Our Staff

Liz Brennan Director:

Liz has a BA in English from UCD and a Speech and Drama Licentiate from Trinity College, London.  She worked for several years teaching drama in DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama and was a Senior Examiner with the Irish Board of Speech and Drama.  She has adjudicated at various Festivals throughout the country and has examined in numerous examination centres.

As a trained singer Liz has played many leading musical roles. For her endeavours she won Best Female Singer at the Waterford Festival of Light Opera and Best Leading Actress at the Bangor Festival of Light Opera. She has also directed many musicals for musical societies and schools.

Ailbhe Casey

Ailbhe Casey trained in Musical Theatre in Walnut Hill Performing Arts MA, graduated with a BA Songwriting in Commercial Modern Music from BIMM and maintains Grade 8 in Percussion, Voice and Musicianship from the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

As well as directing, choreographing, musical directing and producing shows like Legally Blonde, We Will Rock You, Sister Act, Yerloo Underground, A Scream in Search of a mouth and more. She has performed in theatres across Ireland, the UK, Romania, Norway, Spain and America.

As an actor, Ailbhe has appeared on multiple TV advertisements as well as short films and plays. She was cast in the role of Jenna in Primeval with the BBC, Kitty in Totally Over You and a music coach in the RTE series Who Are You Kidding? to name a few.

As well as her 17 years of working in the performing arts industry both on and behind screen and stage,Ailbhe has worked in the events space for 13 years helping to put on performances with Residence, Tramline, The Lir Outreach programme, Bingo Loco, Anna Newell Theatre Adventures and more. She also lectures Stagecraft, Performance & Ensemble performance in BIMM Dublin

Aidan G

Aidan G is an award-nominated Irish pop artist, performer, and creative from Dublin, with over a decade of experience on stage, Aidan G has built a reputation for captivating live audiences through a unique fusion of music, theatre, and dance. Their original music has received national recognition, including RTÉ 2FM Track of the Week, radio support across Ireland, features in Hot Press, and chart success with a No. 1 iTunes Dance single. They have also been longlisted for the GALA Awards in the Arts & Entertainment category.

Alongside an active music career, Aidan G has extensive experience in musical theatre, pantomime, and live entertainment, including performing in multiple Rob Murphy Productions pantomimes at The Civic Theatre, Tallaght. Bringing a vibrant, inclusive, and energetic approach to every performance and workshop, Aidan G is passionate about inspiring the next generation of performers and is excited to share their knowledge, creativity, and love of the stage with students at the school..

Amy Coleman

Amy is a well-versed actress who has played the role from the works of Arthur Miller to Simon Stevens. Recently she was nominated for Best Female Actor for her betrayal of Inner Ruby in A Blast that was performed in Short+Sweet Festival in Dublin 2019. Her next project will be bringing the beautiful play Lovely Head by Neil La Bute to Smock Alley November 1st, playing the role of Amber.

She began working on this project after her final year in Momentum Acting Studios studying the Advanced Meisner Technique in 2017 which gave her tools to be able to work more on her craft. Before this, her main training was in comedy improvisation which she learned from her mentor growing up, Mary Murray, in Visions drama school. Here she also learned how important it is to make your own work so Amy went and got a BA in Film and Media Studies in DBS. She got to produce two of her own scripts into shorts. Amy wanted to learn more on her skill set with acting so began studying in Bow Street.

During the last year, Amy had the chance to be part of the feature film, “Let the Wrong One In” by Conor McMahon as the part Amy, which will be in cinemas in October. Along with creating work, she also went back to study Drama Education with Griffith College and will graduate with a HDip. in November. Using this skill set to further her Drama Teaching career.