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. We succesfully train actors for the theatre, film and television industries.
Past students work in all areas of the profession, and have been seen recently in The Clinic, Fair City, Bachelors Walk, Casualty, The Bill, Tudors and many major TV drama series.
They work with the Abbey Theatre, the Gate Theatre, Druid Theatre Company, Rough Magic, Fishamble amongst other major theatre companies and in theatre festivals. You will find ex-students of Gaiety School of Acting appearing in Regional Repertory Theatres, Theatre in Education Companies and major films.
Some examples of recent graduates' work include:
Don Wycherley - 1992 Bachelors Walk, Ballykissangel
Aishling O'Sullivan - 1992 The Clinic, The Butcher Boy, The Baby War
Stuart Townsend - 1993 About Adam, Trapped, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Eva Birthistle - 1995 Holby City, Silent Witness, Poirot, The State Within, Breakfast on Pluto
Rory Nolan - 2003 Improbable Frequency, Heavenly Bodies, Dr. Ledbetter's Experiment, The Taming Of The Shrew, The Last Days of the Celtic Tiger
Aidan Turner - 2004 The Plough and the Stars, Cry From Heaven, Yokohama Delegation, Titus Andronicus, The Clinic
Paul Reid - 2004 Monged, Love is the Drug, Boy Eats Girl
Gertrude Montgomery - 1995 Treehouses, Melonfarmer, The House of Bernarda Alba, Phaedra, The Clinic
Suzy Lawlor - 2005 Showbands II, Adrenalin, The Worst Thing
Sarah Greene - 2006 The Year of the Hiker, Empress of India
Tara Blaise - 2003 Singer Solo album ‘Dancing On Tables Barefoot'. Featured vocalist on John Hughes' album ‘Wild Ocean'.
- Does the GSA have a degree validation?
- Why drama school?
- Whats'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?
- How is an average week like for a full time student?
- Can full time students work outside of school?
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- Can I rent a studio at the Gaiety School of Acting?
- Do you offer work experience placements for transition year students?
- What's involved in the audition for the full time course?
- Does the GSA have student housing?
- Can I do one-on-one classes with your tutors?
