Welcome to ITW Studios, Dublin, home of The Independent Theatre Workshop Academy of the Performing Arts.
Check out the different Studios to see what we have on offer ITW Dance Studio, ITW Drama Studio, ITW Singing Studio, ITW Performance Studio, ITW Tots Studio and the ITW Holiday Courses. We recommend that all students combine classes from our different Studios to get maximum benefits and value from their time at The Independent Theatre Workshop.
To get the most out of ITW we recommend that all of our students take Creative Drama with ITW Dance as a basic membership package in classes divided according to their school year. Weekday and Sunday classes are available individually or as part of a bundle. ITW Members can add additional classes and avail of generous members-only discounts for classes that include Speech & Drama, Jazz Dance, Tap, Singing, Lyrical/Contemporary and ISTD Modern Exam classes. Two or more weekly classes at the non-member rate = ITW Membership and allows further classes to be taken at the discounted members rate.
On Saturdays individual classes are not available, and Saturday students are expected to take a combination of Creative Drama and ITW Dance (membership) and are welcome to add further classes at a discounted price.
Weekday and Sunday classes are available individually or as part of a bundle. 2 or more weekly classes at the non-member rate = ITW Membership and allows further classes to be taken at the discounted members rate.
Tots Creative Drama (6 Word Story): Dress-Up, Play, Act and Perform Today! OR Drama encourages Confidence & Creativity through fun!
'Junior Creative Drama provides opportunities for children to learn as they discover, create, improvise and imagine’. Creativity, imagination, self-expression and confidence
A class filled with improvisation, role play, theatre games and creative thinking to inspire our students to make up characters, tell stories and explore their world using acting and performance techniques.
‘Inter Creative Drama gives the pre teens a place where they can explore their changing world and to develop their acting skills as they challenge, transform, improve and grow in confidence and ability’
The Young Adult class is similar in content to the Seniors class but more intensive, preparing the students for a career in film, theatre and for life.
Perform with ITW
Young Dramatic Arts Theatre Company is the high quality Theatre Company established by ITW some years ago to identify talented young actors, directors and technicians and give them the opportunity to develop their skills. We are auditioning in September for our Shakespeare production of As You Like It for performance at the end of November 2016. To find out more... click here
Our Senior Musical Theatre Company will be performing Once on this Island Jr in the Sean O'Casey Theatre May 2017. ITW students in 3rd through 6th year will take you on a magical journey in this shortened version of the Caribbean inspired musical based on Hans Christian Anderson's Little Mermaid. Many of these students have come up through the school since they were very young, and others are new to ITW. Join Senior Musical Theatre today!
Would you love to perform on stage, in a fully staged musical, in front of a live audience, surrounded by friends? Click here to find out more
ITW Shakespeare Company
Our ITW Shakespeare Company have performed A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice and Romeo & Juliet in recent years and we are delighted to have been selected again to participate in the Schools Shakespeare Festival 2016.
ITW Recitals take place twice a year. Our singing and speech and drama students perform the pieces the pieces they have been working on in our recitals at our inhouse recitals at Christmas and in Smock Alley Theatre in May.
Want to dance like they do on DANCE MOMS and GOT TO DANCE? Membership is open to dancers with enrollment of any other ITW Dance class. ITW’s Dance Company seeks members with a great passion for dance who are committed to attending weekly rehearsals and classes. ITW Dance Companies travel to Dance Competitions and perform at Festivals throughout the year.
Want to dance like they do on DANCE MOMS and GOT TO DANCE?
ITW introduces two new, high-quality Dance Companies for talented young dancers and choreographers to create dance pieces for performance. Membership is open to dancers with enrollment of any other ITW Dance class. ITW’s Dance Company seeks members with a great passion for dance who are committed to attending weekly rehearsals and classes. ITW Dance Companies travel to Dance Competitions and perform at Festivals throughout the year.