Call for Applicants: Level 7 Directing for Theatre

We invite past members of Kildare Youth Theatre and Crooked House for the following Level 7 course at Maynooth University:

Our popular Directing for Theatre part-time course is now accepting applications. It is a part time course (every second Saturday from October 2025 to May 2026). It is in-person for people living in Ireland.

The Certificate in Directing for Theatre is a Level 7 course offered by Maynooth University (Department of Adult and Community Education). It is a practical course taught by Irish professional directors, including Peter Hussey. It focuses on methods, tips and techniques, application of theory, and practice.

This course is aimed at the following potential students:

• Mature students (21 years and over) who wish to train for the theatre industry in Ireland and who would like to be prepared for further study in the field of directing;

• Those in the amateur, youth theatre and community theatre sectors who wish to formalise their experience into specific training, acquire accreditation and gain additional skills by doing so;

• Those who are emerging directors in fringe and professional theatre and who wish to gain specific skills and to acquire accreditation;

• Teachers and education workers who would like to train in directing in order to stage productions with students.

Requirements for applying:

• Participants must be 21 years or over and have the academic capacity to complete a course at university level.

• They must also have the capacity to direct a performance during the course of the year and, therefore, access to at least one performer is necessary.

Students apply by: submitting a CV or short biography that describes your theatre experience to date. If you do not have any experience please state this.

Send completed application with biography to: kay.loughlin [at] mu [dot] ie

Deadline for applications: 26th September 2025