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Department of Theatre, UCC Department of Theatre · Part of the School of Film, Music & Theatre · UCC

University College Cork has one of the leading departments of Theatre in Ireland with a growing national and international reputation for the excellence of its research.

Great to be at Cork Community Art Link Dragon of Shandon 20th anniversary launch in St Peters Cork - such great work and...
03/10/2026

Great to be at Cork Community Art Link Dragon of Shandon 20th anniversary launch in St Peters Cork - such great work and looking forward to set what they create on the 31st! CorkCityArt

Due to phenomenal demand, we are running an additional Intro to Adult Acting Class starting next Mon 28th at 7pm in the ...
22/09/2026

Due to phenomenal demand, we are running an additional Intro to Adult Acting Class starting next Mon 28th at 7pm in the Theatre Lab. 🎭

Facilitated by Jack Healy the class runs for 6 week.

For more information and to sign up: https://uccshop.ie/shop/introduction-adult-acting/

Previous participants have said:
'It was really fun with lovely people, and safe to move outside one's comfort zone'
'Great experience! I learned so much! Was so much fun playing with different characters'

If you caught the theatre bug, this evening class might be for you... 🎭Starts: Monday 21st Sep, 2026, 19:00 – 21:00 in t...
26/08/2026

If you caught the theatre bug, this evening class might be for you... 🎭

Starts: Monday 21st Sep, 2026, 19:00 – 21:00 in the Theatre Lab

Adult Acting Towards Performance

Further developing on the Intro to Acting and Adult Acting Advanced courses, the Adult Acting towards Performance course explores with the group of participants the next steps in bringing dramatic text to life on stage. Through fun and practical experience, the group will find the right texts and formats that will lead towards a public performance.

This class is suitable for those with some experience, ideally in the Intro or Advanced UCC Theatre Adult Acting classes.

Find more information on our website

Interested in trying out acting? Join our introduction to adult acting classes this year! 🎭✨Starts: September 22nd 2026 ...
21/08/2026

Interested in trying out acting? Join our introduction to adult acting classes this year! 🎭✨

Starts: September 22nd 2026 from 19:00 – 21:00 in the Theatre Workshop

Tuesdays for 6 weeks on the following dates: September 22nd, 29th; October 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th.

If you have a hunch about acting, this is the class for you. Discover the joy of playing with voice, gesture and emotion to create character pictures. Discover the power of performance and learn to allow yourself to “be” fully in a public setting. Learn to engage with dramatic text and discover ways of bringing it to life on stage. Learn to have fun and experience excitement by exploring what is possible within the experience of yourself. The class is suitable for beginners and those with some experience.

Find more information on our website

We are very excited for the upcoming third part of UCC Theatre's Yvon Bonenfant participatory art project "Hear the Q***...
14/07/2026

We are very excited for the upcoming third part of UCC Theatre's Yvon Bonenfant participatory art project "Hear the Q***r Appear" 🌈✨🏳️‍⚧️💡

More about the performance "The Q***r Appear, Here!":
🗓️ Thurs 30th July 10:30pm
📍Circus Factory, Cork City

Join us for a powerful live performance, celebrating the voices and experiences of 6 members of Cork City's LGBTQI+ community who identify as trans+, gender non-conforming or gender creative.

At the heart of this work is a simple but powerful question:
"What would you like the wider public to know about your experience or identity as LGBTQI+ that you feel is misunderstood?"

The answers have inspired a rich, multidisciplinary performance featuring movement, dance, circus, pole, sound and live vocalisation. Rather than telling participants' stories directly, the performers respond to their words, creating a space where these voices can be celebrated.

We can't wait to share this special night with you!

The Q***r Appear, Here! is part of Hear the Q***r Appear, a wider project featuring ten artistic works exploring LGBTQI+ voices through sound, participation, public art and performance.

Access Information: The performance will be supported by Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpretation and audio description. Please note that Circus Factory is accessible by wheelchair but not wheelchair accessible. Seating can be rearranged to suit attendees. The ramp is steeper than most; however, staff will be on hand should you require assistance. There are no wheelchair accessible toilet facilities at present.

Hear the Q***r Appear is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Circus Factory, Gay Project and University College of the. HtQA is funded by Arts Council Participatory Arts Project Award.

Tickets are now available through the Hear the Q***r Appear website 🎟️

Looking back at our 2025 second year student show "enough!" from last December! 🎭This sharing of new work was created by...
02/07/2026

Looking back at our 2025 second year student show "enough!" from last December! 🎭

This sharing of new work was created by HDip, BA and visiting students.

About the show - "enough! will take you on a journey through personal reflection, doubts, beliefs –old and new, transformation, and growth. Over the course of this semester, each performance has been independently devised by the second year, visiting and HDip students. The collection of performances brings together a wide range of personal themes and storytelling to invite you inside the concerns and reflections of these students today."

