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Born: Established:
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Rwanda,
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East Africa, Africa, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 2014
Heritage: Rwandan
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1 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.' 

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1 It Takes a Village To...You Know How the Rest Goes Oliver Twist , 2022 single work prose
— Appears in: Family : Stories of Belonging 2022;
1 Jali Oliver Twist , 2022 single work drama

'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.
1 Fear Oliver Twist , 2020 single work drama

'FEAR. Of losing the only place he called home.

'In this raw and captivating one-person show, comedian and performer Oliver Twist uses his exceptional storytelling abilities to reflect on his time as a refugee and to unpack what his life looks like now.

'Refusing to be defined by a turbulent past, Oliver uses personal anecdotes, drama and humour as an antidote to trauma.

'FEAR is a vibrant and emotional journey that patiently proves there is light at the end of the tunnel.'

Source: Griffin Theatre Company.
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