Arthur Meek, born in 1981, is a New Zealand playwright and actor. He is a graduate of Theatre Studies at

Otago University The University of Otago () is a public research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Founded in 1869, Otago is New Zealand's oldest university and one of the oldest universities in Oceania. The university was created by ...

and of Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School. He graduated from Toi Whakaari with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting ) in 2006. Plays include: ''Charles Darwin: Collapsing Creation'' (2009). ''Fight the Fat'' (2011), commissioned for Allen Hall Theatre's Lunchtime Theatre programme, ''Sheep'' (2011), ''Dark Stars'' (2012), ''On the Upside Down of the World'' (2013), ''Trees Beneath the'' ''Lake'' (2014). ''Erewhon Revisited'' (2017), a co-commission between Christchurch Arts Festival and Magnetic North (Scotland). Meek is also the co-creator of comedy band The Lonesome Buckwhips, who have performed on stage and had their own radio series, ''The Lonesome Buckwhips'', commissioned by

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, and originally broadcast in July 2009. Adaptations: ''

On the Conditions and Possibilities of Helen Clark Taking me as her Young Lover ''On the Conditions and Possibilities of Helen Clark Taking Me as Her Young Lover'' is a satirical book, published in 2005 with a new edition released in 2008, by the pseudonymous author Richard Meros, and an adapted play of the same name wr ...

'' and ''On the Conditions and Possibilities of Hillary Clinton Taking me as her Young Lover,'' and ''Richard Meros Salutes the Southern Man'' (2012), with Geoff Pinfield. Meek was the performer in each of these solo shows. As one reviewer noted, "Meek is the ideal thespian suitor to Meros' satyric satire." As an actor, his roles have included performing in several of his own works, such as the solo show ''Erewhon Revisited'', Dean Parker's ''The Hollow Men'', Emily Perkins' New Zealand adaptation of Ibsen's ''A Doll's House'' and ''Lungs'' by Duncan McMillan.

Awards

Meek has won the Harriet Friedlander New York Residency, the Bruce Mason Award for Playwriting in 2011, and the Summer Writer in Residence at the

Michael King Writers Centre The Michael King Writers Centre is a writing centre on the slope of Takarunga / Mount Victoria in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, which offers residencies to early career and experienced writers. It was established in 2005 in honour of New ...

. In 2015 he was awarded the Scotland Playwright Residency by

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and Playwrights’ Studio Scotland. He also won the Chapman Tripp award for Most Promising Male Newcomer of the Year in 2008, and the Peter Harcourt Award for Outstanding New Playwright of the Year in 2009 for ''Charles Darwin:'' ''Collapsing Creation''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meek, Arthur New Zealand dramatists and playwrights Living people New Zealand actors Toi Whakaari alumni University of Otago alumni Year of birth missing (living people) New Zealand male actors 1981 births