Bachelor in Acting (Hons)
A three-year full-time course designed to equip students with the skills necessary to work professionally in the theatre and related professions.
Professional Diploma in Stage Management and Technical Theatre.
A two-year Level 8 course designed to equip students with the skills necessary for a career as a stage manager and/or technical specialist in the professional theatre and related industries.
How to apply
Applicants must first apply for an audition (BA) or an interview (DIP). At the BA audition they will present a three minute classical monologue and a three minute monologue from the contemporary repertoire, followed by a short interview. At the Diploma interview they will present a portfolio which should include all relevant material relating to previous experience in Stage Management and Technical Theatre e.g. brochures from shows, photos or posters. Those students who show natural talent and a potential for training at the audition will be invited to further round(s) of auditions where they will be assessed as part of an ensemble. Similarly, students who show natural talent and a potential for training at the Stage Management and Technical Theatre interview may be required to attend further interviews.
Please note: both courses are not part of the CAO point’s race. Students are expected to have achieved the minimum matriculation requirements for Trinity College Dublin courses, however, exceptions may be made based on the demonstration of exception natural talent at auditions and interviews. Students who are successful after the final round of auditions and interviews will then be asked to formally apply to Trinity College for admission to the course. Successful students will not only be students of The Lir, but also students of Trinity College.
To apply for an audition for the Bachelor in Acting or to apply for an interview for the Professional Diploma in Stage Management and Technical Theatre please complete the APPLICATION FORM available here. The Audition/Interview Fee is €50 and is payable at the time of application.
There will be at least two rounds of auditions. Therefore applicants are advised to apply as early as possible in order to avoid second auditions clashing with school examinations. The application process is now closed for the BA in Acting 2012 but we are still accepting applications for The Professional Diploma in Stage Management and Technical Theatre 2012.
FEES
Students admitted to The Lir will also be admitted to Trinity College Dublin and therefore the fees policy of TCD will apply, as follows:
1. Free Fees
Tuition fees are (currently) paid by the Irish Exchequer. The student pays a Student Services fee (€2000 in 2011) plus a Sports Centre Levy (€77 for 2011), and a USI levy (€8 for 2011).
If a student is awarded a Local Authority grant the Student Services Fee (€2000) will be paid by Local Authority. The Sports Centre and USI Levy must be paid by ALL students.
In order to qualify you must
* be an EU national or
* have official refugee status
AND
* be ordinarily resident in the EU* (this includes the recent accession states) for at least three of the five year preceding admission)
* be undertaking a full-time undergraduate course of at least 2 years duration
* be a first time undergraduate
* not hold a postgraduate qualification
Notes:
1. Students must hold EU nationality at commencement of studies as fee-paying status cannot subsequently be changed. In addition, EEA/Swiss Nationals, who have residency in an EEA country or Switzerland for the requisite period, will be regarded as having met the residency requirements of the Free Fees initiative. Similarly EU nationals resident in EEA/Swiss states for the requisite period will also be regarded as having met the residency requirement of the Free Fees Initiative.
2. Students who have written confirmation that they have been allowed to come to Ireland as part of the Family Re-Unification scheme may also be eligible.
3. Children of Irish diplomats, or of employees of EI, IDA, APSO/DCI who are located outside the EU are considered to have EU residence.
4. Students who hold a Level 6 qualification (formerly known as a National Certificate) or Level 7 qualification (formerly known as a National Diploma) and are progressing to degree courses may be eligible.
5. Tuition fees are not payable for students who are repeating a year, having failed their end of year examinations or as a result of changing courses. This exclusion may be waived on medical grounds.
(* EEA/Swiss Nationals, who have residency in an EEA country or Switzerland for the requisite period, will be regarded as having met the residency requirements of the Free Fees initiative. Similarly EU nationals resident in EEA/Swiss states for the requisite period will also be regarded as having met the residency requirement of the Free Fees Initiative.)
2. EU Fees
2.1 Students who are not EU nationals but have been resident in the EU for three of the five years preceding admission may be eligible for EU fees.
(a) For students aged under 23
The student must have been ordinarily resident in an EU Member State and must have received full-time post primary education in the EU for three of the five years prior to entry,
AND
Parent(s) must have been ordinarily resident (that is – principal residence for the purpose of taxation) in an EU Member State for three of the five years prior to students entry.
(b) For students aged 23 and over
Student must have been ordinarily resident as a tax-payer (that is – principal residence for the purpose of taxation) or in full-time education in an EU Member State for three of the five years prior to entry.
2.2 EU fees (€ 9,550 for 2011) may apply for students born in the EU who do not meet the normal residency requirements but who received all their primary and secondary education in the EU.
3. Non-EU Fees
If you do not satisfy the criteria set out above for Free Fees or EU Fees then you must pay non-EU Fees (€ 17,900 for 2011) regardless of nationality or citizenship. Students classified for fee purposes as non-EU will not be permitted to change their fee status following admission.
* Please note that students who have had no prior third-level education may be eligible for fee remission.