The Lir, National Academy of Dramatic Art at Trinity College Dublin presents a range of courses for students interested in deepening their understanding of drama either as a hobby or as a professional career.
If you are or know someone who is curious, creative, and likes to help make things happen, we could have a programme for you.
The skills that people come to us with include: creative flair; artistic skills; painting; design; construction; woodcutting; 3-D model making; crafting; problem solving; ability to focus; as well as acting skills.
Our full-time undergraduate courses are bachelor degrees awarded by Trinity College Dublin. We also offer a 6-month Foundation Diploma in Acting & Theatre for students who have talent but need to build confidence before committing to 3 years of training.
Our Bachelor of Stage Management and Technical Theatre course explores the world behind the scenes of technical theatre and includes modules in lighting, sound, construction, prop-making, scenic painting, costume and production management. There is high demand for our technical graduates with 97% going straight into jobs straight after college.
This course and our Bachelor of Acting programme are full-time and not part of the CAO points system, application is by audition or interview. Trinity does require students to have achieved the basic matriculation in their final exams.
Alongside this, our Youth Academy offers a range of short courses for young people aged 12-17 over the summer and throughout the year.
Primarily, this focuses on performance training and developing the confidence of young people through drama, skills for life. We also offer audition workshops for people preparing for drama school auditions including online and in person over a day, weekend or 2 weekends.
All courses are taught by The Lir Academy’s expert tutors who are all practitioners in their fields and connected to the industry. You can see more details on all of these courses by going to thelir.ie/courses.
