Short Courses
Actor as Writer
Actor as Writer is a practical in-person weekend course (Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th of May), that explores how actors can use the tools they...
The Clown Within - Weekend Workshop
Whether you're a performer, artist, or someone simply looking to reconnect with your playful side, this workshop invites you to explore the transformative art of ...
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 ...
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
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...
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, ...
Screenwriting Intensive
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Acting - Level 2
This ten-week course, is a continuation from Acting - Level 1 (previously known as I...
Acting - Over 35s - Level 2
This ten-week course, formerly known as Intermediate Acting: Character Development, ...
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...
Acting - Level 3
Acting Level 3 is a scene-study intensive designed for students who have completed L...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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. ...
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...
Physical Theatre
Physical Theatre is a course exploring the transformative techniques employed by the physical actor in performance. Students are introduced to physical principle...
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,...
Individual Coaching Class
Tuition is available from The Lir Academy's resident tutors including: Cathal Quinn – ...