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Joe Meehan Tribute Exhibition

Joe Meehan Tribute Exhibition

As part of our production of “The Importance of Being Earnest” in the Hawk’s Well Theatre this November, we will be hosting an exhibition in association with the Hawk’s Well Theatre celebrating the contribution of the late Joe Meehan to both Sligo Drama Circle and the Hawk’s Well Theatre. Like many others of his generation, […]

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Sligo Men’s Shed Work With SDC

Sligo Men’s Shed Work With SDC

Thirteen years ago a group of Sligomen met to discuss starting a Men’s Shed in the town. Those first meetings were held in the Family Life Centre on the Mall, but it soon became clear that if the idea was to develop, a permanent premises would be needed. Enter Fr. Tom Hever, who told the […]

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Drama Circle Memories

Drama Circle Memories

We are in the process of writing a book on the history of Sligo Drama Circle over the past almost 70 years. We have been gathering information, photographs and lots more to be included in the book. We also wanted to give our audiences an opportunity to have an input into the book by sharing […]

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Productions

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

We are delighted to announce that our autumn 2024 production in the Hawk’s Well Theatre will be Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest”, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People! We last performed this play in 1975, so it is high time that we dusted off the cobwebs and brought this highly entertaining costume drama […]

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A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Sligo Drama Circle is delighted to present an audio recording of “A Christmas Carol” by Paul Thain, adapted from the book by Charles Dickens. In a new departure for us, we have embraced the wonders of modern technology to create our first audio recording of a play. Involving 21 people, we have been working over […]

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The Foreigner

The Foreigner

We are delighted to announce that our autumn production will be a classic comedy, “The Foreigner” by Larry Shue. Originally published in 1983, the play is regularly performed by professionals and amateurs alike. Trying to forget his marital problems, dull and doleful Charlie Baker (Robert Fitzpatrick) takes a holiday at a fishing lodge in the […]

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History

Joe Meehan – An Appreciation

Joe Meehan – An Appreciation

We in Sligo Drama Circle were saddened to hear of the passing of Joe Meehan last Friday. Joe was a long-standing member of Sligo Drama Circle and was active in many roles within the group over many decades. Joe’s involvement with Sligo Drama Circle probably dates back to the 1960s and from then on, Joe […]

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The Hawk’s Well Theatre Site

The Hawk’s Well Theatre Site

Recently, someone asked me about the site on which the Hawk’s well Theatre is built. This is the story of how that happened. The area between the Lungy, along Temple Street to the Cathedral Car Park was the walled garden of the Church of Ireland Rectory. The present Sligo Social Services Building was originally the […]

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We Mourn the Sudden Passing of Michael

We Mourn the Sudden Passing of Michael

It was with great sadness and a deep sense of shock that we learned last Thursday of the sudden passing of Michael Leyden, our colleague, Committee member, actor and director. Michael was an active member of our Committee and organisation and was thoroughly involved in all of our activities, including our recent drama workshops on […]

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Sligo Unknown Players

Brendan Cauldwell Dies Aged 83

Brendan Cauldwell Dies Aged 83

The death has taken place of Irish actor Brendan Cauldwell at the age of 83. Mr Cauldwell had played the role of Pascal Mulvey in the RTÉ soap Fair City since 1996. Born in Fairview in Dublin and educated in O’Connell’s CBS, he worked in the insurance industry in Sligo before becoming a full time […]

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Famed Actor Began Career in Sligo Shows

Famed Actor Began Career in Sligo Shows

The recent death of Fair City actor, Brendan Cauldwell, evoked many memories of the halcyon days of amateur drama in Sligo, where, as a young man, the famous actor first took to the stage. Working in the insurance business in Sligo, Brendan became a popular member of the Sligo Unkown Players, appearing in many of […]

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World of Drama Mourns Death of Pauline Flanagan

World of Drama Mourns Death of Pauline Flanagan

The death occurred at the weekend in the United States of well-known Sligo-born actress Pauline Flanagan, a star of both stage and screen. Seventy eight years old Mrs. Flanagan, who came from High Street where her parents, P.J. and Elizabeth, ran a thriving wholesale and retail business. The following is an extract from an interview […]

