The Moore School of Performing Arts was founded in 1998 by sisters, Michelle & Susie Moore.
With a team of professional teachers supporting them, they teach a variety of Dance & Drama Classes in
The Little Theatre, Community Centre & Scouts Hall Skerries to children (4-21 years). MSPA are also very excited to be bringing their performing arts school to Balbriggan this September, where they will be
teaching every Thursday afternoon in the Flemington Community Centre.
MSPA attract students from Skerries, Rush, Lusk, Balbriggan, Swords, Donabate, Naul, Stamullen, Gormanston, Malahide and Ballyboughal. MSPA classes include Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, Contemporary, , Tap, Creative Drama, Drama Exam and Singing. This September, MSPA are introducing two new classes to their timetable, a Strength, Stretch & Technique class and an Adult Class (35+ yrs), both classes will be taught by Leah.
At MSPA, we feel every child has a hidden talent within them and we will do our best to nurture that talent through different disciplines within our school. All our classes are based around our mission statement,
“To have fun within a friendly atmosphere”.
With a team of professional teachers supporting them, they teach a variety of Dance & Drama Classes in
The Little Theatre, Community Centre & Scouts Hall Skerries to children (4-21 years). MSPA are also very excited to be bringing their performing arts school to Balbriggan this September, where they will be
teaching every Thursday afternoon in the Flemington Community Centre.
MSPA attract students from Skerries, Rush, Lusk, Balbriggan, Swords, Donabate, Naul, Stamullen, Gormanston, Malahide and Ballyboughal. MSPA classes include Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, Contemporary, , Tap, Creative Drama, Drama Exam and Singing. This September, MSPA are introducing two new classes to their timetable, a Strength, Stretch & Technique class and an Adult Class (35+ yrs), both classes will be taught by Leah.
At MSPA, we feel every child has a hidden talent within them and we will do our best to nurture that talent through different disciplines within our school. All our classes are based around our mission statement,
“To have fun within a friendly atmosphere”.
our team
Susie Moore - Director / Musical Theatre
Susie started singing and dancing at the tender age of 3 with the Billie Barry Stage School. She took part in many Christmas pantomimes in the Gaiety Theatre, including Goldilocks and the three bears, Hansel and Gretel, Red Riding Hood & Mother Goose. In 1980, Susie played 2 different orphans (Duffy & Tessie) in the Musical “Annie” in the Gaiety Theatre. This ran for 11 months alongside Maureen Potter, Jacinta Whyte & Angeline Ball. Susie was no stranger to the Christmas toy shows with Gay Byrne, she also took part in the Tony Kenny & Twink Christmas shows on RTE. After leaving Billie Barry, Susie began teaching Musical Theatre in Diggs Lane, to 3-14 year olds. Susie became a member of the Rathmines and Rathgar musical society in 1993 and took part in many shows including, My Fair Lady, South Pacific, Guys and Dolls, “A night with Gilbert and Sullivan" and The Pirates of Penance. She also joined the Rush Musical Society and was involved in “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Curtains” in the Mill Bank Theatre. |
Michelle Moore - Director/Creative Drama
Michelle started singing and dancing at the age of 3 with the Billie Barry Stage School. She took part in five consecutive pantomimes in the Gaiety Theatre, alongside Maureen Potter including, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the three Bears, Hansel & Gretel, Aladdin & Cinderella. She also took part in Sunday night at the Olympia for 8 weeks. Michelle appeared on The Late Late Toy Show, The Mike Murphy Show, The Tony Kenny Christmas shows and on a commercial for TV/Cinema. During her teenage summer months, Michelle performed in Butlins alongside Jacinta Whyte in their Cabaret and also in the Shelling Hotel, Raheny. After leaving Billie Barry, Michelle began teaching in Diggs Lane to 3-14 year olds and then at “The Factory” Burrow Street. Michelle took part in various courses with the Gaiety School of Acting & the Abbey School of Acting. Michelle joined the Rush Musical Society in November 2006, where she took part in “Pirates of Penance”, "Hollywood Pinafore", “Fiddler on the Roof” , “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” and "Jesus Christ Superstar. |
Susan Moore - Musical Theatre
Susan, born into a theatrical family, started singing and dancing at the Billie Barry Stage School at the age of 3, where she was involved in a wide variety of professional work. She performed with the RTE Concert Orchestra in the National Concert Hall on many occasions and appeared in numerous Christmas pantomimes & summer productions in both the Gaiety and Olympia theatres, including Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Babes in the Wood and Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. Susan has also featured on various TV shows including the Late Late Toy Show, Bibi, Live at 3, Sunday Night at the Gaiety/Olympia, to name but a few, and has featured on a number of TV and radio commercials. She has also recorded singles accompanying some of Ireland’s leading artists such as the Dublin City Ramblers & Susan McCann. Susan was later involved with the R&R Musical Society, where she took part in their production of Carousel at the Gaiety and also their 90th anniversary show in the National Concert Hall. Susan was delighted to come on board as a Musical Theatre teacher with the MSPA in November 2006, where she teaches children from the age of 3 to 18. |
Leah Meagher - Musical Theatre/SST
