DAF 22 - I Didn't Invite You Here to Lecture Me

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 and the prestigious Northern Club.