Olwen Fouéré

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Olwen Fouéré is an actress, writer and theatre artist born on the west coast of Ireland of Breton parents Yann Fouéré and Marie-Magdeleine Mauger.[1]

Theatre

As a free-lance actress, Fouéré's has worked with the Abbey Theatre, the Gate Theatre, the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1980 she formed Operating Theatre, an avant-garde theatre company with composer Roger Doyle. She recently established an artistic entity called 'TheEmergencyRoom' for the development of her ongoing projects.

Play Role Director Writer Venue Company Year
TAMING OF THE SHREW – – – – – –
THE BROKEN HEART – Mark O'Rowe – Various Abbey Theatre World Tour 2011
TERMINUS A Mark O'Rowe Mark O'Rowe Various Abbey Theatre World Tour 2011
THE REHEARSAL, PLAYING THE DANE Gertrude Gavin Quinn William Shakespeare – Pan Pan theatre –
MEDEA sole Chorus Selina Cartmell translated by Robin Robertson – Siren productions –
SODOME, MY LOVE Celle de Sodome Laurent Gaudé Lynne Parker (translated by Olwen Fouéré) Project Arts Centre, Dublin – –
THE RITE OF SPRING the Cailleach Michael Keegan-Dolan – London Coliseum Fabulous Beast and ENO –
UNDER GLASS (the test tube) – Suzy Willson and Paul Clarke Alice Oswald – The Clod Ensemble –
PAULA SPENCER,LA FEMME QUI SE COGNAIT DANS LES PORTES solo Michel Abécassis Roddy Doyle (trans. Ian Monk and Isabelle D. Phillippe) Théatre de l'Eveil tour including Bouffes du Nord, Paris, and Project Arts Centre, Dublin – –
WOMAN AND SCARECROW Woman Selina Cartmell Marina Carr Abbey Theatre – –
THE BULL Maeve Michael Keegan-Dolan – Dublin Theatre Festival 2005, Barbicanbite 2007, speilzeiteuropa08 Fabulous Beast –
CATASTROPHE The Assistant Selina Cartmell Samuel Beckett Barbican Gate Theatre Beckett Festival –
TITUS ANDRONICUS Tamora Selina Cartmell Shakespeare Project Arts Centre, Dublin Siren Productions –
HERE LIES Antonin Artaud Selina Cartmell – Galway Arts Festival 2005, Dublin and Paris 2006 Operating Theatre –
A CRY FROM HEAVEN Ness Olivier Py Vincent Woods Abbey Theatre, Dublin – –
THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS Mrs Gogan Ben Barnes Seán O'Casey Abbey Theatre, Barbicanbite and Cork Opera House – –
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD Widow Quinn Ben Barnes John Millington Synge Abbey Theatre (USA Tour) – –
PASSADES self and explorer Selina Cartmell – Lee's Cash 'n Carry, Dublin Operating Theatre –
LA MUSICA Woman Selina Cartmell by Marguerite Duras SS Michael and John, Dublin Siren Productions –
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA Augustine Martin Drury Frederico Garcia Lorca, trans. Sebastian Barry Abbey Theatre, Dublin – –
MACBETH Lady Macbeth Michael Barker-Caven Shakespeare Dublin and Irish tour Second Age –
LESSNESS solo Judy Hegarty-Lovett Samuel Beckett Gare StLazare Irl Kilkenny Arts Festival, Cottesloe Theatre, Dublin Fringe Festival –
BAILEGANGAIRE Dolly Tom Murphy Tom Murphy Abbey Theatre, Dublin – –
CHAIR solo Johnny Hanrahan Operating Theatre Peacock Theatre, Dublin Operating Theatre –
THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD Pegeen Mike Niall Henry John Millington Synge Abbey Theatre, Dublin – –
PEER GYNT Solveig Conal Morrison Henrik Ibsen (trans. Frank McGuinness) Royal National Theatre, London – –
ROMEO & JULIET Lady Capulet Tim Supple Shakespeare Royal National Theatre, London – –
THE TEMPEST Ariel Conal Morrison Shakespeare Abbey Theatre, Dublin – –
LIFE IS A DREAM Rosaura Calixto Bieto Caldéron de la Barca (trans. John Clifford) Edinburgh Festival '98, Barbican '99, BAM,'99 – –
THE WAKE Mary Jane Patrick Mason Tom Murphy Abbey Theatre and Edinburgh Festival – 1988–1999
BY THE BOG OF CATS (World Premiere) Hester Swane Patrick Mason Marina Carr Abbey Theatre (Dublin Theatre Festival '98) – 1988
ANGEL/ BABEL solo Leon Ingulsrud Operating Theatre Project@the mint, Dublin Operating Theatre 1999
LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN Mrs Erlynne Alan Stanford Oscar Wilde Gate Theatre Dublin & Charleston Spoleto Festival Company 1997–1998
THE ELECTROCUTION OF CHILDREN Margot Brian Brady Chris Lee Abbey Theatre, Dublin – –
FAIR LADIES AT A GAME OF POEM CARDS Empress and Moon John Crowley Chikamatsu Montsaemon, trans. Peter Oswald Royal National Theatre – –
PLAY and COME AND GO – Bairbre Ni Chaoímh Samuel Beckett Gate Theatre & Lincoln Center, New York – –
DOUBLE HELIX Bickerstaffe John Crowley – Peacock Theatre, Dublin – –
SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR Mme. Pace John Crowley Luigi Pirandello, trans. Tom Kilroy Abbey Theatre, Dublin – –
SLAUGHTER CITY Cod Ron Daniels Naomi Wallace – Royal Shakespeare Company, The Pit –
THE MAI (World Premiere ) The Mai Brian Brady Marina Carr Abbey Theatre, Dublin Company Year
OLD TIMES Anna Kevin Billington Harold Pinter Gate Theatre, Dublin Gate Theatre Pinter Festival –
SHEEP'S MILK ON THE BOIL The Inspector of Wrack Tom Hickey Tom Mac Intyre Abbey Theatre, Dublin – –
HAMLET Hamlet Michael Sheridan Shakespeare roject Arts Centre, Dublin – –
THE TEMPEST and MACBETH Ariel and Lady Macduff Michael Bogdanov Shakespeare World tour English Shakespeare Company –
THE CHERRY ORCHARD Varya Michael Bogdanov Anton Chekhov Gate Theatre, Dublin Company Year
SALOMÉ Salomé Steven Berkoff Oscar Wilde Gate Theatre '88, Edinburgh Festival '89 & Spoleto '90 Company 1988, 1989, 1990
DANCING AT LUGHNASA Agnes Patrick Mason Brian Friel Phoenix and Garrick Theatre, London – –

