Professional Development

We believe actor training is a lifelong challenge and offer workshops with recognised experts, in a variety of fields, to those working in the profession, keen to hone their performance skills.

Throughout the year, we run workshops for professional actors, providing the opportunity to explore new ways of working and refresh the skills they already have.
We invite practitioners at the top of their field to share their expertise with local actors. In the last few years we’ve had sessions with Donna Soto-Morettini (author and casting director for BBC’s The Voice), Michael Corbidge (Voice & Text Coach for the Royal Shakespeare Company) and Judylee Vivier (Director of Acting at the Brooklyn College, New York).
We keep course fees to a minimum and are keen to respond to requests from actors and agents with suggestions for further workshops.

Actor Workshops
The Lyric Theatre is delighted to have received funding from the Arts Council for Northern Ireland to facilitate FREE workshops for professional actors, directors and acting graduates in Northern Ireland in 2021/22.
To book your place in these workshops, please email your CV to info@lyrictheatre.co.uk
Please state the workshop you wish to attend. Workshop spaces are limited and will be offered on a first come, first served basis, and a waiting list will be kept if there are more applicants than spaces.
Eligibility Criteria: these workshops are for professional actors, including acting graduates, and directors. Your CV should include at least two professional credits or details of formal actor training.

Backstage Courses
Don't fancy treading the boards? There are plenty of other careers available in theatre - take a look at the courses we offer in backstage skills.