We had our final class of the term this week. We played lots of improv games and team building exercises! We even had a mini easter egg hunt in some of the classes. Have a lovely break everyone and see you in September! Make sure to get those deposits in this week to secure your place! Here are some photos of us in our all glory!
We had a fantastic weekend at the Speech and Drama Teachers of Ireland Festival at the Radison St Helens. Not only did we all have lots of fun and learn loads over the weekend, but we are winners of the Junior Poetry Shield as well as the Junior Drama Shield! I'm so proud of all my students! Keep up the good work! Looking forward to September already!
I'm so proud of all of my students for their hard work and dedication this year. We had great success at this years feis, with an overwhelming amount of prizes but more importantly lots of fun!
We are now closed for the summer and classes for September are full! You can always put your name down on our waiting list by call, text or email.
Well done everyone and looking forward to September already!
The Speech and Drama Teachers of Ireland festival is approaching! Keep Practicing! Only 5 classes left until the 23rd and 24th of April!
We are back on Wednesday September 16th and Thursday 17th! Looking forward to our exams in December already! If you are unsure of your class time contact Aoibhinn on 0862227809.
Our exams with the Irish Board of Speech and Drama are approaching! They will take place Thursday December 10th ! Keep practicing all your exam material!
Our new term begins Wednesday 16th of September! Remember to bring your copy, you can use the one you had last year. Looking forward to a term filled with fun, games and drama!
Our Spraoí Academy of Speech and Drama hoodies are in the process of being ordered! Remember to send your order form in nextclass to receive yours in time for the Feis! They come in white, royal blue, Fuschia and pale pink. Choose a colour and it will have our theatre mask logo on the front and back! I can't wait to get mine!!! :)
I learned my own craft from a host of vauable sources, family (I was born with acting in my veins), courses, training and workshops. But aside from that, there is nothing more useful than live theatre. I feel strongly about getting out to the theatre and watching other actors and directors at work. I like to encourage this in my students. It can be hard to find plays that are suitable for children that I can recommend to parents and I am always on the lookout. Aidan Dooley's one man show 'Tom Crean- Antarctic Explorer' is one that I recommend time and time again. I have seen it TWICE myself and would happily go to it again. Luckily for us, it is returning to the Olympia in May! http://www.olympia.ie/whats-on/tom-crean-antarctic-explorer/. It's only runnung for 7 nights from May 11th, so I would grab tickets as early as possible if I were you! As an extra bonus, it's on the Primary School History Curriculum as well, so not only is it an enriching theatre experience, but also provides solid facts about Tom Crean's time in the Antarctic. We will hopefully go on a Spraoi theatre outing to this show in May!!
Another great play coming up is The Abbey Theatre's production of 'A Midsummer night's dream'. I have performed in this play on a number of occasions and it is undoubtedly my favourite play of all time. I have yet to see the Abbey's interpretation but I like the angle that they have taken on it. True to Shakespeare’s original text, this contemporary interpretation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream centres on the residents of a nursing home! It runs from the 11th of Febraury to the 28th of March. http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats_on/event/a-midsummer-nights-dream/
Let me know if you have a an upcoming play suitable for children. I think it's so important to expose children to REAL theatre, not just shows written especially for kids or the more commonly viewed musicals.
Welcome to our new website! There will be frequent updates and info on Spraoi Academy of Speech and Drama. We are currently looking forward to the Speech and Drama Teachers of Ireland Festival on the 21st and 22nd of March. Get thinking about those costumes! Be as creative as you like!
