Who is Alison Oliver, the Cork star of Sally Rooney's Conversations With Friends?

From director Lenny Abrahamson to the people who trained the Blackrock star in her craft, we ask the Alison Oliver experts to shed light on Cork's next leading light
Who is Alison Oliver, the Cork star of Sally Rooney's Conversations With Friends?

Alison Oliver will star in the Sally Rooney adaptation, Conversations With Friends. 

When Alison Oliver was announced as the lead actor in the the upcoming television adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel, Conversations With Friends, the public couldn't have been blamed for scratching their heads and wondering 'Who?'

Despite a lifetime of performing in Cork theatre shows, the young Blackrock actor is not a household name. At least not yet, as this breakthrough role looks set to put her on the same path to fame as Paul Mescal and others in the show's predecessor, Normal People.

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