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Rachel Mae Brady: Director, Beginners’, Intermediate, Advanced and Screen Acting Teacher.

Rachel is a professional actress and director with over 10 years teaching experience. She has taught for the prestigious Irish Academy of Dramatic Arts, and Oxbridge Academic Programs. She has a First Class Honours degree in Drama from the Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama and Columbia College Chicago.

As well as working with beginners and improvers, Rachel coaches professional actors, helping them stay on top of their game.

As an actor she has worked on both stage and screen; locally with Creation Theatre, UnderConstruction and the Pegasus Theatre, and internationally on TV shows such as The Tudors, Camelot and Vikings. As an actor, she knows how nerve wracking performing in front of others can be, so she creates a safe, supportive environment where students can freely express their creativity.

‘You create a positive learning environment and give us great exercises and concepts to work with.’ – Angus

‘I loved…Rachel’s inventiveness when it came to groovy ways of approaching characters, but most of all I loved working on scenes from various plays. It was great learning to listen to my fellow performers, and to try out scenes in a number of different ways.’ – Tina

‘OXONDrama got me back into acting after a very long break, and Rachel’s outstanding teaching and coaching gave me the confidence to audition. I was fortunate to be cast in a show at the Oxford Playhouse at my first attempt, which helped me fulfil a lifelong ambition!’ – Richard

‘Rachel is one of the best teachers I could have asked for. She is calm, caring, considerate and passionate about the subject….It was fantastic to work with someone with experience in the industry.’ – Ryann

‘I thought I was going to be really shy, but I ended up being really outgoing with Rachel’s encouragement.’ – Bella

‘The exercises and lessons Rachel takes us through have developed my ability as an amateur performer. Rachel draws from her extensive experience and education as an actor to grow her students as individuals and as a team.’ – Helen

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