Film

Television

  • UNDER SUSPICION: THE RED DAHLIA (Mrs Hughes)/Gillies MacKinnon/ ITV/ by Lynda LaPlante
  • THE AMBASSADOR /Ken Grieve/ Ecosse Film and TV
  • BALLYKISSANGEL series one /Chris Harrison / BBC
  • HARD SHOULDER /MirrorFilms/RTE/Channel 4/ by Mark Kilroy
  • WHEN REASON SLEEPS (Celia)/ R. Wynne Simmons /RTE/ Channel 4
  • TIME AFTER TIME (Young Nun) /Bill Hays/ BBC
  • THE IRISH RM (Miss Malone) /Roy Ward-Baker / BBC/RTE
  • A PAINFUL CASE (Mary Sinico)/ John Lynch /RTE/ Channel 4
  • THE BABYSITTERS /Pat O'Connor / RTE

Visual Arts

Olwen Fouéré features in several works by artist James Coleman which continue to be shown internationally. Their first collaboration So Different and Yet... which was created in 1980 was recently shown at IMMA during March and April 2009 as part of the large James Coleman retrospective exhibition.

Awards

  • 'Best Actress' in the Irish Times/ESB theatre awards 1999.
  • 'Best Actress' in the Irish Times/ESB theatre awards 2000.
  • 'Best Actress' in the Irish Times/ESB theatre awards 2006.
  • 'Best Actress' in the Irish Times/ESB theatre awards 2011.
  • 'Best Actor' at the Dublin Theatre Festival 2003.
  • 'Samuel Beckett Award' at the Dublin Theatre Festival 1998.

Publications

She has contributed to a number of publications on contemporary theatre and performance including:

  • The Dreaming Body, edited by Melissa Sihra and Paul Murphy;[4]
  • Women in Irish Drama, edited by Melissa Sihra [5]
  • Actors Voices: the people behind the performances, edited by Patrcik O'Kane [6]
  • The Theatre of Marina Carr, edited by Cathy Leeney and Anna McMullan [7]
  • Theatre Talk, edited by Lilian Chambers, Ger Fitzgibbon and Eamonn Jordan [8]
  • Operating Theatre 1980–2008 [9]

Documentary

A documentary of a year in her life, "Theatre in the Flesh" directed by Dara McCluskey, was produced for RTE`s Arts Lives series in 2005.

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://olwenfouere.com/index.php?/list-of-productions-1976-2008/
  2. ↑ 2011, Indigo films, Cannes selection in competition for the Palme D'Or 2011
  3. ↑ 2012, Fastnet films, Cannes selection for the Director's Fortnight
  4. ↑ Ulster Editions and Monographs series, Oxford University Press, September 2009, ISBN 0861404653, ISBN 978-0861404650
  5. ↑ Palgrave Macmillan (17 March 2009). ISBN 0230577911 ISBN 978-0230577916
  6. ↑ Oberon Books, February 2012. ISBN 9781840029567
  7. ↑ Carysfort Press, December 2003. ISBN 0953425770 ISBN 978-0953425778
  8. ↑ Carysfort Press, 2001. ISBN 0-9534-2576-2
  9. ↑ Zero-G, October 2008. ISBN 0956043909 ISBN 978-0956043900
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