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OLWEN FOUERE |
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Nationality: Irish Email: n/a Website: Click here to visit |
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Literary Agent: United Agents |
Born on the west coast of Ireland of Breton parents, Olwen is an. . .Irish/French actor whose work crosses the boundaries of many art. . .forms. She is an Artistic Director of the performance and music-based. . .company Operating Theatre (with composer Roger Doyle). Her work with. . .Operating Theatre includes her solo performances of "The Diamond. . .Body"(1984-87) written for her by Aidan Mathews, "The Pentagonal. . .Dream"(1986) by Sebastian Barry, "Angel/Babel"(1999), "Chair"(2000). . .and "Passades"(2004). She appears as the figure of Artaud in. . .Operating Theatre's series of live performance installations "Here. . .Lies" which has been presented in Galway, Dublin and Paris, mapping. . .Antonin Artaud's 1937 journey through Ireland. She subsequently. . .worked in collaboration with cinematographer Christopher Doyle on. . ."Here Lies in film&" As a free-lance actor, Olwen has performed with most major theatre. . .companies in Ireland and in the United Kingdom, playing leading roles. . .in numerous productions at the Abbey Theatre and at the Gate Theatre. . .in Dublin, with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare. . .Company in the UK and in the West End. She created the role of Salome. . .in Oscar Wilde's"Salome" directed by Steven Berkoff which premiered. . .at the Gate theatre and toured internationally. At the Abbey, she. . .created the title role in "The Mai" and the role of Hester Swane in. . ."By the Bog of Cats", both written for her by Marina Carr and for. . .which she received numerous awards. Other work of note includes the. . .role of Rosaura in "Life is a Dream" with Catalan director Calixto. . .Bieito which premiered at the Edinburgh International Featival '98. . .and transferred to the Barbican Theatre, London, and BAM,New York.. . .Her most recent stage appearances were as the Woman in Marina Carr's. . ."Woman and Scarecrow" directed by Selina Cartmell at the Abbey for. . .the 2007 Dublin Theatre Festival,as Maeve in "The Bull" with. . .Fabulous Beast at the Barbican which was nominated for the 2008. . .Olivier Award and as Tamora in the award-winning "Titus Andronicus". . .also directed by Selina Cartmell (2005). Her film work includes "Saltwater" by Conor Mc Pherson,. . ."Spacetruckers" by Stuart Gordon and "Hard Shoulder" by Mark Kilroy. "Theatre in the Flesh", a documentary film of a year in her life. . .directed by Dara McCluskey, was broadcast as part of RTE's Arts Lives. . .series in 2005. Olwen has also performed in several pieces by artist James Coleman. . .which continue to be exhibited internationally. She is currently performing in Paris in a French adaptation of "Paula. . .Spencer, la femme qui se cognait dans les portes&" based on two. . .novels by Roddy Doyle, directed by Michel Abecassis and designed by. . .Jean-Guy LeCat, as part of the France-Irlande "tandem" project of the. . .Saison culturelle europeene. This production will tour France until. . .mid December 2008, including a week of performances at the Bouffes du. . .Nord.
Plays by Olwen Fouere
Angel/Babel | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1999 | |||||
Company: | Operating Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12292 | |||
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Genre: | Physical/Devised Theatre Piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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Chair | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | |||||
Company: | Operating Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #12293 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Physical/Devised Theatre Piece | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Ignotum Per Ignotius | ||
| 1st Produced: | Shaffy Theatre, Amsterdam | 1982 | ||||
Company: | Operating Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #49264 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Physical/Devised Theatre One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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