Dance, Music & Theatre Performance courses in Ireland

Physical Theatre is an eight-week course exploring the transformative techniques employed by the physical actor in performance. Students are introduced to physical principles and movement improvisation to discover the expressive possibilities of their bodies. Working from a selection of scenes, where the body in space is to the fore, by writers including Steven Berkoff, Marie…

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Introduction to Radio broadcasting, podcasting and voiceover.   Course Description: Radio…. Why after over 100 plus years does radio still cut through?  In a world over run with social media and lowest common dominator reality TV, why has radio not just survived, but thrived? Because we like to talk. And listen. We like a story, a…

The Screen Acting Course is for students who wish to focus on acting to camera. In this seven week course students will be taken through script breakdown, characterisation and screen acting techniques carefully designed to enhance believability in a performance. Techniques includes the Stanislavski and Meisner techniques. During the course all students will get a…

Do you have an idea for a film or television series? This course will cover the various stages of script development and writing from outlining to pitching your finished script. You will acquire the skills and tools necessary to transform your idea into a fully realised screenplay which follows appropriate industry formatting and style. This…

Sign up for this Tuesday evening Scriptwriting for beginners course. With this Scriptwriting for beginners course you will  learn the craft of writing short films/web series and TVs drama with a professional.

This programme is suitable for these who wish to gain an introduction to the craft of screenwriting- developing character, writing the individual scene, dialogue, structure, format, rewriting techniques, writing treatments and how to sell your script. You will finish this course with a completed short film script ready to film.   Learners will be able…

This 10-week Sing Your Heart Out course is available in September and in January. Sing your heart out! Group singing lessons. “If I cannot fly, let me sing” – Stephen Sondheim Learn the basics of singing within a group setting. There will also be opportunities to work on solo material and get individual voice specific…

Over a 10 week period Megan will be teaching you the basics of singing alongside music theory. This course will cover breathing techniques, warm ups, exercises for vocal control, performing in front of an audience and correct singing posture. You can choose a number of songs (up to 4) that you would like to learn…

Course Content Learn how to produce great quality video content on your Smartphone with our dedicated training. Delivered by a professional videographer, we can teach you the skills to storyboard, shoot and edit video content via your smart-phone. We start off the training session with a comprehensive, practical how-to on the following elements: How to…

Course Content Learn how to produce great quality video content on your Smartphone with our dedicated training. Delivered by a professional videographer, we can teach you the skills to storyboard, shoot and edit video content via your smart-phone. Session 1: Analysis of well made corporate promotional pieces to illustrate best practice in capturing and editing…

This one-year course is designed to give students an introduction to the world of sound engineering, the media and the music industry. This course is designed to provide a combination of practical and theoretical tuition in all aspects of digital sound engineering and event production. Students will work in a fully equipped digital studio and…

A truly unique course for kids and teenagers. Students will study speech and drama, acting to camera and film production for the well rounded experience. In speech and drama students work on confidence, voice, creativity and acting for stage. Students take part in two showcases throughout the academic year which take place in a city…

TAP DANCE – Adult Beginners / Improver Tap  Learn to Tap dance,  get fit gently, have fun and get Tapping! This class suits Beginners and people who have tapped before   Course Description: Learn to tap dance to great music. Classic 80’s 90’s and 00’ Pop, Disco and Musical songs such as Hairspray, Mama Mia…

Become the next Gerry O’Connor! Learn how to play traditional Irish tunes (jigs and reels) on Tenor Banjo or Mandolin. Suits beginners, novices or floundering fiddlers!

The Lir National Academy of Dramatic Arts runs a series of accent workshops throughout the year. Led by Lir Academy tutors, these workshops are one-day intensives for actors looking to develop accuracy in period and contemporary accents, and provide actors with a system to explore the vocal shifts required to successfully perform with confidence. For…

This audition preparation masterclass will offer a range of workshops giving invaluable training in vital skills required for auditions. On completing the course, participants will be armed for auditions with a polished classical and contemporary speech, as well as tips and techniques to remain relaxed and confident in audition situations. Among the topics covered are…

This acting audition workshop, led by one of the core acting teachers at The Lir Academy, will guide participants through how to prepare for auditions, through careful selection of monologues and developing characterisation. This workshop will be extremely useful for anyone applying to drama schools, and preparation with our expert team will help ensure your…

This ten-week course, a continuation from the Introduction to Acting course, will concentrate on working with a director on the study of characters and individual scenes from several contemporary plays. If you have not completed the introductory programme but have acting experience, we can assess your suitability for a place on this course. Participants will…

This six-month actors’ course is specifically designed for emerging actors who have been considering actor training but can’t yet commit to it full-time. Training is focused on the development of core skills, introducing students to the three primary areas of actor training: voice, movement and acting. Participants will form a company of actors and the…

This is an intensive armed-combat course in rapier and dagger techniques. In 10 weeks, participants will cover the essential techniques of mastering different weapons and their safety principles, and learn fight choreography. Participants will be examined and certified by the Irish Dramatic Combat Academy in Armed Fighting at the end of the course. This course is…

An eight-week online course in audiobook narration, which explores how to approach the delivery of text in an attractive way to listeners. This course looks at: Techniques for breathing life into different styles and types of writing. How to approach narrative and characterisation. Ways to keep descriptions interesting. How to make the actor’s voice compatible…

This acting audition workshop, led by one of the core acting teachers at The Lir Academy, will guide participants through how to prepare for auditions, through careful selection of monologues and developing characterisation. This workshop will be extremely useful for anyone applying to drama schools, and preparation with our expert team will help ensure your…

This course introduces students to the Fundamentals of Acting Technique for both the stage and the screen. Taught by The Lir’s experienced teachers, you will learn the core skills every actor needs to excel. Largely mirroring the work on our Introduction to Acting, Character Development, and Screen Acting courses, with additional work on audition technique…

This course is led by Raymond Keane and will explore theatrical approaches to, and the theory of, clown. By exploring the four temperaments, the use of masks and The Mask of Red Nose we aim to help you increase your flexibility and range of expression. Raymond is a founding member of the multi-award-winning Barabbas Theatre…

This course, a continuation from the Introduction to Screen Acting course, will concentrate on further developing your acting skills for film and TV work and developing confidence for the camera. As well as fine-tuning the strategies developed in the introductory level course for meeting the demands of screen acting, students will continue becoming more familiar…

Our Introduction to Acting course is perfect for anyone who is thinking about a future career in acting and those who simply want to challenge themselves by stretching their creative muscles. Led by The Lir Academy’s core teachers, this workshop-based evening course is taught over 10 weeks. Each two-and-a-half-hour session consists of a physical warm-up…

This course, running over one weekend, will take place in regional venues around the island of Ireland. These workshops act as a taste of drama school training and a broad and basic introduction to acting. It is perfect for those who are both inquisitive about a future career in acting and those who simply want…

This course offers an insight into the creative process behind designing costumes for theatre. Participants will be taught by top industry professionals who will walk them through the different stages of costume design, from research and concept development to design delivery. It is perfect for those with a creative background (design, architecture, art, fashion) who…

Learn the basics of some of the world’s favourite and most famous dances in this weekly class. Sample the exotic rhythms of Tango one week and find yourself immersed in a crazy Charleston the next. Designed for people who have never taken a dance class before, the dance instructor will teach not only the basic…