Short Courses
Musical Theatre Intensive
During this course, students will work with a singing tutor/musical director, core Lir teachers and leading musical theatre directors and choreographers, to devel...
I A Clown
Join us for an immersive week, where I A Clown will bring you on a journey to uncover the clown inside you. ...
August 2024 ETC EOS Console Training: Essentials | The Lir Academy
ETC Europe, The Lir Academy and PSI Production are proud to present a series of one-day ETC EOS family training sessions across Ireland at vario...
August 2024 ETC EOS Console Training: Expanded | The Lir Academy
ETC Europe, The Lir Academy and PSI Production are proud to present a series of one-day ETC EOS family training sessions across Ireland at vario...
August ETC EOS Console Training: Advanced | The Lir Academy
ETC Europe, The Lir Academy and PSI Production are proud to present a series of one-day ETC EOS family training sessions across Ireland at vario...
August 2024 ETC EOS Console Training: Amplify | The Lir Academy
ETC Europe, The Lir Academy and PSI Production are proud to present a series of 1-day ETC EOS family training sessions across Ireland at various...
Summer Acting Camp - August
This summer course takes place in August and is designed for young actors aged 13-15 who have a passionate interest in performing and would like to have an early...
ETC EOS Console Training: Networking | The Lir Academy
ETC's Eos family of consoles provides power that is elegant, approachable, and scalable. These hands-on training events will give you the opportunity to...
August ETC EOS Console Training: Augment3d | The Lir Academy
ETC Europe, The Lir Academy and PSI Production are proud to present a series of one-day ETC EOS family training sessions across Ireland at vario...
Sept 2024 ETC EOS Console Training: Essentials | Solstice Navan
ETC Europe, The Lir Academy and PSI Production are proud to present a series of one-day ETC EOS family training sessions across Ireland at vario...
Sept 2024 ETC EOS Console Training: Expanded | Solstice Navan
ETC Europe, The Lir Academy and PSI Production are proud to present a series of one-day ETC EOS family training sessions across Ireland at vario...
Youth Ensemble
Youth Ensemble is part of our Youth Academy - teen drama classes for young people. They are taught by leading professionals, many of whom also teach on the Founda...
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-tap...
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...
Introduction to Dance
Sample the exotic rhythms of Tango one week and find yourself immersed in a crazy Charleston the next. Learn 4 dances over 8 weeks, suitable for individuals and c...
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...
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...
Actors' Ensemble, Actor Training
APPLY NOW Actors' Ensemble is a six-...
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...
Introduction To Acting - Over 35's
Following a number of enquiries from mature applicants about our programmes, we have created an introduction to acting class specifically catering to students age...
Audiobook Narration (Online)
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...
Intermediate Acting: Character Development
This ten-week course, a continuation from the Introduction to Acting course, will co...
Youth Academy - Acting (15-17)
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 - Musical Theatre (15-17)
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 (age 12-14)
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Individual Coaching Class
Tuition is available from The Lir Academy's resident tutors including: Cathal Quinn – ...
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...
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...
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...
Stanislavski Weekend Course
The weekend workshop is a practical introduction to the core tenets of Stanislavski’s System - the actor’s work on the body, on character, on the text and on stag...
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 ...
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...
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...
Intro to Acting - Sligo Weekend Workshop
This course is designed to give you a taste of The Lir Academy's actor training through our ever-popular Introduction to Acting course over an intensive weekend. ...
