Olwen Fouéré

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Olwen Fouéréis an Irish actress and the Artistic Director of Operating Theatre who has worked extensively in theatre, film and TV. She has performed with most of Ireland's major theatre companies and in New York and the United Kingdom. As Artistic Director and a member of Operating Theatre, she has collaborated on a number of shows with the composer Roger Doyle.

Fouéré has also performed extensively at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, where she created the role of Salome in Steven Berkoff's production of Oscar Wilde's Salome, which toured internationally. She has played several major theatre roles in the UK with the Royal National Theatre, the RSC, ESC and the role of Rosaura in Life is a Dream directed by Calixto Bieito at the Edinburgh Royal Lyceum, Barbican and BAM ('98-'99).

Her many stage performances include roles in Peer Gynt, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Antigone and most recently A Cry from Heaven.

Her film appearances are few and include the 1985 film Time After Time with John Gielgud and Googie Withers.

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