Musical Theatre has been a part of Leah’s life for as long as she can remember. She owes much of her confidence, friends and love of the theatre to MSPA, where she started taking classes at the early age of 4. Leah has a degree from UCD and recently graduated with a Diploma in Dance, Technique, Performance and Choreography from Bray Institute of Further Education. Leah is a certified flexibility teacher after completing teacher courses with AlixaFlexibility. Leah has received Classical and Musical Theatre vocal lessons from Fiona Mullaney at the Skerries Music Studio. and Mairead Buicke and Donna Gallagher at DIT Conservatoire of Music and Drama. Leah also completed her Grades 4-8 in Speech and Drama with The Royal Irish Academy of Music, earning a distinction in her final grade. In 2019, Leah won an award for Best Choreographer in the Gilbert section at the AIMS Awards for her work on "Cabaret" the Musical with UCD Musical Society. Other choreographic projects include "Our House" and various other summer camps, variety shows and annual Helix shows with MSPA. In 2018, Leah choreographed the winning piece "Chicago" at the Musical Theatre Intervarisities competition with UCD Musical Sociaty, and co-choreographed the winning routine for MSPA's "Synergy Tribe" at the Winter Elite Dance Competition. In 2017, Leah spent 3 months as a dance and drama teacher at Kamp Kohut, Maine, USA. During her time there, she choreographed two musicals, "The Little Mermaid" and Beauty and the Beast". |
Eimear Sheridan - Hip Hop / Tap / Contemporary
Eimear is a dancer/choreographer who began her dance training at the tender age of three with Billie Barry Stage School. Growing up, Eimear has loved learning and training in various different styles of dance such as Jazz, Tap, Musical Theatre, Hip-Hop, Contemporary, Line Dancing and Ballet. She began travelling at 15 to broaden her dance skills, to train and compete in competitions in many counties around Ireland, The U.K and Poland. She even represented Ireland in the World Hip-Hop championships in Las Vegas (US) in 2012. Since she was 17, Eimear has choreographed/assistant choreographed many shows such as Legally Blonde, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia, West Side Story, Moulin Rouge and many more, including Variety Shows, Charity Events, Movie Premiers. She has also choreographed and preformed for The Entrepreneur Awards. When Eimear completed school she then went on to train in Dance and Performance in Sallynoggin College of Dance while still choreographing and teaching in her spare time. |
Daniel Mahon - Exam & Creative Drama
Daniel has been a member of MSPA since he was four and has played many solo parts with them, including Mr Thenardier from “Les Miserables”, Judah from “Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat”, Fagin from “Oliver”. Daniel played Bill Sykes from Oliver with MT4Uth during summer projects. Daniel has taken part in The Lir’s two-week summer project and weekend courses and was offered a place on their foundation course. He has also studied acting on camera with John Dawson, and Graham Cantwell and played the part of Paul in the short movie “Lily”, which won best Short Drama in the Galway Fleadh along with many more awards. Daniel went onto play the part of Paul in the full length movie "Lily". Daniel has received honours in all his RIAM’s drama exams up to the senior cert and now teaches part-time with MSPA. Daniel spent two summers in Kamp Kohut, Maine, where he taught archery and drama, directing four shows during his time there. Daniel also studied film/camera studies full time with the Irish Film Academy in 2014 and is presently attending The Lir Academy (Trinity) studying Bachelor in Acting. |
Clodagh Long - Singing
Clodagh returned to Ireland having spent 8 years working in the UK as a performer and teacher. She was the recipient of The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Scholarship for her training at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for her MA in Musical Theatre. Prior to this she retained a BA in Communication Studies from Dublin City University. She is part of vocal group Celtic Angels regularly touring the USA with them. Some of her theatre Credits include: Lucy Harris in Jekyll And Hyde (The English Theatre, Frankfurt); Sharon Rabitte in The Commitments (The Palace Theatre, original West End cast); Nancy in new musical Rebel Song (The Other Palace West End); Baroness Elberfeld in The Sound of Music (Popular Productions Doha, Qatar) Fairy Clarabel in Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (Princes Hall, Aldershot) and featured singer with The Bond Girls (various venues, Elite Artists) Concerts include: A Tribute to Dame Shirley (Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall, Cardiff); Soloist for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber when he accepted his honorary fellowship award at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Principal singer with Inis Ealga Irish Tour (Sibenik, Croatia) She is a highly skilled and passionate teacher who has worked in highly respected training colleges in the UK with current students in Matilda, The Lion King and School Of Rock. Clodagh is a level 2 Estill instructor and absolutely loves teaching and encouraging students to follow their dreams. |
Anna Simpson - Drama
