Program Overview

Overview of the Bachelor in Acting Program

The Bachelor in Acting is a three-year, full-time, intensive honours degree designed for individuals serious about acting and wanting to become professional actors. The program is structured in consultation with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London and consists of a practical skills-based course that enables students to learn by doing.

Program Structure and Content

The program is taught by the UK and Ireland's leading theatre practitioners, with visiting international directors, actors, playwrights, and producers regularly scheduled to take workshops, manage projects, and lend their expertise to the learning experience. Students are taught in acting technique, voice, movement, and singing, as well as complementary classes in dramaturgy and text analysis, over six semesters (two per annum) or nine terms (three per annum).

First and Second Year

• Students take compulsory modules in Acting and Text, Movement Studies, and Voice Studies.
• Teaching is by practical workshop and delivered by professional practitioners.
• Considerable individual tuition supplements the workshops in all aspects of the course.
• Students are introduced to the techniques of acting for recorded media (film, radio, television).
• At the end of the second year, students combine all the skills developed over the two years of training in their first ensemble production to an invited audience.

Third Year

• Students are cast in a series of 5 theatre productions, directed by professional theatre directors.
• Each production has multiple performances over a 7-day period and plays to invited agents, directors, producers, as well as the general public.
• Students are also cast in a short film, directed by a professional film director and filmed both on set and on location.
• The films receive a public screening.
• Students perform an audition showcase in both Dublin and London before an invited audience of agents and directors.

Admission Requirements

• Entry is by audition.
• Students prepare a classical, a contemporary, and a reserve monologue (which can be either classical or contemporary) for the first audition.
• Each monologue should be no more than three minutes long.
• Successful applicants at the first audition are required to attend at least one more round of auditions at which voice, movement, and group skills are assessed.
• The final date for receipt of applications is the beginning of February 2025; however, applicants are encouraged to apply from October 2024 onwards.
• Auditions are held between November 2024 and March 2025.

English Language Requirements

• All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language.
• Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements.

Course Fees

For a full list of undergraduate fees, please refer to the relevant section of the university's website.

Graduate Skills and Career Opportunities

The course is specifically designed to train actors for the theatre, TV, and film. All training is provided by dedicated theatre professionals with strong industry links. The final year productions and showcases are designed to attract international employment opportunities for the students. There is a strong emphasis in the training on career preparation, and students will be taught not only how to work as an actor but also how to sustain a career as an actor.

Awards

• B.Histr. Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ Level 8)

Number of Places

• 16 Places

Next Intake

• September 2025

Related Courses

• Diploma in Acting and Theatre
• Drama and Theatre Studies
• Drama Studies (JH)
• Film
• Film Studies (JH)
• Music
• Music (JH)
• Stage Management and Technical Theatre

The Bachelor in Acting program at The Lir Academy, Trinity College Dublin, offers a comprehensive and intensive training in acting, preparing students for careers in professional theatre and related industries. With a strong emphasis on practical skills, career preparation, and industry connections, this program is ideal for individuals committed to pursuing a career as a professional actor.