Playing for Your Audience
Theatre Lovett's Performance Training Course
About
Theatre Lovett’s ever popular performance training course returns to the National Theatre of Ireland.
This week-long, intensive practical course is led by Louis Lovett. It focuses on the state of readiness required to play for our audiences. The course celebrates making others shine. We tackle the art of stage craft and how to embrace failure on the road to good theatre.
This course is suitable for adult practitioners interested in performance for all ages.
The week culminates in a live theatre experience presenting before an audience of young people on the Peacock stage.
"The rigour, professionalism and experience shine through"
“Terrific for an actor working in all types of theatre for all ranges of audiences''
“Theatre Lovett have a wonderful, interactive, caring and insightful approach''
''If this could happen regularly it would be a real gift to a lot of theatre makers”
“I never stopped learning from the first minute to the very last and yet it was a lot of fun”
“I found this workshop indescribable and immeasurable. I felt hungry and inspired”
“Fantastic training of an international quality”
Course Content
Participants are led through a wide range of performance techniques :
- Bridging the divide between the performer and the audience.
- Our physical presence and how to arrive at a state of calm and openness to our audience.
- How the actor’s focus can become the audience’s focus.
- How to bring mischief into your play. Be BOLD in your play and how to FAIL with aplomb.
- Chorus work. Moving and working as a team.
- Gauging your audience’s level of excitement, fear, attention or boredom.
How? Why? What to do next?
During the week, Muireann Ahern of Theatre Lovett presents:
- European models of theatre practice for all ages.
- Knowing our audience and age appropriate work.
Shorter masterclasses also run throughout the year.
For more information please contact info@theatrelovett.com.
Upcoming Dates
Playing For Your Audience
Date: 1-5 December 2025
Venue: The Abbey Theatre, Dublin
Participation Fee: 200EURO
To apply:
Please email an updated CV or bio and a headshot along with a brief outline on why you would like to participate to info@theatrelovett.com adding 'Playing for Your Audience 2025' in the subject line.
Supported by The Arts Council and The Abbey Theatre.