Introduction School of Drama Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College Dublin Courses Staff Events at the Beckett Theatre Gallery ... Friends Since its establishment by Queen Elizabeth in 1592, Trinity College has educated some of the greatest dramatists in world theatre from Congreve and Goldsmith to Synge and Beckett. In 1984 Trinity launched Ireland's first university Drama Department. The School of Drama now offers a full range of academic degrees from B.A. to Ph.D., as well as an innovative three year actor training programme in collaboration with the National Theatre (the Abbey), and a taught postgraduate course in Irish Theatre and Film. The School of Drama is housed in the purpose-built Samuel Beckett Centre, which opened in 1992. Within the Centre is the Samuel Beckett Theatre , a 208 seat black box performance space, Players Theatre , the studio theatre of Trinity's student drama society, a Dance Studio/rehearsal space, seminar rooms and offices. The location of Trinity College in the heart of Dublin permits students to experience a wide range of theatre. Contemporary playwrights, directors, actors and designers often visit the School of Drama to discuss their work and give workshops or courses. In recent years, visitors have included Bill Alexander, John Barton, Augusto Boal, Michael Bogdanov, John Russell Brown, Gabriel Byrne, Simon Callow, Sue-Ellen Case, Ritsaert ten Cate, Max Stafford-Clark, Garry Hynes, Pamela Howard, Patrick Mason, Christopher Newton, Harold Pinter, Gerardjan Rijnders, Fiona Shaw, Jim Sheridan, and Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss. The School of Drama at the Samuel Beckett Centre is ideally placed to study Irish theatre in an international context. | |
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