Short courses in Acting.
Teen Taster Weekend
Do you want to know what it's like to experience our Junior Academy course but are unsure about whether you want to commit to the full 6 months? This intensive Te...
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...
Intermediate Acting: Character Development
This ten week course, a continuation from the Introduction to Acting course, will co...
Intro to Acting - Galway Weekend Workshop
This course is designed to give you a taste of The Lir Academy's actor training programme throughout an intensive weekend. Led by leading Lir practitioner...
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...
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...
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...
Intro to Acting Kilkenny Weekend Workshop
This course is designed to give you a taste of The Lir Academy's actor training programme throughout an intensive weekend. Led by leading Lir practitioner...
Intro to Acting - Belfast Weekend Workshop
This course is designed to give you a taste of The Lir Academy's actor training programme throughout an intensive weekend. Led by leading Lir practitioner...
Intro to Acting - Limerick Weekend Workshop
This course is designed to give you a taste of The Lir Academy's actor training programme throughout an intensive weekend. Led by leading Lir practitioner...
Intro to Acting - Sligo Weekend Workshop
This course is designed to give you a taste of The Lir Academy's actor training programme throughout an intensive weekend. Led by leading Lir practitioner...
Summer Acting Camp - July
There are also dates available for our Summer Acting ...
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...
Introduction to Acting - Summer School
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...
Screen Acting Intensive - Summer School
Lead by filmmaker Émilie Richard-Froozan, this course will workshop the nuances of working on screen and in front of a camera. Through workshops and discu...
Intermediate Acting: Summer School
This week long course, a continuation from the Introduction to Acting course, will c...
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 ...
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...
Summer Acting Camp - August
There are also dates available for our Summer Acting...
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...
Youth Ensemble
Youth Ensemble is taught by leading professionals, many of whom also teach on the Foundation Diploma in Acting and Theatre and the Bachelor in Acting underg...
Individual Coaching Class
Tuition is available from The Lir Academy's resident tutors including: Cathal Quinn – ...
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...
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
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...