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About Us

Established in 2006 by Mary McHugh Hennessy DramaWorks is located in Sandymount Dublin 4 . DramaWorks offers Speech and Drama  and Public Speaking  classes for all age groups.  The speech and drama  classes run every Tuesday in  Star of the Sea Hall and every Thursday in Scoil Mhuire Hall, in Sandymount.Our classes cover creative drama, improvisation, poetry, movement, mime, voice-work and public speaking. We also run Effective Communication/Public Speaking Courses  for Transition Year students and Adults. These class focus on presentation skills, public speaking and vocal skills This course covers the Personal Skill Component of the Gaisce Award. These classes run every Tuesday and Wednesday in Star of Sea Hall, Sandymount. In addition we  offer one to one Communication/Public Speaking sessions in person. Our Mission in DramaWorks is to focus on building self - confidence and student well being  by developing  creativity, imagination, social and communication skills. Students will learn these skills in a fun safe environment. We recommend that students participate in Speech and Drama Exams or Public Speaking  Exams with Leinster School of Music and Drama or the Irish Board of Speech and Drama . Prior to establishing DramaWorks Mary worked in Sales and Marketing in  International Banking with Citibank and ABN AMRO.  Mary also  has  extensive experience in acting and directing for theatre. She has directed and performed for Edinburgh People Theatre Company, Edinburgh Fringe,  Questors Theatre London and Leeson Park Players.   Mary is an  Examiner  with Leinster School of Music and Drama.

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"I really enjoyed Mary's communication and presentation course as my skills in both public speaking and presenting have benefitted hugely from doing it. Doing the course with other teenagers creates a fun and safe environment where no one feels self conscious or embarrassed. The course taught me many things including  the importance of eye contact and body language when speaking to a group of people. I now feel a lot more comfortable delivering presentations and I am also more confident when speaking in front of my peers. I highly recommend Mary's course to all teenagers as it is a very enjoyable way to learning important skills that are needs for many aspects of life ''

Maria O'Dea  – Transition Year Student – Mt Anville 2016/2017