Gaiety School of Acting

The Gaiety School of Acting (GSA) is a drama school located on Essex Street West in Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland. It was founded by theatre director Joe Dowling in 1986.

Gaiety School of Acting

Gaiety School of Acting in Temple Bar, Dublin
Type	Private
Established	1986^[1]
Address	Essex Street West, Temple Bar , Dublin , Ireland 53°20′42″N 6°15′56″W / 53.345014°N 6.265579°W / 53.345014; -6.265579
Website	gaietyschool.com

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Organisation and location

The Gaiety School of Acting was founded in 1986 and is operated as a "self funded not-for-profit organisation".^[2] The school aims to train actors for theatre, film and television.^{[citation needed]}

The school is based in Temple Bar, Dublin, with "Young Gaiety" classes also taking place in satellite locations in Bray and Malahide.^[3]

Courses

The school runs a two-year full-time Professional Actor Training course, part-time and youth courses in locations across Dublin, as well as a Masters of Arts in Theatre Practice in association with University College Dublin.^{[citation needed]}

One year part-time courses include a Performance Year and Advanced Performance Year in Acting, and a Performance Theatre Company course. Shorter ten-week courses are also offered.^{[citation needed]}

The school also hosts courses for international students, community and outreach schemes for Leaving Cert students, and corporate training programmes covering communication skills, leadership, and team building events.^{[citation needed]}

Writers

Writers that the school has commissioned include Marina Carr, Lally Katz and Gary Duggan.^{[citation needed]}

Notable graduates

The full time actor-training programme has produced graduate actors who have appeared in Irish theatres, in film and television nationally and internationally, and in theatres across England including The Royal Shakespeare Company and The National Theatre in London.^{[citation needed]} Graduates of the school have included:

• Colin Farrell^[4]
• Adam Fergus^[5]
• Sarah Greene^[6]
• Joanne King^{[citation needed]}
• Becky Lynch^[7]
• Flora Montgomery^{[citation needed]}
• Charlie Murphy^[8]
• Colin O'Donoghue^[8]
• Aisling O'Sullivan^[8]
• Lorraine Pilkington^[9]
• Karl Shiels^[10]
• Stuart Townsend^[11]
• Aidan Turner^[12]
• Olivia Wilde^[13]
• Deirdre O'Kane^[14]
• Moe Dunford^[15]
• Don Wycherley^[16]
• Mark O'Halloran^[17]
• David Wilmot^[18]
• Eva Birthistle^[19]
• Simone Kirby^[20]
• PJ Gallagher^[21]
• Ian Lloyd Anderson^[22]

See also

• Gaiety Theatre (unaffiliated)

References

1. . taoiseach.gov.ie. 2006. Archived from the original on 2 December 2007.
2. "FAQ". gaietyschool.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
3. "Acting Courses - The Gaiety School of Acting". iftn.ie. Irish Film and Television Network. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. "Colin Farrell: 'LA is superficial, but you get that in Dublin too'". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. "Adam's Big Break". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
6. "Alumnus of the Month – Sarah Greene". gaietyschool.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
7. "Rebecca Quin". Irish Film & Television Network. from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
8. "Alumni". gaietyschool.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
9. "Diamond in the rough". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 21 January 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
10. "Fair City actor Karl Shiels has died, aged 47". RTE News. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019. He began his career as an electrician but changed direction in the early nineties when he trained with the Gaiety School of Acting.
11. "'Fish' for compliments". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 18 October 1997. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
12. "Aidan Turner: 'It would be embarrassing if Poldark bombed'". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
13. "Olivia Wilde: 'Colin Farrell was like God to my acting class in The Gaiety'". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
14. "When your world's the stage". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 8 July 1997. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
15. "Interview of the Month: Moe Dunford". gaietyschool.com. Gaiety School of Acting. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
16. "The Don's Early Light". independent.ie. The Irish Independent. 2 December 2001. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
17. "Double Take". independent.ie. The Irish Times. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
18. "GSA Graduates, Charlie Murphy & David Wilmot star in new movie '71'". gaietyschool.com. Gaiety School of Acting website. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
19. "Eva Birthistle win's Best Actress in a Leading Role Television at the IFTA'S". gaietyschool.com. Gaiety School of Acting website. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
20. "Simone Kirby Class of 2020 star of 'Jimmy's Hall' takes to the red carpet in Cannes 2014". gaietyschool.com. Gaiety School of Acting website. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
21. "PJ Gallagher". lisarichards.ie. Lisa Richards website. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
22. "This much I know: Ian Lloyd Anderson, actor". irishexaminer.com. The Irish Examiner website. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

External links

• The Gaiety School of Acting