Fifteen-year-old Oliver Twist has one thing going on – bootlegging and selling music and videos.
He is the internet of his local area in Malawi, selling his wares in the refugee camp where his family have settled after feeling civil war in Rwanda. Arriving in Australia his resume is less impressive, as everyone has the internet readily available. He resorts to odd jobs, from door-to-door sales to working in events setting up for the likes of ColdPlay and Adele in Brisbane.
Griot is a vignette of the journey of day-to-day survival for Oliver. From Malawi to Australia, this whip-smart, wise cracking stand up finds humour in everything. Nothing and no one is exempt from his jokes – from ISIS to protests to ex-girlfriends.
Credits
You might also like...
Music, Special Event
Closing Weekend at The Ski Club
Sarah Blasko
With Gordi, Little Quirks + Eleanor Jawurlngali
Sat 23 Aug
Buy TicketsAn all-female line-up of good vibes and great music
Music
Amigo The Devil
Supported by David Talley
Sun 17 Aug
Buy TicketsA voice of unsettling beauty and raw truth
World Premiere, Dance
Tracks Dance Company
ANTIDOTE: A Remedy for Now
Dance It
Sun 17 Aug
Free With RegistrationStories, sounds and movements from the Darwin community