Click here for a downloadable copy, although it is going in the post today.
Author: irishboard
A is for absurdism
Michael Billington, the drama critic of the Guardian newspaper, is writing a series of articles called the ‘A to Z of Modern Drama’ which teachers and senior students might find of interest.
The first one is ‘A is for Absurdism‘ and if you follow this link, you’ll find a link to B, C and D too.
Happy New Year! Let’s hope 2012 is a good one.
Buying Drama Books
If you’re not sure about ordering our books online, you can simply print out this Order Form, indicate the books you want and send it to us with a cheque or Postal Order. Our books site (www.dramabooks.ie) contains information about the books, so you can refer to it for more details about each publication.
Speech and Drama Teachers of Ireland: January Workshop
Here’s a revised flyer for an extended workshop with Kathryn Coffey on 15 January 2012.
New(ish) Blog for Amateur Drama in Ireland
Worth bookmarking for anyone interested and/or involved in amateur drama in Ireland … (click on the image to get to the blog)
Helpful Things
Over the last week or two we’ve put up on our website a few useful things. Just in case you missed them, here they are:
Grade examination poetry suggestions
Examination day guidelines for teachers
D15 Children’s Performing Arts Festival
Closing date (18 November 2011) fast approaching for entries to this Festival to be held in Blanchardstown the weekend after next.
See www.d15festival.ie for details
The Lir: Roadshow
The Lir, National Academy of Dramatic Art at Trinity College Dublin, is embarking on a regional tour providing audition and interview tips and techniques: November 2011-January 2012
The Lir, National Academy of Dramatic Art at Trinity College Dublin, which opened last month, is offering an exciting opportunity to hone audition and application skills with a series of Public Q&A Sessions and Audition Workshops throughout Ireland. Aspiring actors and stage technicians will get a unique opportunity to find out all about training at The Lir, and will get top industry tips on how to perfect audition and interview techniques that will help them long into their careers.
Click HERE for details
Examination Timings
Timing your exams can be difficult so we’ve provided a rough guide for Grade, Public Speaking and Communication Skills exams, for reference.
Grade Examinations Poetry Suggestions
We very much believe in teachers and candidates discussing and agreeing the choice of poem to be performed for Irish Board of Speech & Drama examinations and we will never seek to constrain that choice. However, we do understand that some teachers would like some guidance and/or suggestions for poems that might be suitable for each grade. So we are happy to oblige. This list has been compiled by Deirdre Galassi FTCL and Finola Ryan FIBSD and we are very grateful to them for their work.