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Short courses in Acting.
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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...![Clown course at The Lir Academy crop](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Clown-course-at-The-Lir-Academy-crop.png)
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. ...![Summercamp Hero The Lir min](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Summercamp-Hero-The-Lir-min.jpg)
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...![Youth Ensemble 2024](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Youth-Ensemble-2024.jpg)
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...![Lir Blood Wedding 800 pix for web Keith Dixon Photography 92](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Lir-Blood-Wedding-800-pix-for-web-©-Keith-Dixon-Photography-92.jpg)
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...![Young Filmmakers](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Young_filmmakers.jpg)
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...![Copy of Lir For Net THE EVENTS Keith Dixon Photography 7 1 1](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Copy-of-Lir-For-Net-THE-EVENTS-¬Keith-Dixon-Photography-7-1-1.jpg)
Actors' Ensemble, Actor Training
APPLY NOW Actors' Ensemble is a six-...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...![IMG 0404](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/IMG_0404.jpg)
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...![Image For Intro To Acting On Website](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Image-for-intro-to-acting-on-website.jpg)
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...![Lir 800pix for web Anatomy of a Suicide 192](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Lir-800pix-for-web-Anatomy-of-a-Suicide-192.jpg)
Intermediate Acting: Character Development
This ten-week course, a continuation from the Introduction to Acting course, will co...![Armed Combat](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Armed-Combat.jpg)
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 ...![Fight scene from Midwinter for Stage Combat](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Fight-scene-from-Midwinter-for-Stage-Combat.jpg)
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...![Course Individualcoachingclass](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/course-IndividualCoachingClass.png)
Individual Coaching Class
Tuition is available from The Lir Academy's resident tutors including: Cathal Quinn – ...![Lir The Wild Duck 800 Pix For Web 150 1](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Lir-The-Wild-Duck-800-Pix-For-Web-150-1.jpg)
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 Course 2 new image](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/The-Beckett-Weekend-Course-2-new-image.png)
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 ...![Intermediate Screen Acting](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Intermediate-Screen-Acting.jpg)
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...![Lir Untitled low res 209](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Lir-Untitled-low-res-209.jpg)
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. ...![Lir Lady Windermeres Fan For WEB 72](/images/courses/_600x400_crop_center-center_85_none/Lir-Lady-Windermeres-Fan-For-WEB-72.jpg)