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When performed well, the lilting brogue of the Irish accent sounds mellifluous and musical. When performed poorly, it can sound campy—even egregious. But what makes one Irish accent good and another bad? Received Pronunciation (RP) is the accent traditionally regarded as the standard and most prestigious form of spoken British English. Both RP and Irish are highly useful tools for actors.
Join us on May 23 for an Introduction to Irish and British Received Pronunciation workshop.
The workshop will take place in our rehearsal hall on the second level of the theatre. Please bring a notebook, pencils, highlighters, etc.
David Ley
Instructor: David Ley holds an MFA in performance from York University with a diploma in Voice Teaching. He is a Professor and Coordinator of the BFA Acting Program in the Drama Department at the University of Alberta where he teaches Voice and Speech, Dialects, and Acting. David spent ten seasons as a Voice Coach at Canada’s Stratford Festival and five years as a regular instructor in Stratford’s Birmingham Conservatory. He has done numerous feature newspaper interviews commenting on dialects and vocal performance and has been featured in two CBC documentaries on Canadian speech. Media outlets around the world have covered his work on the Vibrant Voice Technique and his “Three minutes to a Proper British Dialect” video has been seen over two million times on YouTube. David has 40 years of experience working as an actor in theatres across Canada and has acted in numerous film and television productions.
Time: 10am – 5pm (with an hour-long lunch break, and other breaks taken as needed).
Where: Walterdale Theatre (10322 83 Avenue)
Cost: free for Walterdale Theatre members, or $25 for non-members.
Secure your spot for this workshop. There will be a maximum of 20 spots for the workshop. This is an opportunity to equip yourself with the essentials and contribute to the future seasons of Walterdale Theatre.
The workshop is coordinated with Theatre Alberta and generous support from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.