Short Courses
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 ...
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...
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...
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. ...
Theatre Directing Level 1
This course is suitable for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of directing as beginners or people wth some experience of stage work. This includes ac...
Acting - Level 3
Acting Level 3 is a scene-study intensive designed for students who have completed L...
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...
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...
Actor as Writer
Actor as Writer is a practical in-person weekend course that explores how actors can use the tools they already possess: intention, action, imagination, and senso...
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 ...
Young Actors' Programme (Senior Cycle) - 2 Weeks
The course is designed for young people aged 16 - 18 years who have a passionate interest in performing, who may be thinking of applying to The Lir Academy or a s...
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 1 - Summer School
The Lir Academy’s Actign 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...
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...
Acting Level 2: Summer School
This week-long course, a continuation from the Acting Level 2 course, will concentrate on working with a director on the study of characters and individual scenes...
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 ...
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, ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Individual Coaching Class
Tuition is available from The Lir Academy's resident tutors including: Cathal Quinn – ...
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...
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...
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...