieving Richard Meros as he charges through the pop-cultural slipstream to prove his amorous point: that by taking him as her Young Lover prior to the 2008 general election, Helen Clark can herald a new golden age for New Zealand culture and society. Performed by *Billy T Award nominee *Arthur Meek, and fresh from smash-hit sold-out seasons in Wellington and Dunedin, *The Auckland International Comedy Festival *hosts the Powerpoint lecture of the decade.

"A sheer delight… performed with comic aplomb and spot-on timing" - The Dominion Post

*On the Conditions…* is the state of the nation address for the Rogernomics generation. First published as a scurrilous booklet by the elusive Balclutha author Richard Meros, the lecture is an anarchic and incisive satire upon contemporary politics and the hopes and dreams of a passionate but confused free-market generation* *- touring nationally throughout 2008 as the perfect antidote to the General Election.

*Auckland International Comedy Festival Season*

VENUE: The Classic Basement (Formerly Silo Theatre, Lower Grey's Ave)

DATES: May 6-17th (No shows 11th and 12th), 7pm

*The Young Lovers*

'Like David to Michaelangelo, I am her creation' *

*Arthur Meek – Writer / Performer:* Arthur is the creator of the award-winning short film *Being John Campbell* (2002), and member of Billy T Nominated band *The Lonesome Buckwhips* (Best Comedy, Fringe 2007). He is currently performing in *The Hollow Men* at the Maidment Theatre.

*Geoff Pinfield – Writer / Director:* co-writer of the all-singing all-dancing all-Maori extravaganza *Maui – One Man Against the Gods* and creator of anarcho-mime shows *Happy Hour for Miserable Children* (Best Comedy, Fringe 04) and *The Magic Chicken*.

*Richard Meros – Author:* Other works include *Richard Meros Salutes the Southern Man *and NZ race-relations treatise* **Tinorangatira, Muthafucka*.

*'We, who ask not what our country can do for us, but what we can do for ourselves!'*

*Reviews*

*The Dominion Post - Laurie Atkinson* 'Get down straight away and book a seat for this slick and wickedly clever PowerPoint presentation.'

*Theatreview.Com - John Smythe* 'Meek's unflagging passion in performance, seductively paced and modulated with impeccable comic timing, are triumphs worthy of note in the next honours list.'

*The Listener - Anna Chinn* 'Absurd. Brilliant. Delightful'

*Capital Times - Lynn Freeman *'Devastatingly fine form, investing every satirical line with punch and pizzazz.'