Frequently Asked Questions
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- WHY CHOOSE THE GAIETY SCHOOL OF ACTING?
The Gaiety School of Acting is widely regarded as Ireland's premier training facility for actors. The policy of the Gaiety School of Acting is to train actors for the theatre, film and television industries. Through our two-year intensive acting programme an individual will grow in confidence and develop techniques which will enable them to respond to the challenges of theatre, film and television while also being pro-active in the development of new work.
Past students work in all areas of the profession, and have been seen recently in The Clinic, Fair City, Bachelors Walk and many major TV drama series. They work with the Abbey Theatre, the Gate Theatre, Druid Theatre Company and in theatre festivals. You will find ex-students of Gaiety School of Acting appearing in Regional Repertory Theatres, Theatre in Education Companies and Hollywood movies.
Some examples of recent graduates' work include:
- Don Wycherley (1992) Bachelors Walk, Ballykissangel (TV)
- Aishling O'Sullivan (1992) The Clinic, The Butcher Boy, The Baby War (TV)
- Stuart Townsend (1993) About Adam, Trapped, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (films)
- Eva Birthistle (1995): Holby City, Silent Witness, Poirot, The State Within, Breakfast on Pluto (TV & Film)
- Rory Nolan (2003) Improbable Frequency, Heavenly Bodies, Dr. Ledbetter's Experiment, (theatre), The Taming Of The Shrew.
- Aidan Turner (2004) The Plough and the Stars, Cry From Heaven, Yokohama Delegation, Titus Andronicus (theatre)
- Paul Reid (2004) Monged, Love is the Drug, Boy Eats Girl (TV & theatre)
- Gertrude Montgomery (1995) Treehouses, Melonfarmer, The House of Bernarda Alba, Phaedra, The Clinic (TV & Theatre)
- Suzy Lawlor (2005) Showbands II, Adrenalin, The Worst Thing (TV & theatre)
- Sarah Greene (2006) The Year of the Hiker, Empress of India (theatre)
- Tara Blaise (2003) Singer - Solo album ‘Dancing On Tables Barefoot'. Featured vocalist on John Hughes' album ‘Wild Ocean'.
- DOES THE GAIETY SCHOOL OF ACTING HAVE UNIVERSITY VALIDATION?
- WHY DRAMA SCHOOL?
- WHAT'S DUBLIN CITY LIKE?
- DO I NEED TO TRAIN?
- WILL I BE RICH AND FAMOUS?
- WHERE IS THE GAIETY SCHOOL OF ACTING?
- WHAT DO THE FACILITIES INCLUDE?
- WHAT IS AN AVERAGE WEEK LIKE FOR A FULL TIME STUDENT?
- CAN FULL TIME STUDENTS WORK OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL?
- HOW CAN I JOIN THE WEBSITE?
