Maeliosa Stafford

Actor, Director, Teacher and Manchester United Fanatic.
Maeliosa joined Druid Theatre Company in 1978 and has been at the forefront of much of the recent surge in outstanding new Irish writing. As Artistic Director of Druid he collaborated with the poet Vincent Woods on the creation of At The Black Pig’s Dyke which toured to all the world’s major theatre festivals.  As an actor Maeliosa has been involved with the premier productions of the work of Martin Mc Donagh, including The Lonesome West which won several Olivier awards on the West End and was also nominated for 4 Tony awards on Broadway.
 As co- founder of O’Punksky’s Maeliosa directed their inaugural production Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme.

Maeliosa has just taken out a post graduate degree from Syd Uni  in performance studies and  teaches at N.I.D.A, ACTT and UWS Nepean.

For more info about Maeliosa's career and show reel click on the Showcast link.
Directing credits include  At the Black Pig’s Dyke [Sydney Festival, London,] Song of the Yellow Bittern, Belfry, The Midnight Court (Druid), Bailegangaire, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Little Malcolm and his Struggle Against the Eunuchs[O’Punksky’s Theatre], Sweet Road, 7 Stories, Rough Justice, The Cavalcaders (Ensemble Independent Theatre), The Cripple of Inishmaan, Embers (Sydney Theatre Company), Much Ado About Nothing (Kilkenny Arts Festival with John O’Hare), Tom and Clem (Marian Street Theatre), American Buffalo (Gary Penny Productions), The Cavalcaders (Queensland Theatre Company)  and The Gigli Concert (O'Punksky's Theatre)

Maeliosa’s recent work on the stage includes The Gigli Concert, The Seafarer, The Playboy of the Western World and A Whistle in the Dark at the Abbey Theatre Dublin. Druid theatre acting credits include The Lonesome West, Galway, London, Broadway, Sydney, The Playboy of the Western World, Carthaginians, Cheapside, Lovers Meeting. Favourite roles in Sydney include The Gigli Concert, Faith Healer, Sons of Ulster (O’Punksky’s Theatre), Trelawney of the Wells, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Democracy, A Hard God (Sydney Theatre Company), Dancing at Lughnasa [Queensland theatre company]. 

Television and Film credits include The Midnight Court, Stingers 3, Me, Myself and I, Quigley Down Under, White Collar Blue, Rake 4 and Drop Dead Weird.