Bringing Out That Inner Star

Rob Murphy Burnaby Park MON22JULY24

atching up with Rob Murphy in Burnaby Park today, you can tell that Greystones feels like home to the lad.

And that’s because, for quite a few years, it was.

“I spent years teaching dance at the Greystones Sunshine Stage School,” he says, “and it really was the beginning of it all for me. Since then, I’ve gone on to open my own schools in Dublin, Kildare and Kilkenny.

“But my hope was always to bring it all back to Greystones one day. And so, finally, after so many people around here asking me when it was going to happen, I’ve taken the leap…”

And being the professional performer that he is, naturally, Rob landed squarely on his feet, the Dramatic Action Stage School coming to Greystones every Saturday morning from September.

Here’s the lowdown…

Established in 2007, Ireland’s premier performing arts school will open in Greystones this September, offering classes every Saturday at St. Patrick’s Church Recreational Centre on Church Road.

The school is led by actor-director Rob Murphy, who recently graduated from UCD with a first class honours masters degree in Theatre Practice. Rob is best known as Buffy in Dublin’s annual National Stadium Christmas panto, The Irish Times dubbing him ‘The Queen Of The Panto Dames’. 

Together with a fabulous team of qualified performing arts teachers, Rob is bringing his hugely-popular Dramatic Action Stage School to Greystones.

“Our weekly classes are open to everyone from three to eighteen years of age,” says Rob, “where we teach dance , drama and singing. We cover a wide range of drama, singing and dance styles and hope to encourage a love of the arts in all its forms.”

The stage school currently has students appearing in feature films, TV shows and professional theatre work. All students get the chance to perform on stage at the end of year showcase which features all the pupils, from tots to teens, and is staged in a professional theatre.

Rob previously was the dance teacher at Sunshine Stage School in Greystones many years ago and he can’t wait to get back to Greystones once again where the young talent has always been very impressive.

You can book your Greystones spot right here, and find out more about the Dramatic Action Stage School right here, follow on Instagram here and Facebook here, and get in touch on email here or by phone here.