Short Courses
Young Actors' Programme (Senior Cycle) - 2 Weeks
The course is designed for young people aged 15 - 17 years who have a passionate interest in performing, who may be thinking of applying to The Lir Academy or a s...
Acting Level 1 - Summer School
The Lir Academy’s Acting Level 1 course is perfect for those who are both inquisitive about a future career in acting and those who simply want to challenge thems...
Summer Acting Camp 1 (Junior Cycle)
The course is designed for young actors aged 12-15 who have a passionate interest in performing and would like to have an early start in acting training. Partici...
Acting Level 2: Summer School
This week-long course, a continuation from the Acting Level 1 course, will concentrate on working with a director on the study of characters and individual scenes...
Musical Theatre Intensive: Summer School
During this two-week-long course, students will work with a singing tutor/musical director, core Lir teachers and leading musical theatre directors and choreogra...
I A Clown
Join us for an immersive week, where I A Clown will take you on a journey to uncover the clown inside you. The course will encourage you to explo...
Summer Acting Camp 2 (Junior Cycle)
The course is designed for young actors aged 12-15 who have a passionate interest in performing and would like to have an early start in acting training. Partici...
Screenwriting Intensive: Summer School
This course is ideal for any student looking to improve their screenwriting skills, focusing on the various forms, ideas and craft of screenwriting. Students are ...
Screen Acting Intensive: Summer School
Lead by filmmaker David J. Evans, this course will workshop the nuances of working on screen and in front of a camera. Through workshops and discussions, ...
Acting Level 1 for Over 60s
This weekend course is designed specifically for those aged 60 and over who are curious about the magic of performance. Whether you’re looking to boost your confi...
Screen Acting Over 35s - Level 1
Participants will learn the differences between what is effective on stage versus the demands of the screen. As well as developing strategies for meeting the dema...
Acting - Level 2
This ten-week course, is a continuation from Acting - Level 1 (previously known as I...
Acting - Over 35's - Level 1
Following a number of enquiries from mature applicants about our programmes, we have created a series of acting classes specifically catering to students aged ove...
Screen Acting - Level 1
Participants will learn the differences between what is effective on stage versus the demands of the screen. As well as developing strategies for meeting the dema...
Acting - Level 1
The Lir Academy’s Acting - Level 1 (previously Introduction to Acting) is the perfect introduction for those who are both inquisitive about a future career in act...
Screenwriting Level 1 (Online)
This introductory course is ideal for any student looking to improve their screenwriting skills, focusing on the various forms, ideas and craft of screenwriting. ...
Screen Acting - Level 3
Screen Acting Level 3 is an advanced, camera-focused, scene-study course for actors who have completed Screen Acting Levels 1 and 2 or equivalent training or expe...
Screen Acting - Over 35s - Level 2
This ten-week course, a continuation from Screen Acting - Level 1 course, will concentrate on further developing your acting skills for film and TV work....
Playwriting Level 1 (Online)
Throughout this programme, you will develop the tools to craft stories using frameworks such as narrative structure through plot and setting. The course will loo...
Acting - Over 35s - Level 2
This ten-week course, formerly known as Intermediate Acting: Character Development, ...
Actors' Ensemble, Actor Training
Actors' Ensemble is a six-month-long course that applies acting techniques taught in a collaborative creative environment, including workshops and masterc...
Screenwriting Level 2 (Online)
Following on from Screenwriting Level 1, this short course continues to develop the student’s own creative and artistic practice as a writer, and expands their sk...
Physical Theatre
Physical Theatre is a course exploring the transformative techniques employed by the physical actor in performance. Students are introduced to physical principle...
Musical Theatre Level 1
If you love musicals and want to have a go yourself but don’t know where to begin, this course is for you! We offer adults with a passion for musical theat...
Screen Acting - Level 2
This ten-week course, a continuation from Screen Acting - Level 1 course, will concentrate on further developing your acting skills for film and TV work. If you h...
Acting - Level 3
Acting Level 3 is a scene-study intensive designed for students who have completed L...
Youth Academy - Acting (15-17) (Morning)
Designed by Roger Evans, The Lir Academy’s Director of Short Courses and delivered by The Lir Academy’s Short Course tutor team these Saturday acting classes will...
Youth Academy - Acting (12-14) (Morning)
Designed by Roger Evans, The Lir Academy’s Director of Short Courses and delivered by The Lir Academy’s Short Course tutor team these Saturday acting classes will...
Fundamentals of Acting
The Fundamentals of Acting programme mirrors the work on our short course acting and screen acting courses with additional work on audition technique and self-ta...
Youth Ensemble
Are you a teenager with a passion for performance? If you're ready to take your skills to the next level, grow your confidence, and get a real taste of profession...
Individual Coaching Class
Tuition is available from The Lir Academy's resident tutors including: Cathal Quinn – ...
Costume - Level 1 - Sewing and Alterations
This course is designed as an entry level skills development course for anyone who has an interest in learning more about working in a theatre costume department,...
Audition Masterclass (2 Weekends)
This audition preparation masterclass will offer a range of workshops giving an invaluable grounding in vital skills required for auditions and ongoing training. ...
Playwriting Level 2 (Online)
In part one of Introduction to Playwriting, we focused on a wide breadth of ideas. In part two, the intention is to compliment this work by going into more ...
Audition Workshop (Online)
At this acting audition workshop, participants will be guided through the process of preparing for Drama School auditions, through careful selection of monologues...
Theatre Directing Level 2
This is a continuation of Theatre Directing Level 1 course for students who have taken that programme or have relevant directing experience. Over the course of 10...
Intro to Voice-Over Acting
This workshop will cover the core skills required to pursue a career in voice-over work in TV, Radio, Documentaries, Cartoons, Gaming and Audiobooks: The ...
Audition Workshop Weekend
At this acting audition workshop, one of the core acting teachers at The Lir Academy, will guide participants through preparing for auditions, through careful sel...
Prop Making Level 1
PROP MAKING - LEVEL 1 Develop the essential skills of a professional prop maker in this intensive, project-based evening course. You won't...
Youth Academy - Acting (12-14) (Afternoon)
Designed by Roger Evans, The Lir Academy’s Director of Short Courses and delivered by The Lir Academy’s Short Course tutor team, these Saturday acting classes wil...