What I liked
Olivia lights up the stage with her smile and the energy that emits as she moves around. And she never stops moving around! We’re expecting her to weave stories restricted to her matchmaking days but she starts out with a scared straight moment: “this could happen to you!” At the end of this story the entire audience is in stitches and waiting on every word and movement.
Overtime the movement gets even more physical. Olivia can deliver lines with conviction while in the most contorted positions.
She brilliantly places call backs throughout her piece that elevate her comedy and punchlines.
I drove 3 hours in traffic to see this performance and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
What I didn't like
I know Olivia is going to tweak this because only she and her creative team will be able to think of a way to improve this piece. She’s going to slay in Edinburgh.
My overall impression
Oops is what happens when brilliant storytelling meets physical comedy meets someone with the chutzpah to tell the most embarrassing parts of their life journey.
Olivia had us laughing for the entire hour. Some humor hits us hard over the head when she first belches it out and other parts are offered up gently, called back repeatedly, and finalized to evoke a bent over response.
