Acclaimed actor, director and playwright Dan Gordon and current star of “Christmas Eve can Kill You” at the Lyric Theatre will be giving a masterclass in acting at the end of the month. His masterclass kickstarts the 2016 programme for an exciting new performance workshop company in Belfast, Theatre Masterclass Northern Ireland, offering budding actors the chance to learn from some of the best in the business.
Theatre Masterclass Northern Ireland is the brainchild of Northern Irish actor Fra Fee, best known for his role as Courfeyrac in Hollywood blockbuster Les Misérables, starring alongside Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe and Eddie Redmayne. Fee says, “I have taught workshops for young actors in Northern Ireland for several years and have always been astounded at the wealth of raw talent around. Young performers deserve an opportunity to develop and hone their skills in preparation for drama school auditions and life in the industry, and established performers should have the option to continue their development and exercise their skills in a creative environment alongside their professional work”.
Each masterclass will be structured to offer specifically tailored training, with each class involving an element of three main disciplines of acting, singing and movement. Dan Gordon’s master class on Sunday 24th January, “From Page to Stage” will share the lessons he’s learned through his career on how to tackle a script and character from scratch, discussing a variety of playwrights from O’Casey to Marie Jones to Samuel Beckett.
Other guest tutors lined up to teach at TMNI in the forthcoming months include Irish Musical Theatre star KILLIAN DONNELLY (Kinky Boots, Memphis, The Commitments) who will lead the Masterclass on 21st February and Irish actor RUTH McGILL (Best Supporting Actress Irish Times theatre Award Nominee for The Threepenny Opera,Sweeney Todd) who leads the Masterclass on 20th March. Future tutors include film and theatre actor CIARAN HINDS and Film and TV casting director CARLA STRONGE (Emmy Award Winner for Game of Thrones, HBO).
You can reserve a place by signing up via the website www.theatremasterclassni.com or emailing theatremasterclassni@gmail.com
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