Jali single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 Jali
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'Jali: noun: a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, or musician.   

'Refusing to be defined by a turbulent past, comedian and performer Oliver Twist reflects on his time as a refugee while carefully unpacking his present-day experiences. Delicately-told and impossible to forget, his one-person show proves that exceptional storytelling and belly-aching laughter are powerful antidotes to trauma.'

Source: Sydney Festival.

Adaptations

y separately published work icon Jali Oliver Twist , North Sydney : Ebury , 2023 26387121 2023 single work autobiography 'Comedian Oliver Twist was four years old when he and his family fled the aftermath of genocide in Rwanda for Malawi, their exile for the next fourteen years. Twist has turned the turmoil he and his family endured into a thrilling adventure of a hero's journey. A natural born storyteller, propelled from the cold alleys of a Malawian refugee camp to the warm spotlight of the Australian stage, he vividly describes what it's like to leave your homeland behind and to have to wait your whole childhood for life to begin.' 

(Publication summary)

Production Details

  • Presented by Jubilee Street Management at the Seymour Centre as part of the Sydney Festival, 19 - 23 January 2022.


    Presented at Studio Underground, Perth, as part of the Perth Festival, 16-20 February 2022.

    Director: Oliver Twist.

    Lighting & Set Designer: Morgan Moroney.

    Composer & Sound Designer: Daniel Denholm.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Theatre Review : JALI Suzannah Conway , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , July 2022;

— Review of Jali Oliver Twist , 2022 single work drama

'An inspirational and heartfelt story about a life-changing journey told through the medium of comedy.'

Theatre Review : JALI Suzannah Conway , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , July 2022;

— Review of Jali Oliver Twist , 2022 single work drama

'An inspirational and heartfelt story about a life-changing journey told through the medium of comedy.'

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