
Drama Course
A retrospective look
from 2000 to May 2024
Kinsale College
The Wooden O Drama Course
Kinsale College Drama established a reputation for providing exciting and innovative Theatre attracting students nationally and from further afield.
Until May 2024 the Wooden O Theatre course was taught by Belinda and Ian Wild. The course was designed to offer students the opportunity to explore and develop their creative expression within a group environment that was safe, supportive and fun. Kinsale College has a unique, specially designed and purpose built outdoor amphitheatre which provided drama students with a perfect space for rehearsal and public performance. Students also performed, on occasion, in venues outside the college, in Cork.
Core to the teaching practise in Kinsale was a belief in an ensemble approach to creating and delivering theatre. Students of the drama course were considered to be part of a Company, where each actor had a vital contribution to make to the creative work of the group.