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Privatising Parts
Privatising Parts
Based on the book by Richard Meros, performed by Heleyni Pratley and directed by Eleanor Bishop.
2-6 October, BATS Theatre,
Wellington
http://bats.co.nz/shows/privatising-parts/
Defeated after a love obsession with Helen Clark turns rancid, Richard Meros, author of On the Conditions and Possibilities of Helen Clark taking me as her Young Lover, proposes we must combat the dystopian control exercised by love, lust and marriage. We must privatise our loves and bodies, assigning RandyCorp as the sole arbiter.
Will you trust the RandyCorp proposal? Will you follow Meros to the assembly line?
Richard Meros has specifically chosen activist and artist Heleyni Pratley to create the theatrical adaptation of this satirical novel. The show weaves Heleyni’s personal narrative of heartbreak, her own obsession with Helen Clark, and her fascination with science and transhumanism to create a truly unique and personal adaptation of Privatising Parts. A satirical comment on our current culture of privatisation, the audience is invited into Heleyni’s science lab to witness her proposal for New Zealand. Armed with a live webcam, a stack of YouTube evidence, dramatic use of science experiments and her best song and dance routines, Heleyni will prove to you that privatising love in New Zealand is the way forward.
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