Olwen Fouere on caring for her terminally ill husband: 'He can barely move. He has no control over his bodily functions anymore. I have to feed him'

"This year, Olwen and her husband, David Heap, announced he had been diagnosed with corticobasal syndrome. It is incurable"

"The role of The Shee in ­Marina Carr's new play The Boy came to actress Olwen Fouéré at a time when she was turning down most ­theatre work."

"I don't know if you've read about my partner being very ill,"

"I'd been offered three or four different plays in England and here, and I just turned them all down because I thought I can't take that time out unless I absolutely, absolutely have to do that show."

Olwen Fouéré and her husband, David Heap announced his diagnosis of corticobasal syndrome, an incurable neurological condition. She received multiple theatre offers but declined most of them to remain available during his illness. The role of The Shee in Marina Carr's new play The Boy arrived when she was largely stepping back from theatre work. She declined three or four different plays because she could not take significant time away unless a show absolutely required her commitment. Rehearsals took place in a small room within a rehearsal space at the Liberties' Digital Hub.

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