Tutors
Patrick Sutton
Patrick Sutton is Director of Ireland’s premier drama school, The Gaiety School of Acting-The National Theatre School of Ireland. Trained at Dartington College of Arts, England, Patrick graduated in 1980 with an honours theatre degree. He has recently received his MA in Screenwriting from IADT. He has worked extensively as an actor in Ireland, England and France. Patrick is a former Director of Plymouth Action Community Theatre, The National Festival of Youth Theatres, Ireland, Wexford Arts Centre, and Artistic Director of TEAM Theatre Company. Patrick has worked at a senior level in politics, industry and the arts. He was a government appointee to the board of The Irish Arts Council where he acted as chairman of the grants and business and finance subcommittees (1997-2005) From 2005-2009 he served on the board of Culture Ireland, the International Irish arts promotion agency. Patrick is a former Government appointee to the board of The Irish Museum of Modern Art. He is a former board member of Storytellers Theatre Company and The Project Arts Centre. He is currently a board member of The Lisa Richards Actors agency, The Arts for Peace Foundation, The Gaiety School of Acting and Smock Alley Theatre. Most recently he has been appointed to the Governing Authority of The Dublin Institute of Technology.
Donal Courtney
Donal trained at the Gaiety School of Acting and has qualifications in Combat and Directing from the British Academicy of Dramatic Combat and the University of Ulster. He has worked as a workshop facilitator for a range of public and private organisations including DIAGEO, IES, Kinsale College of Further Education, Kylemore VEC, Young Gaiety Saturday School at the Gaiety School of Acting.
John Delaney
John trained at the Gaiety School of Acting and was the Coordinator of our Part TIme programmes. He has been involved in the design of courses at the Gaiety School of Acting and has worked on our outreach programmes with Businesses, Community and Schools