THE NATIONAL Performing Arts School

The National Performing Arts School has been providing classes to children of all ages and of all abilities for over 30 years in Dublin.

“The NPAS Ethos can be summed up by our commitment to the power of the Arts to support a persons overall holistic development which in turn supports the growth of strong and supportive communities. There are no Arts without community and no community without Arts. NPAS is about feeling IN and never Feeling OUT”

Screen / Play writing Competition 2025

Screen/Play Writing comp info: Enter into your age category through your account with us and be in with a chance to be published in our 2025 book or have NPAS bring your script to life! EVER HAD AN IDEA THAT WOULD MAKE A GREAT PLAY OR SHORT FILM? WRITE YOUR OWN...

Agency Photoshoot 2024

Sunday 17th November AGENCY Photoshoot book a time slot via easy payments starting at 10am €40Starting at 10am

Scholarships

Our scholarship programme is open to everyone - All children and young people from the age of 4 to 18 years and all abilities are welcome to apply.These scholarships are provided by NPAS through direct funding, fundraising and donations ( can be made via our website...

CLASSES

Challenging and professional classes and workshops in Musical Theatre, Drama, Singing, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop & Contemporary.

 

TIMETABLES

‘Be Who U Want 2 Be’
Enrol now for your favorite classes.
Term 1 starts Saturday 21st September 2024.

 

A Word from

Actor & Past student

“The most important thing is that you enjoy it. That’s what NPAS is about and why my time there was so important. The students are on their own individual journeys, whether it’s through Dance, Drama, Singing or Acting ….
NPAS provides them with a fantastic outlet for it all.”

– Colin Farrell

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What parents are saying…

“I would like to congratulate you on an absolutely incredible show. We went to both shows and enjoyed every moment. There were so many talented children on stage and every class piece was outstanding. It meant so much to us that you cast our daughter as a narrator. She was so delighted to be cast and had such a wonderful experience during all her rehearsals and finally on stage in the Olympia. It was an incredible experience for her.

I never saw her happy as she was on the stage in the Olympia. She never stopped smiling. For the past few days she keeps telling me how much she misses the show. For months she has been talking about the show morning, noon and night. I think she has probably driven her teacher at school demented telling her about the show every day.

The NPAS has been a huge part of our family’s lives, our older boys have such happy memories of their time there. 

Our girls look forward all week to their classes on Saturday. They absolutely adore their classes with their amazing teachers and love meeting the wonderful friends they have made there. It is such a happy place and the girls always come out smiling and full of chat about the wonderful day they have had with NPAS.

I am so grateful to you all for what you have done for all my five children.

Overall though what makes NPAS so special is the people there. Thank you all so much!”

Martine,

Mum

“I want to drop you guys this line about Louis’ 11am Musical Theatre class this morning.  My daughter  attended from our living room.

The class was fab and Louis’ energy was contiguous (even to me, from the kitchen). She had a great time and her 2 siblings, when they arrived home 10 mins before the end were agog with envy at what the class had built up to over the course of an hour.
 I know that it must be incredibly challenging to teach a bunch of kids online.  He really did a brilliant job and please pass along our commendations on how awesome we  think he is.
Obviously we would much much prefer to be having the class in person and are looking forward to when that will happen again. However one advantage of this is that I can see how the class unfolds and this insight is actually gorgeous.
Well done on creating a product that is just fabulous, in circumstances that are, to say the least, less than ideal.”
 Many thanks
L. (A Parent)

“you have no idea how you have all transformed my sons life since he joined npas I’ve never seen him so happy, he has had a very tough time the last 2 years 

he was a broken teenager,  didn’t want to go out or even try make new friends, he finally took the chance to go to npas, since he is a different child laughing smiling confident has so much love for everyone around him he has massive gratitude for you all the friends he has made his life is so good he finally knows who he is and what life is all about you will never know how much happiness you have brought  to see our son so happy he doesn’t wake up early for school but every Saturday he is up and out the door waiting for his day at npas this is a message to you all to thank you from the bottom of our hearts you are all amazing people you change lives for the better and you have shown elliott the happy path to his thank you so so much for every minute of his time at npas this year and thank you again for making my son elliott so happy and himself again.”

Kim,

Mum

“My 3 older kids went through this school and it was always a huge part of their lives. My eldest son is 20 soon and is still friends with the kids he met when they were only 7. My other 2 child the same. So it came as no surprise when my youngest daughter joined and loved it as much as they did. She does musical theatre, singing, tap, hip hop & contemporary & that’s just a few of the classes available. She is bouncing out of bed on a Saturday morning, super excited about the day ahead. The teachers are amazing and really make everyone feel like a super star. It’s learning how to sing and dance with your friends in the most fun environment. The day after her last day this term she said if there was going to be summer camps she could go to. I really cannot recommend this school highly enough. It’s magic to see your child grow in confidence every week.”

Laura,

Mum

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Telephone: (01) 8944660

Email: info@npas.ie

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