This methodology has been cultivated over many years by Gerry Grennell who works at the highest levels of the film and TV industry. What he discovers and cultivates on the biggest sets in the world, is channeled right back into the room

At the center of this training is OWNERSHIP. This method of ownership which is unique to Bow Street forms the foundation of all our training. It is a completely immersive practice and discipline that enhances performance and liberates the actor from fear of failure or judgement allowing them to be completely truthful and present.

Kirsten Sheridan is an Oscar and Golden Globe nominated writer, a feature director, and an independent producer.

As a director, she cast Cillian Murphy in his first screen role and has directed actors such as Robin Williams, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Freddie Highmore, and Terrence Howard.

Her first studio feature film as a writer garnered her an Academy Award nomination along with her father, director Jim Sheridan, and her sister, writer Naomi Sheridan for the semi-autobiographical film, In America.

For her writing, Kirsten has won a Critics Choice Award, a National Board of Review Award, a New York Film Critics Award, and a Christopher Award.

Most recently, she received a Writers Guild of America nomination for the tv series ‘Say Nothing’ on which she was a writer and Co-Executive Producer, with the show being nominated for a Bafta and a Peabody award. The four lead actors each won at the 2025 Irish Film & Television Awards.

Over the last 20 years she has written for HBO, Amazon Studios, Fox Searchlight, Warner Brothers, Universal Content Productions, Peacock, FX, Harpo, Working Title, Color Force, Gold Circle, Sky and more.

Kirsten was co-founder of The Factory which later developed into Bow Street Academy, now recognized as one of the leading institutions for screen acting.

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