Famous Irish actress to run acting class for kids in Tipperary

A children's acting workshop, for 10 -12 years, with Rachel Pilkington, will take place on Sunday May 24 at the Tipperary Excel.

The workshop is confined to 16 places and the cost is €25 per person. Rachel Pilkington has been working as a professional actor across film, television, and theatre since graduating from The Gaiety School of Acting in 1995.

Since then she has performed on stage at The Abbey, The Gaiety, The Project, and Smock Alley. She has also worked extensively in film and television, including three years on Glenroe, seven years on The Clinic, and nine years on Fair City.

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Over the course of her career, Rachel has played opposite some of Ireland’s most prolific actors, including Saoirse Ronan, Stephen Rea, Chris O' Dowd, Aidan Turner, Gary Lydon, Amy Huberman, Moe Dunford and Liam Cunningham.

In 2004, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the IFTAs for her role in the Irish medical drama The Clinic, and in 2014, she won the Best Actress award at the Underground Cinema Film Awards for the leading role in the short film Cut Me Deep.

Rachel has also been a guest presenter on several occasions at the Irish Film & Television Award live ceremonies in Dublin. She recently completed work on a feature film called King Puck which was shot on location in County Wicklow.

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Book now by calling the Excel Box Office on 062 80520.