The Lir Academy

31/08/2026

Join our Youth Academy takes place each Saturday Afternoons from 12.30 - 3pm! This course is designed for young people aged 15-17 who are looking to take the next step in their actor training journey.
Learn more at the link in our bio.

This acting class covers core performance skills in voice, movement, and improvisation. Participants work with classical and contemporary play texts through scenes and monologues, while developing technical abilities in sight reading and script breakdown.

30/08/2026

Meet our Screen Acting Over 35s tutor, Kristian Phillips! Kristian is an actor and writer who leads numerous courses with us at The Lir Academy.

His significant experience includes TV credits on: THE ENGLISH on Amazon; FINDING JOY on RTE; PRESS on BBC; SHAKESPEARE AND HATHAWAY on BBC; NIGHTMARES on Channel 4; DOCTORS on BBC; and WIZARDS Vs ALIENS on CBBC.
Alongside this, recent productions include STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Smock Alley; SUZY STORCK at Smock Alley Boy's School; AS YOU LIKE IT at Regents Park; RICHARD III at Almeida Theatre; OF MICE AND MEN at Birmingham REP & Tour; THE ALCHEMIST at Liverpool Playhouse; and THE PASSION at National Theatre Wales.

Book now at https://www.thelir.ie/courses/screen-acting-level-2-over-35s

28/08/2026

Have you taken the leap into screenwriting but want to know more? Our Screenwriting Level 2 course delves deeper into the craft of screenwriting, led by writer and actor Kristian Phillips. A graduate of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, he came to writing after a decade as a professional actor.

Read our Q&A with Kristian to answer all the questions you may have about this new course, and whether it is for you. Next course beginning September 23, learn more here www.thelir.ie/news/q-a-with-screenwriting-tutor-kristian-philips

27/08/2026

Our Over 35s Screen Acting Level 1 & Level 2 courses are for students who prefer to learn alongside similarly aged peers! Whether you’re taking your very first step into acting or looking to sharpen your on-camera technique, our courses allow you to build real confidence in front of the lens with guidance from top industry professionals.

🎟️ Spaces are limited, book now at https://shorturl.at/TCNtU

The Lir Academy offers courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level in acting, directing, costume design, lighting design, producing, stage design, stage management, technical theatre and writing for the theatre and related professions. There are also a range of short courses available in…

26/08/2026

SCRIPTED as part of Join us for an afternoon of performed readings of extracts of new plays by this year's MFA playwrights. This year’s MFA playwrights are Lexi Silva, Liza Borghesani, Greice Kessler, and Moya Noctor.

We are currently sold out but more tickets will be release closer to the event, if you click into BOOK NOW in our website, you can add your name to the waiting list.

24/08/2026

The world is getting hotter, and Irish people must be naked at all times to preserve resources. Welcome to Galway in the year 2045: an air-conditioned, indoor city where covering your skin incurs a hefty fine.

Ari Bhatti's seriously unserious naked dance-theatre show - a funny, sweaty look at climate crisis, Catholic guilt, shame and our relationship with naked bodies.

Learn more at www.fringefest.com/festival/whats-on/sweat

Funded by Galway County Council. Supported by Fishamble: The New Play Company.

Image Credit: Kate Hume

24/08/2026

***Afternoon sessions available only. Mornings now booked out***
Our Youth Academy takes place each Saturday. This course is designed for young people aged 15-17 who are looking to take the next step in their actor training journey.

Learn more at https://shorturl.at/PDkVU

This acting class covers core performance skills in voice, movement, and improvisation. Participants work with classical and contemporary play texts through scenes and monologues, while developing technical abilities in sight reading and script breakdown.

Designed by Roger Evans, The Lir Academy’s Course Director of Short Courses and delivered by The Lir Academy’s Short Course tutor team these Saturday acting classes will focus on the core elements of acting training delivered at The Lir Academy. The course will cover key elements of actor traini...

23/08/2026

At this acting audition workshop, one of the core acting teachers at The Lir Academy, will guide participants through preparing for auditions, through careful selection of monologues and developing characterisation.

Learn more at www.thelir.ie/courses/audition-workshop-weekend-2

This workshop will be extremely useful for those preparing for The Lir Academy auditions and/or any other drama school that participants may be applying to.

At this acting audition workshop, one of the core acting teachers at The Lir Academy, will guide participants through preparing for auditions, through careful selection of monologues and developing characterisation. This workshop will be extremely useful for those preparing for The Lir Academy…

21/08/2026

Are you looking to enhance your creative writing skills for stage? Playwriting Level 1 this September will help you develop the tools to craft stories, using frameworks such as narrative structure through plot and setting.
Led by Andrew Tidmarsh, who has taught at RADA and Goldsmiths, London as well as working in film and theatre.

See more at https://www.thelir.ie/courses/playwriting-l1

A 10-week playwriting course for beginners focusing on the main elements of creating stories, like narrative crafting, character development and dialogue. No experience needed.