“A typical day for an acting student at The Lir, the National Academy of Dramatic Art, begins not with a class, but a ‘call’ for a class, usually at 8.50am. The call is a convention of the stage, the countdown to show time, and it’s one of the distinguishing marks that lets a visitor know you are not on campus any more …” (more)
[Peter Crawley, Irish Times, 4 December]