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Intermediate Screen Acting

Intermediate Screen Acting

This ten-week course, a continuation from the Introduction to Screen Acting course, will concentrate on further developing your acting skills for film and TV work...

Begins: 31/10/23
Type: Intermediate
Duration: 10 weeks, 1 evening p/w, 7.00pm - 9.30pm
When: Evenings
Ages: 18+

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The Art of Screenwriting (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. ...

Begins: 07/11/23
Type: Online, Beginners
Duration: 10 weeks, Tuesday, 1 evening per week, 7.30pm-9.30pm
Ages: 18+

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Audition Masterclass

This audition preparation masterclass will offer a range of workshops giving an invaluable grounding in vital skills required for auditions and ongoing training. ...

Begins: 11/11/23
Type: Masterclass
Duration: 10.30am - 5.30pm, 2 weekends
When: Weekends

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Audition Workshop

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...

Begins: 11/11/23
Duration: 1 day, 10:30am - 5:30pm
When: Weekends
Ages: 16+

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Introduction to Voice Over Acting - Weekend Course

Facilitated by Al Doyle, one of the UK’s most in demand voice-over performers, this workshop will cover the core skills required to pursue a career in voice-over ...

Begins: 25/11/23
Type: Beginners
Duration: 2 days, 10.30am-5.30pm
When: Weekend
Ages: +16

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Introduction to Lighting Design

During the course of five days, participants will learn about different lighting technologies and learn the terminology used in the industry, becoming familiar wi...

Type: Beginners
Ages: 16+

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Fundamentals of Acting

The Fundamentals of Acting programme mirrors the work on our Introduction to Acting, Character Development and Screen Acting Courses with additional work on...

Type: Beginners
Duration: 20 weeks, Saturdays, 10.30am - 5.30pm
When: Summer, Weekends, Part-time
Ages: 18+

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Young Actors' Programme - 4 weeks

The programme introduces young performers to the reality of intensive training, replicating four weeks in the life of a full-time acting degree. The course will p...

Duration: 4 weeks, 10.00am - 5.00pm
When: Summer
Ages: 16+

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Introduction To Acting

The Lir Academy’s Introduction to Acting course is perfect for those who are both inquisitive about a future career in acting and those who simply want to challen...

Type: Beginners
Duration: 1 evening p/w, 10 weeks, 7.00pm - 9.30pm
When: Evenings
Ages: 18+

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Storytelling through Movment

Storytelling through Movement

This new two-day weekend course is led by tutor Arudhra Krishnaswamy and will introduce participants to a variety of tools, techniques and processes of performanc...

Duration: 2 days, 10:30am - 5:30pm
When: Weekends
Ages: 18+

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The Beckett Weekend

The Beckett Weekend will explore some of the best of Samuel Beckett's poetry, prose and drama, as well as his dark humour, musicality and the stark beauty of his ...

Duration: 2 days, 10:30am - 5:30pm
When: Weekends
Ages: 18+

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One-Day Dialect: US Accents Intensive

We will focus mainly on General American, but will also explore the accents of New York and the American Southern States. Over the course of the day, we...

Duration: 1 day, 10:30am - 5:30pm
Ages: 18+

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Introduction to Playwriting (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...

Type: Evening, Online
Duration: 10 weeks, 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Ages: 18+

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Audiobook Narration

Being read to is one of our primary experiences as children, and thanks to podcasts and audiobooks there has been an explosion in popularity for adults too. Using...

Type: Evening, Online
Duration: 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Online, 10 weeks, Thursday
Ages: 18+

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Actors' Ensemble, Actor Training

This six-month-long course is specifically designed for emerging actors who have been considering actor training but can’t yet commit to it full-time. The partici...

Duration: 6 months, 7.00-9.30pm, 2 evenings a week, Tuesdays & Thursdays
Ages: 18+

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Summer Acting Camp

The course is designed for young actors aged 13-15 who have a passionate interest in performing and would like to have an early start in acting training. Partici...

Duration: 1 week, 10am - 2pm
When: Summer
Ages: 13-15

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Physical Theatre

Physical Theatre is an eight week course exploring the transformative techniques employed by the physical actor in performance. Students are introduced to physic...

Type: Evening
Duration: 1 evening p/w, 7.00pm - 9.30pm
Ages: 18+

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Introduction to Costume Design

This 5-day course offers an insight into the creative process behind designing costumes for theatre. Participants will be taught by top industry professionals who...

Type: Beginners
Duration: 1 week
When: Summer
Ages: 16+

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Musical Theatre

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...

Type: Beginners
Duration: 10 weeks, 1 evening p/w, 6.30pm - 9.00pm, Monday
When: Evenings
Ages: 18+

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Introduction to Set Design

This practical weekend workshop will give you an introduction to the stages of set design, from reading the script and creating a concept, to understanding what i...

Type: Beginners
Duration: 2 days
When: Weekend
Ages: 16+

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Individual Coaching Class

Tuition is available from The Lir Academy's resident tutors including: Cathal Quinn – ...

When: All
Ages: 18+

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Young Actors' Programme - 2 weeks

The course is designed for young people aged 16 - 21 who have a passionate interest in performing, who may be thinking of applying to The Lir Academy or a similar...

Duration: 2 weeks, 10.00am - 5.00pm
When: Summer
Ages: 16+

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I A Clown

I A Clown

I A Clown will bring you on a journey to uncover the clown inside you. The course will encourage you to take an in-depth look at your ...

Duration: 1 week, 10.00am - 5.00pm
When: Summer
Ages: 18+

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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...

Type: Online
Duration: 1 day
When: Weekends
Ages: 16+

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Musical Theatre Intensive

During the course students will work with a singing tutor/musical director, core Lir teachers and leading musical theatre directors and choreographers, to develop...

Duration: 2 weeks, 9:30am - 5:00pm
When: Summer
Ages: 16+

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Intermediate Acting: Character Development

This ten week course, a continuation from the Introduction to Acting course, will co...

Duration: 10 weeks, 1 evening p/w, 7:00pm - 9:30, Thursday
When: Evenings
Ages: 18+

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Stage Combat

This course is suitable for complete beginners and those actor-combatants looking to improve their unarmed fighting skills for film and theatre. Unarmed is probab...

Duration: 10 weeks, 1 evening p/w, 7.00pm - 10.00pm
When: Evenings
Ages: 18+

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Armed Combat

Armed Combat

This armed combat course will cover all the essential rapier and dagger techniques, their safety principles, and how to perform them so they are believable to an ...

Duration: 10 weeks, 1 evening p/w, 7.00pm - 10.00pm
When: Evenings
Ages: 18+

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Introduction to Screen Acting

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...

Type: Beginners
Duration: 10 weeks, 1 evening p/w, 7.00pm - 9.30pm
When: Evenings
Ages: 18+

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Introduction To Dance

Introduction to Dance

Learn the basics of some of the world’s most famous and favourite dances. Sample the exotic rhythms of Tango one week and find yourself immersed in a crazy Charle...

Type: Beginners
Duration: eight weeks, 1 evening p/w, 7.30 pm - 9:00 pm, Monday
When: Evenings
Ages: 18+

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