UCD Ad Astra Performing Arts – DEADLINE: 31st January 2024

Date: Thursday 18/1/24

UCD Ad Astra Performing Arts Scholars The UCD Ad Astra Performing Arts programme offers opportunities to students who excel in theatre performance (actor, playwright, director, designer etc.)/classical music and wish to develop their performance talents while pursuing a degree in UCD. At any one time, there are 20 Performing Arts Scholars in the programme with…

Workshop with Davey Kelleher – Saturday 20th January

Date: Wednesday 17/1/24

This week’s workshop will be led by DYT’s Artistic Director: Davey Kelleher . The workshop will take place on Saturday 20th January, 11am-1pm, in the DYT Studio, Montague Lane. Stagecraft and Character This week’s workshop will be focusing on stagecraft, physicality on stage, character development and dramatic interpretation. Click here to sign up for Davey’s…

Workshop with Philip Naudé and Eva Scanlan – Saturday 13th January

Date: Tuesday 9/1/24

This week’s workshop will be with Philip Naudé and Eva Scanlan, co-producers of The 24 Hour Plays: Dublin. The workshop will take place on Saturday 13th January, (at the slightly later time of) 11:30am-1:30pm, in the DYT Studio, Montague Lane The workshop will look at the following: The 24 Hour Plays as a microcosm of…

Workshop with Jeda de Brí – Saturday 6th January

Date: Wednesday 3/1/24

Our first workshop back for 2024 will be with Jeda de Brí. The workshop will take place on Saturday 6th January, 11am-1pm, in the DYT Studio, Montague Lane Jeda ran some workshops last year but most of you will remember her from being the director of this year’s Big Show: Animal Farm or from being…

DYT Writers Group 2024

Date: Thursday 14/12/23

DYT’s Writers’ Group will be led by theatre artist John King. John will be joining us partly in thanks to the  NCYI Artist in Youth Work Residency Grant. The writer’s group will meet regularly on Monday evenings in the new year with a staged reading of a selection of newly written work at the end of the process. The starting…

DYT Members Tickets for The 24 Hour Plays 2024

Date: Tuesday 12/12/23

The 24 Hour Plays: Dublin is back at the Abbey Theatre for its 11th annual fundraising event in aid of Dublin Youth Theatre. On the weekend of Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th January, and all within 24 hours, six short plays will be written, rehearsed and performed by the best of Irish writing and directing…

Intensive Workshop with John King – 16th & 17th December

Date: Saturday 9/12/23

Next weekend! Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th December, for our FINAL event of the year, we have a very special DYT two day intensive, open to all members. Both days will run from 10-4pm at Montague Lane, facilitated by our Resident Artist, John King, (newly appointed Resident Director at the Abbey Theatre) John is developing…

Second Year Workshop with Katie O’Halloran – 2nd December

Date: Thursday 30/11/23

This week’s workshop for second years will be with Katie O’Halloran. The workshop will take place on Saturday 2nd December, 11am-1pm, in the DYT Studio, Montague Lane You may be required to prep beforehand for the workshop so make sure you read through the workshop description very carefully Audition Preparation Come prepared with a monologue or…

Second Year Workshop with Jeda de Brí – 25th November *POSTPONED*

Date: Wednesday 22/11/23

This week’s workshop for second years will be with Jeda de Brí. The workshop will take place on Saturday 25th November, 11am-1pm, in the DYT Studio, Montague Lane Jeda ran some workshops last year but most of you will remember her from being the director of this year’s Big Show: Animal Farm. Horror for the…