Stratford College one of the Phase 1 schools rolling out new Leaving Cert subject: Drama, Film and Theatre Studies

NEWS / 13 September 2024

On Wednesday 11th September, Ms Visocchi, Drama Teacher and Ms Talbot, English Teacher, along with two TY students, Alex and Christopher, attended the official launch of the new Leaving Certificate subject - Drama, Film and Theatre Studies - at the Irish Film Institute. Stratford College is one of the Phase 1 schools rolling out this new subject.

Keynote speech was delivered by Ms. Normal Foley, Minister. Also speaking was the Assistant Secretary General for the Department. Special guests included producer and director of An Cailin Cuan (The Quiet Girl), which the whole school attended as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge. Dearbhla Walsh also spoke about her youth in Tubbercurry in Sligo and how she became an Emmy nominated director. As did Alisha Weir, only 14 years of age, the star of the movie musical adaption of Roald Dahl's Matilda and the recent horror Abigail.

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