Steven Oliver was born in Cloncurry in North West Queensland and is currently based in Brisbane. He is a writer/performer in a myriad of fields ranging from poetry and acting
to songwriting and cabaret. His written works for the stage includes the plays Proppa Solid (published by Playlab), From Darkness (Brisbane Festival) and his oneman
cabaret show; Bigger and Blacker (Adelaide Cabaret Festival). All of which received rave reviews from both critics and audiences.
His poetic works have been published in international poetry journals Ora Nui and Solid Air as well as national journals Australian Poetry Journal and Fire Front: First Nations Poetry and Power Today. His spoken word piece ‘What Matters’ opened the 2020 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and was televised globally.
His written works for the small screen include web series; A Chance Affair as well as Australia’s first indigenous arts game show; Faboriginal and Logie nominated sketch comedy show Black Comedy, seasons one and two. His last work; Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky, for which he is both writer and presenter, had its world premiere at the 2020 Melbourne International Film Festival for which he was also an ambassador.
| FROM DARKNESS by Steven Oliver |
