Curtain call for acting course

I WISH to express my dismay at the rash decision to terminate the three-year professional actor-training programme, The Bachelor in Acting Studies (BAS), at Trinity College, Dublin.

This degree course — the only one of its kind in the country — provided a vital service to the Irish film, TV and theatre industries.

The Bachelor in Theatre Studies was a full-time, non-fee paying degree course that was highly focused, comprehensive, progressive and unparalleled in its commitment to developing the art of the actor (as opposed to purely commercial considerations).