📷 Marcin Lewandowski

UCC Theatre's HoD, Pr Jools Gilson presents an exciting installation, "The Saérlaith Project" at HearSay International A...
07/05/2026

UCC Theatre's HoD, Pr Jools Gilson presents an exciting installation, "The Saérlaith Project" at HearSay International Audio Festival this weekend 🧺🧑‍🩰🌳

📍HearSay International Audio Festival, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick

🗓️May 8th - 10th 2026

The Saérlaith Project is a new installation by Jools Gilson made in collaboration with Visual Artist Veronica Sa****um and Sound Artist / Videographer Benjamin Burns. 

"Somewhere, there in the deep dark, I am wondering. I wonder with all this movement from before and from now and from what will come."

Rooms of whispering sphagnum moss, haunting dance films and 7th century bogstories. The Saérlaith Project digs deep into embodied audio with an art installation buried in Cloonshannagh Bog, Co. Roscommon. Bowls of sphagnum moss whisper, choreography collaborates with moths in short dance films, something moves beneath a haunted map; a real 7th Century female bog body has things to say at Hearsay.

Made with research support from Engineers Brendan O’Flynn and Colum Crowe (Tyndall National Institute). Dance Films shot on Griston Bog, Ballylanders, Co. Limerick with the support of Ballyhoura Heritage and Environment, in collaboration with Dance Artist Justine Cooper.

Funded by Insight (Research Ireland), The Arts Council, UCC & Fulbright Ireland. Based on research conducted as part of an Arts Council Dance Bursary 2023 / Fulbright Scholar Award 2021.

Cork Fringe is taking over Cork next weekend (May 8-10) and the program includes a lot of UCC Theatre alumni and friends...
29/04/2026

Cork Fringe is taking over Cork next weekend (May 8-10) and the program includes a lot of UCC Theatre alumni and friends, including a production of the beautiful show The Weight of a Body (Victoria Szpunberg) directed by our very own Roksanna Niewadzisz and featuring many UCC Theatre heads in the cast and crew.

The show will take place in the Granary Theatre on Saturday 9th at 6pm and Sunday 10th at 2:30pm!

Get your tickets now through the website now 🎟️

MOMENTUM Final Year Theatre Student Showcase 2026Department of Theatre, UCC Granary TheatreWed 1st April @7.30pm / Thur ...
31/03/2026

MOMENTUM

Final Year Theatre Student Showcase 2026
Department of Theatre, UCC Granary Theatre
Wed 1st April @7.30pm / Thur 2nd April @2.30pm

On moving. On being moved. On what moves you. This momentous moment. Five dynamic, haunting, riotous pieces devised by our Final Years. All Welcome.

✨Ayoub Tomi
Ayoub Tomi is a half-Slovakian, half-Moroccan actor currently based in Cork, Ireland. He trained at UCC, Bow Street Academy, and ERAM Barcelona. He has performed across Europe in theatre, film, and TV, collaborating with production companies such as HBO and Paramount Pictures. Acting professionally since the age of six, he has worked with national theatres across several European countries, predominantly in Slovakia. Ayoub speaks eight languages fluently and is a firm believer that love and kindness can change the world.

✨Louise Tormey
Louise Tormey, originally from Co Meath, spent her teens devising shows for her local youth theatre. With a fresh & grounded perspective, she thrives in collective spaces focusing on breath and embodiment within her work. Throughout her studies at UCC, she has tried on every hat under the theatre sphere and her love for the craft has only evolved. She can’t wait to see what her future holds as both a performer and a founding member within her production company, Dead Horse Productions.

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MOMENTUM Final Year Theatre Student Showcase 2026Department of Theatre, UCC Granary TheatreWed 1st April @7.30pm / Thur ...
31/03/2026

MOMENTUM 

Final Year Theatre Student Showcase 2026

Department of Theatre, UCC Granary Theatre

Wed 1st April @7.30pm / Thur 2nd April @2.30pm

On moving. On being moved. On what moves you. This momentous moment. Five dynamic, haunting, riotous pieces devised by our Final Years. All Welcome. 

✨Rosa Maher

Rosa Maher is a final year Theatre and Music student from Tipperary and a classically trained singer. She is particularly interested in character-driven work and storytelling, and in the role music can play in performance. She completed a year abroad in Aarhus, Denmark, and recently completed an internship with Graffiti Theatre Company. When she is not performing, she is usually singing, doing yoga, or hanging out with friends.

✨Rebecca Moran . 

Rebecca Moran is a theatre student living in County Laois, she has a lifelong passion for all things arts and theatre. Through internships and various work experiences during her college studies, Rebecca has gained valuable experience and developed a strong passion for teaching children. Rebecca has hopes of opening up her own stage school because she believes inspiring teachers have paved the way for her career in theatre, and she aspires to be a positive influence on children, just as her mentors were for her. 

✨Joseph Murray.

Joseph Murray was born and raised in Co. Cork, Ireland. His theatre experience started with Activate Youth Theatre (Graffiti Theatre Company) where he was a part of multiple devised pieces, and now works as a facilitator assisting young people to create work of their own. During his time at UCC, he has been the Productions Officer for UCC Dramatic Society, producing multiple successful productions during his tenure. His focus is assisting others in making work that will motivate their voices socially, artistically, personally, and politically. This is ideally done through devised theatre, as a facilitator or as a theatre producer.

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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