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The Guardian’s review of Bloody Mary: LIVE at the City of Culture Festival in Coventry, England (2021).

The Guardian’s review of Bloody Mary: LIVE at the City of Culture Festival in Coventry, England (2021).

Bloody Mary: LIVE

Bloody Mary: LIVE has received rave reviews from a variety of publications:

  • Listed on The Guardian’s “must see” list for the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival

  • “Olivia Miller dazzles” - The Guardian

  • “Bloody Mary: Live! is a joy to watch. The writing is permeated by a caustic brand of feminism, thrillingly malleable in nature and fittingly entertaining.” - BroadwayWorld UK

  • ★★★★★ - West End Best Friend

  • ★★★★★ - Behind the Arras

  • “Absorbing” and “vividly authentic…Miller has created something completely unexpected.” - Broadway Baby

  • “Innovative, creative, and impactful, not to mention very funny.” - All That Dazzles

  • “Awesome feminist insight into a little slice of English history…grab a beer, a handful of friends, and hold on tight.” - The Wee Review

  • “A brilliant one-woman show!” - Elementary WhatsOn

  • Listed on What’s On Live’s “must see” list for the 2021 City of Culture Festival

Olivia Miller as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at Penobscot Theatre.

Additional Theatre

If you’re interested in reading about Olivia’s work beyond Bloody Mary, check out the links below:

  • Olivia got rave reviews as Audrey in Penobscot Theatre’s production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Reviewers called her “a casting coup…adorable and sad. Although Miller is tiny, she packs a powerful voice.” The Bangor Daily News added: “Miller’s portrayal of Audrey’s inability to leave her abusive and controlling dentist boyfriend is heartbreakingly accurate. She deserves credit for not playing this relationship for laughs.”

  • Olivia understudied the titular role in the New York Times Critic’s Pick MARY GETS HERS.

  • Olivia’s portrayal of the homicidal robot M3GAN in M3GAN THE MUSICAL made this reviewer “laugh so I hard I almost choked on my vegan popcorn.” (2023)

  • BroadwayWorld’s review of THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK UNAUTHORIZED PARODY MUSICAL (2022)

  • Olivia was “lovely and affecting” as Nina in AIRNESS at Shadowland Stages (2022)

  • BroadwayWorld called Olivia’s Gertrude “truly engaging to watch” and her portrayal of the Gravedigger “hilarious” in their review of HAMLET at Gloucester Stage (2019)

  • BroadwayWorld’s review of Ragtime at Trinity Repertory Company (2018)

  • Edge Media Network’s review of Ragtime at Trinity Repertory Company (2018)

  • The Boston Globe’s article on the campaign led by Olivia and Tess Davison for The Hasty Pudding to allow women into their (now formerly!) all-male cast (2015)

Indie Activity’s feature on Call From: Godot, a short co-created and starring Olivia Miller and Anita Castillo-Halvorssen.

Indie Activity’s feature on Call From: Godot, a short co-created and starring Olivia Miller and Anita Castillo-Halvorssen.

Call from

Olivia was profiled with co-creator Anita Castillo-Halvorssen in Indie Activity and The Trinity Square about their short Call From: Godot and accompanying web series Call From. The short won Best in Fest and Best Screenplay at Manhattan Rep’s Stories Film Festival (2021) and First Place in Irondale’s On Women Festival (2021). The short was also featured in NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival. The first season of the accompanying web series is now streaming on YouTube and received rave reviews from The Theatre Times (“nearly faultless: firmly rooted in a knowledge of these plays, gleefully self-aware, and cleverly picking apart present-day canon, it is a joy to watch”).