Liz has worked with all of Ireland’s leading theatre companies. She performed in Sharon’s Grave and Great Expections at the Gate Theatre and in The Invisible Mending Company, Alice Through the Looking Glass and Alice in Wonderland at the Abbey Theatre. She wrote and performed Steaks and Chasing Silver for Arthouse, Temple Bar. Liz performed in Macbeth for Second Age and in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Corcadorca Cork. She has worked with Blue Raincoat Theatre Company, performing in The Tempest and Still life (which was also recorded for RTÉ Radio 1) and both Alice plays. Work for Locus Theatre Co includes Faces For Places and 3 a.m., for BDNC Theatre Wheel. Performances at The Helix and Olympia Theatre include The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle. For Bewley’s Cafe Theatre Liz performed in The Way Of All Fish and, more recently, The Nightingale and The Rose, a one woman show which toured internationally as well as enjoying a ten-week run in Dublin. For TV, Liz has starred in The Clinic and Fair City.

Alongside her acting career Liz has always been hugely active in writing, teaching and directing children’s theatre. Having worked with many of Ireland’s leading stage schools she set up the Acting Academy in 2003. Her workshops are carefully constructed to introduce children to the wonderful world of performing in a very gentle way. The children slowly learn technique through games, activities and exercises in the first two terms. In the third term Liz directs an end-of-year production in a fun way to conquer nerves. She has taught in many drama schools including Theatre Learning Centre, Ashbourne and DIT Rathmines. She has also taught in many national schools including St. Anne’s, Milltown, The Teresian School, C.B.S. Crumlin and C.B.S Donnycarney. Liz has also worked with St. Michael’s House to teach children with special needs. She has also ran drama projects with children in Womens Refuge Rathmines. In 2005 Liz was delighted to be asked to be one of the judges at ISDA, the national student drama festival hosted by UCD.

Megan has been performing non-stop since the age of five, when she took her first dance and singing class. She has performed on many stages around Ireland and the UK, including London’s Wembley Arena. Megan has appeared on TV shows such as Class Act and the X Factor. Megan has also starred on live TV shows Ireland AM and The Late Late Show.

Megan studied Voice and Dance at the University of Limerick in 2009 and is currently completing a further degree in Commercial Modern Music. She has recently completed a diploma in Vocal technique, Sight-Reading and Music Styles, achieving the highest results in her year. Megan fronts two bands: Audiokiss and The Misfits. Audiokiss’ first single was released online and in-store in September 2014.

Megan currently teaches in Swords Music Centre, offering one-to-one tuition as well as teaching in the Acting Academy and continuing further studies.

Andrea Keegan:  Dance teacher / choreographer

Andrea began dancing at a young age with her local performing arts school, learning tap, jazz, modern and hip-hop. Later she attended Parnell School of Music & Performing Arts, focusing on hip-hop dance performance and taking part in the annual showcases at The Rupert Guinness Theatre. Later, Andrea was responsible for choreographing the showcase. Whilst attending Parnell School of Music & Performing Arts, Andrea was invited to be part of Phoenix Dance Crew; the crew continued to win many titles including the All Ireland Hip Hop Championships.

Andrea trained as a professional performer with the acclaimed Bull Alley School Of Performing Arts. She was awarded lead roles in many class productions such as She Stoops to Conquer, Faust and Hamlet. Andrea was dance captain for two years running in the college productions of West Side Story and City of Angels. She continued to study dance full-time at Sallynoggin College, studying advance level ballet and contemporary, commercial jazz, hip-hop and musical theatre.

For the past eight years, Andrea has been the main choreographer at the Acting Academy. She is well known for her original ideas and mixing her own progressive beats.

She loves working with children and watching them develop during the course.