COME JOIN US for our FIRST LOOK two evenings with sharings of SCREENPLAY EXTRACTS starting at 6:30pm on Thursday May 7th & May 14th (two different groups!) at Doyles Pub, Upstairs, 9 College Green, Dublin 2.

No reservation needed, no charge to enter, just come and enjoy dynamic new writing with fantastic actors reading!

We will be sharing a reading of selected scenes from several new screenplays from our Experienced Level Screenwriting course taught by Barry McEvoy. Additional writers may be added from our recent alumni. Professional actors will be performing the roles!

FEATURED WRITERS  FOR MAY 7th INCLUDE:
Fiona Mulhern, Greg Tierney, Emily Forkin, Evan Byrne, Fiona Price and Paul Hussey.

Admission into the  “Screenwriting- Experienced Level” courses is by submitted writing samples or from previous  “Introduction to Screenwriting” course participants.  Class size was limited in order to provide the highest quality of tuition. Over the past 3 months, they have been writing under the inspired guidance of Barry.

“More than just a formulaic re-hashing of Hollywood writing advice, this course has creatively delved into the individual voices of these writers to bring original, dynamic and engaging scripts to fruition. ”
– Barry McEvoy

OUR PROFESSIONAL ACTOR CAST FOR May 7th FEATURES:
Laoisa Sexton. Sharon Coade, Niamh McAllister, Emilie Hetland, Brian Mallon, Steve Gunn, Liam Heslin, Barry McKiernan

FEATURED WRITERS FOR OCTOBER MAY 14th INCLUDE: (More info to be added this week with actors names!)
Joe Bradley, Catriona Coyle, Caroline Quinn, Aisling Tedders, Dylan Bresnahan, Florenta Fugasin

Barry McEvoy the course facilitator, has over 25 years professional experience in Theatre, Television and Film, collaborating with world renowned artists in the U.S., Ireland and U.K. He wrote and acted in the Barry Levinson, Dreamworks production An Everlasting Piece. As an actor or writer he has collaborated with renowned industry professionals including; Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad), Joel Schumacher (Veronica Guerin) Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon), Karel Reisz (The French Lieutenant’s Woman) and Oliver Hirschbiegel (Five Minutes of Heaven). He has written feature screenplays for Artisan/Summit and Dreamworks and, completed rewrites for Workhorse Films, Parallel Pictures and Touchstone. Variety Magazine awarded him Screenwriter to Watch (2000) and he carries an MFA in Playwriting from The LIR academy, Trinity College. His extensive theatre CV includes work by Harold Pinter, W.B. Yeats, John Osborne, Brian Friel, Wendy Wasserstein, Samuel Beckett, Conor McPherson and Vaclav Havel and, he is a founding member of Scena Theatre, Washington DC.

See more about Barry McEvoy and his work doing individual screenplay coverage in his website here: Out Come the Knives

WHAT’S NEXT?
Our beginner 6-week INTRO TO SCREENWRITING course option begins June 9th, 2026 – only a few spaces left!
Next option for EXPERIENCED SCREENWRITING   (For those who have completed the 6-week course) reserving for September 2nd. (Nearly filled!)

To express interest or receive additional information click here to    “Contact Us”