Sorcha Furlong goes ‘back to fame school’ to launch our Autumn Programme for 2014
Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 2:55 pm | News & Events
Fair-City Actress Sorcha Furlong was on hand with actors Marnie McCleane, Stephen O’Leary, Dave Rowe and GSA Director, Patrick Sutton to launch the Autumn/Spring 2014/15 programme at our HQ in Temple Bar this morning, Sorcha, who plays Orla Kirwan, in the popular RTE series ‘Fair City’, completed an evening courses at the school when she was younger and is re-visiting her roots.
The Autumn/Spring 2014/15 programme offers an exciting range of new courses for both Adults and Children. There is a large selection part-time evening courses for Adults at the school’s HQ in Essex Street West, Temple Bar and at The Granary Theatre in Cork.
New and exciting Adult courses on offer in Temple Bar include:
–Radio Presentation The first blended-learning Radio Presentation course in Ireland. This course will take place on Wednesday evenings for 10 weeks and will be presented by experienced radio professionals Daryl Moorhouse (TinPot Productions), Jonathan Healy (Newstalk) and Colm O’Sullivan (Today FM) with Ruth Scott (2FM) as a guest lecturer. There is also a chance to win an internship with NEWSTALK.
-Long Form Improvisation Taught by Comedian Sharon Mannion this course involves making up scenes as you go along and helping one another to create a success story. It is a skilled used by most American comedians including Bill Murray, Tina Fay and Amy Poehler. Sharon already teaches the popular Stand Up Comedy courses at the school which will return again this Autumn.
– Commedia dell’Arte (The Art of Clowning around!) Taught by actor & director Ronan Dempsey, who trained at the prestigious Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris, this series of masterclasses and intensive options is ideal for people interested in learning the importance of Commedia Dell’Arte in theatre today and exploring the primary emotions and states of tension that aid comic writing and characterisation. There is also a version of this available for Young People aged 14 – 19 years entitled ‘Physical Theatre Ensemble’.
In Cork, Musical Theatre for Adults has been added to the programme and is set to be taught by Lauren Ronan, musical director for the UCC Musical Society and UCC Singers.
Other Popular short courses and weekend workshops for Adults set to return this year include:
- Introduction to Drama
- Acting for Camera
- Stand Up Comedy
- TV Presentation
- Accent
- Voice
- Singing
- Movement
- The Confidence Edge
- Casting & Audition
- Screenwriting Hothouse
The Young Gaiety Saturday School operates in Temple Bar, Navan, Bray, Malahide and Cork offering Drama, Performance & Musical Theatre (Temple Bar only) to children aged from a young as 18 month up until 18 years. Classes will commence on Saturday 27th September and run for 10 weeks.
There will be a host of TRY FOR FREE options available in advance of term for both Adults and Young People and the school is running an extensive range of free classes on Culture Night.
Patrick Sutton, Director of the Gaiety School of Ireland – The National Theatre School of Ireland insists ‘Our Autumn Programme offers something for everyone, whether you are looking to build your confidence, enhance your media skills, have a laugh or make people laugh! We have something for you!’
He continued ‘We are delighted to have Sorcha back here with us today. For almost 30 years, The Gaiety School of Acting – the National Theatre School of Ireland has been at the forefront of actor training in this country. We encourage everybody to rediscover their imagination and begin their own unique journey with us’.
For more information or to order a new brochure please call 01 6799277 or visit the website www.gaietyschool.com