Irish Dialects with Alexandra Whitham
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9 September 2026
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Online (Equity Members 18+)
Applications Open 14 August 2026 6:00 am
Applications Close 9 September 2026 6:00 pm
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Synopsis
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9 September 2026
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Irish Dialects can be tricky.
Join dialect coach, Alexandra Whitham, for a journey through the specifics of the Dublin Irish Dialect, with particular consideration of how the Dublin Irish Dialect differs from other Irish Dialects, and from Scottish Dialects. Gain tips, tricks and resources that will give you the edge at your next Irish Accent audition!
Please note: This event is at 7.00 pm AEST (Sydney/Melbourne time) and 9.00 pm NZ time. You will be sent a Zoom link to tune in.
Online (Equity Members 18+)
Host(s)
Alexandra Whitham
Alexandra Whitham is a voice & dialect coach, theatre director, and lecturer with over 25 years of international experience in the fields of education, arts, and entertainment. Her recent faculty roles have included Specialist in Voice at the Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne, AU), and Senior Lecturer in Voice and Discipline Leader of the BA Acting Programme (Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka/ Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland, NZ). She holds an MA in Voice Studies from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (UK), an Advanced Diploma of Arts- Acting (AU), and is a Designated Linklater Voice Teacher. Her credits as a dialect coach include feature films Pike River (31 Films), A Mistake (GFC Films), Joika (Four Knights Films), and 25 April (GFC); TV Shows Our Flag Means Death (HBO Max) and Will (TNT); advertising campaigns for Good Oil/ Cadbury, Xero Accounting Software, and Electric Kiwi; and theatre shows The Heartbreak Choir (Auckland Theatre Company), Once (Peach Theatre Company) and Gwen in Purgatory (Twist Productions). Alexandra also runs workshops and courses for communities such as the VCA, Collarts, JMC, Federation Uni, 16th Street Actors Studio, Brave Studios, Creating Artists, the Auckland Theatre Company, The Actors’ Program, and Toi Whakaari. Alexandra has been teaching dialect workshops for the Equity Foundation since 2012.