Anna is a Director, Playwright, Physical Theatre Practitioner and Drama Teacher. After studying Psychology in UCD, she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where she emerged with an MA in Drama Directing. Anna worked in London for a number of years as both a Director and Drama Teacher. She was the Director in Residence at Dulwich College between 2012-2014. Here she lead regular workshops in Theatre Skills, particularly Physical Theatre. She directed large productions across all year groups. These included The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Rainbow Fish, Animal Farm, Grimm Tales and Amadeus. While in London between 2014-2016 Anna was an Education practitioner with Shakespeare's Globe and a LAMDA Speech and therapy Tutor at St. Paul's Girls School. In 2016 Anna spent 3 months teaching and directing at Stagedoor Manor in upstate New York, with productions including Family Portrait, Women in White and Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. During her time in London, Anna also became a Young Creative Associate of The Pleasance Theatre, with whom she adapted and directed physical ensemble versions of great theatre and literature classics with Incognito Theatre for The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. These included Gogol's Political Satire and her own adaption of Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray. Other UK directing credits include The Wasp (Jermyn St. Theatre, Welcome to Thebes & Spring Awakening (South Hill Arts Centre), Close to You (Edinburgh 7 Briton Fringe Festivals, Royal Irish Academy of Music,, Southwark Playhouse), Romeo & Juliet (Pleasance Islington). Anna won The Elsa Roberts Award for Best Actor for Disco Pigs, which also transferred to the Tristan Bates Theatre in West End, London. Anna returned to Ireland in 2017, as Founder and Artistic Director of Quintessence Theatre, the only professional theatre production in Louth. Here she adapted, wrote and directed productions like Vessel, Some of Our Children, The star of Chester's Lane (Drogheda Arts Festival Commission Winner 2018), Wind in the Willows and The Deadly Wizard of Oz. Anna's semi-autobiographical original play Cracks, exploring mental ill Health and Depression in Ireland, enjoyed multiple revivals and a national tour of Ireland. Her adaption of Bram Stoker's Dracula premiered in An Tain Arts Centre, headlined at Drogheda's Arts Festival 2017, before transferring to Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. There it won the Broadway World Ireland Award for Best New Play. Recently Anna collaborated with the award winning Sundays Child Theatre to direct Afloat, as part of Culture Ireland's Fringe 2021 showcase. |
Niamh Carroll - Guest Drama Teacher
Niamh trained with the Audrey Behan School of Speech & Drama from the tender age of 5 years old and successfully completed grade exams with the Guildhall of London and the Royal Irish Academy where she achieved an Associated Speech & Drama Teachers Diploma. Niamh established her own Speech & Drama School in her home town of Drimnagh and four years ago established Speech & Drama classes in Rush. She has experience in preparing students for the RIAM grade exams to senior certificate and annually prepares students for competitions in Feis Maitiu. She is a member of the Rush Dramatic Society and the Rush Musical Society and has performed in a number of their recent productions. More recently Niamh has trained with the Lir Academy and Filmbase and works with the Blackthorn Arts Entertainment Agency. She appeared in Coolmine Musical Society’s “All Shook Up” in the Draiocht Theatre in Blanchardstown. Niamh is really looking forward to working with the Moore School during Michelle’s maternity leave. Michelle went on to study drama with The Gaiety School of Acting, graduating in 2007. She received vocal training from Frank Merriman at the Belcanto School of Music in North Great Georges Street. She toured Belgium with the Christchurch Youth Choir. |
Lizzy Benham - Guest Dance Teacher
Lizzy started dancing at the age of 8. She won numerous All-Ireland Championships she went on to represent Ireland in the 5 Nations Dance Contest in 3 different dance styles. Lizzy obtained a Diploma in Professional Dance from The College of Dance in Dublin and was awarded a full scholarship to study at London Studio Centre, where she acquired a BA (Hons) Degree in Theatre Dance. Most recently Lizzy has graced our TV screens with performances for Ireland’s Got Talent with Locked Creative and the inaugural Xpose & Benefit Awards with Fatale Events. Further TV and stage credits include the All-Ireland Talent Show, ad campaigns for Vodafone, Theatre M.A.D’s West End Bares - fire breather (2011), a UK tour with London Studio Centre’s Jazz Dance Company (2012), the BRIT Awards (2012) with Olly Murs feat. Rizzle Kicks, a residency with the Body of People (BOP) Jazz Company (2013), Dial M for Music’s Wilde Nights Cabaret (2014, 2015 & 2016 – Dancer, 2017 – Assistant Choreographer & Dance Captain), Laochra – 1916 Commemoration at Croke Park, (2016), Gaiety Pantomimes Cinderella (2012/2013), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2013/2014), Peter Pan (2014/2015), Robin Hood and his Merry Men (2016/2017) and The Snow Queen (2018/2019), The Golden Era at the Mansion House (2017/2018), L’Oreal Colour Trophy, 2018. Lizzy’s passion for dance extends beyond performing. She is also a qualified Sports Therapist holding a Diploma in Sports Therapy. And, after completing her second BA(Hons) Degree in Physical Education and Biology, Lizzy is now a Secondary School teacher delivering Science, Biology and P.E. to students at second level. She believes in the importance of quality dance training and the need to incorporate the arts more prominently into our school system. To advocate for this change, Lizzy is combining her knowledge and experience to develop a new curriculum that can be packaged and taught within performing arts colleges or in schools as a Junior Cycle Short Course, a Transition Year module or a strand within the new Leaving Cert P.E. syllabus. |
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