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Flying Turtle Productions (Formerly the Abbey School of Drama)
LIVE & ZOOM CLASS OPTIONS!
The Flying Turtle Productions acting / drama school (formerly Abbey School of Drama), is an independent studio providing part-time courses for all levels of adult and youth students from Drama Sampler, Adult Drama for Fun, Improvistion, and Public Speaking for Non-Actors, Customized Corporate Training, Learn English Through Drama & Drama for Language Teaching, Screenwriting, Acting for Camera and the advanced performance course options including the 6-Month Part-Time Actor Training course.
Flying Turtle Productions acting / drama school features an international team of specialized instructors, all with extensive cross-over experience in teaching, acting, directing, writing and producing. The organisation was established in 2003 by Kathleen Warner Yeates; it engages the skills of performing artists directors and writers for the purpose of courses, tuition and training in the performing arts, acting, drama, theatrical and film production, corporate training, wellness and sharing methodologies.
Flying Turtle Productions has recently re-located to the Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 See our website at: www.flyingturtleproductions.com
Adult Scene Study Performance Course - Autumn 2024 RESERVING NOW! COVID_19: We have procedures in place such as small class size (10 student maximum), ventilation, santizing, and a HEPA Air Filter in place in the working studio. Adult Scene Study is a 10-week beginner/improver adult acting performance course covering some of the basics of voice and body work, improvisation, understanding text and performance.… |
Drama Sampler - LIVE class - January 2025 Our Drama Sampler is the perfect way to “dip your toe in the water” and sample a few courses in a supportive environment, to see if a longer class is for you. Running for 3 classes, 7-9:15pm, you will have a sampling of 3 beginner/intermediate level courses. See below for details of the next Drama… |
Welcome to Improvisation - November-December IMPROV COURSE! This dynamic 6 week course covers the basics of improvisation including collaborative theatre games, status, character work, devising scripts, and a variety of other techniques. We will practice voice and body work, and exercises that connect imagination to action and free the intuitive subconscious to increase creativity and moment-to-moment awareness. It is suitable for beginners… |
Adult Drama for Fun LIVE CLASS -NEW 4-week Autumn Mini-Course! If you have ever thought of trying some acting, or want an opportunity to have some creative play-time in your schedule, then Adult Drama for Fun is the course for you! Due to popular demand we have created this NEW Adult Drama for Fun mini-course which can be taken in addition to our 8-week Adult… |
Learn English through Drama -LIVE course (8-week!) - Starts January 2025 This 8 week course focuses on developing confident, creative communication skills through improvisation, scene study, storytelling and pronunciation work. Develop your speaking skills and rediscover the physical and emotional side of language in a fun, relaxed environment supported by our drama instructor and English language teacher Miriam Stewart. In our final class there will be… |
Customized Corporate Training We have developed specific group courses as well as one-to-one Private Tuition, custom-designed to focus on your most important needs. Our skills, developed through years of performing, directing and writing, give us a keen insight on how to improve presentation skills, build team creativity, maximize your impact, and command a room. We can come to you or… |
Public Speaking (Saturday Intensive with Video Playback) January 11th,2025 This is a one-day Saturday Public Speaking intensive workshop designed for those who wish to improve their ability to speak for personal or professional reasons. It is suitable for marketing presentations, new chairpersons, wedding speeches, board meetings, presenting academic papers, and anyone seeking to improve their communication skills. You will learn specific preparation techniques to… |
Public Speaking - LIVE and ZOOM - January-February 2025 CLASS SIZE LIMITED TO ONLY 8 STUDENT MAXIMUM FOR BEST LEARNING PRACTICE. COVID-19: LIVE classes will have COVID-19 precautions in place such as santizing, ventilation, and a HEPA Air Filter will be in the studio class. We will be keeping a SMALL CLASS SIZE of only 8 students in order to maintain the highest standard… |
Acting for Camera LIVE Class - March-May 2025 This is a 7 class course on acting for the camera for those of you with some previous acting experience either in an acting class, on stage, or on sets. We will be learning acting techniques for on-camera auditions, commercial copy, improvisation, devising, comedy and serious scripted scene work. Participants will become familiar with the… |
Introduction to Screenwriting (6 week course) - LIVE course November-December 2024 A screenplay is a collection of scenes, laid out like beads on a necklace. Most screenwriting courses focus front and centre on the big picture, on the hero’s journey, on story and plot structure. This is putting the cart before the horse. In this 6-week course we set out to create unpredictable characters… then put… |
Actor Training - Theatre Performance Creation RESERVING NOW FOR 2025 Course content will cover extensive voice and body work, and the creation of original collaboratively created theatre performance. It will culminate in two live performances on March 10th & 11th, 2025 at the Pearse Centre Theatre in Dublin. It is perfect for those of you who are actor/writers or who wish to work to devise collaborative… |
Drama for Language Teaching - Starts January 18th, 2025- 12 week - on ZOOM Saturdays Looking for creative ways to engage and inspire your language students? Join our recently updated Drama for Language Teaching course and learn how to use drama effectively to enhance student comprehension, motivation and confidence in the language classroom. The course is facilitated by Miriam Stewart: CELT trainer, English language teacher and Drama in Education practitioner.… |
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Flying Turtle Productions (Formerly the Abbey School of Drama)
Dublin D02K037, Dublin City South, Dublin
Republic of Ireland
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