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Reflections

Memories of Belfast

Memories of Belfast

In May 1967, I was back at the Opera House, on stage this time in Synge’s “The Playboy of the Western World”, at the Ulster Drama Final. The Drama Circle travelled to Belfast on Friday afternoon, unloading our stage set that night, which had been designed by Br. Columban for the stage in the Town […]

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Siobhán Honours Dad as Group Comes Full Circle

Siobhán Honours Dad as Group Comes Full Circle

Siobhán Dooney will be remembering her dear father Paddy as she takes part in the Sligo Drama Circle’s 50th anniversary celebrations, which begin in the Hawk’s Well today, Tuesday. Paddy Dooney was a founder member of the Circle, and acted in its first production, Thy Dear Father, which ran at Sligo Town Hall from November […]

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Completing The Circle On Walter’s Acting Career

Completing The Circle On Walter’s Acting Career

As the Sligo Drama Circle celebrates its 50th anniversary next week, all talk will once again revert back to the group’s first performance in 1956. Directed by Walter McDonagh, the cast of “Thy Dear Father” tread the boards half a century ago in the Town Hall and according to Walter was the talk of the […]

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Youth Theatre

Inside Out

Inside Out

Have you ever looked out the window at the rain falling and felt glad to be inside, warm and comfortable…where the boundaries are known? But then again, maybe its different and you feel slightly trapped, stuck on the inside and out there life is happening? Were the walls built to keep you safe or keep […]

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You Are Here (But Who Are You?)

You Are Here (But Who Are You?)

Sligo Drama Circle Young People’s Theatre present their new play, YOU ARE HERE (BUT WHO ARE YOU?) at the Factory Performance Space on Thursday 14th , Friday 15th, Saturday 16th December at 8.00pm. The performance lasts about one hour and tickets can be got from the Factory (Box Office: 071 917 0431) at €8.00 each […]

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Inside Out

Inside Out

Have you ever looked out the window at the rain falling and felt glad to be inside, warm and comfortable …….. where the boundaries are known? But then again, maybe it’s different and you feel slightly trapped, stuck on the inside and out there life is happening? Were the walls built to keep you safe […]

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Joe Meehan Tribute Exhibition

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Joe Meehan Tribute Exhibition

As part of our production of “The Importance of Being Earnest” in the Hawk’s Well Theatre this November, we will be hosting an exhibition in association with the Hawk’s Well Theatre celebrating the contribution of the late Joe Meehan to both Sligo Drama Circle and the Hawk’s Well Theatre. Like many others of his generation, […]

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Sligo Men’s Shed Work With SDC

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Sligo Men’s Shed Work With SDC

Thirteen years ago a group of Sligomen met to discuss starting a Men’s Shed in the town. Those first meetings were held in the Family Life Centre on the Mall, but it soon became clear that if the idea was to develop, a permanent premises would be needed. Enter Fr. Tom Hever, who told the […]

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Drama Circle Memories

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Drama Circle Memories

We are in the process of writing a book on the history of Sligo Drama Circle over the past almost 70 years. We have been gathering information, photographs and lots more to be included in the book. We also wanted to give our audiences an opportunity to have an input into the book by sharing […]

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Yeats Day 2024

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Yeats Day 2024

Yeats Day is celebrated annually in Sligo and around the world on the date of his birthday, June 13th. The day is an opportunity to focus on and celebrate the poetry of this Nobel prize-winning poet. Sligo is central to the celebrations of this day as it was the landscape of the area which so […]

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AGM 2024

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AGM 2024

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Sligo Drama Circle took place on Monday May 27th in the Drama Centre, Market Yard Sligo. Many thanks to all who took the trouble to attend the meeting and support the Drama Circle in its work. Both the outgoing Chairperson Máire Hynes and Secretary Fintan Whelan outlined the activities […]

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The Importance of Being Earnest

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The Importance of Being Earnest

We are delighted to announce that our autumn 2024 production in the Hawk’s Well Theatre will be Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest”, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People! We last performed this play in 1975, so it is high time that we dusted off the cobwebs and brought this highly entertaining costume drama […]

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Joe Meehan – An Appreciation

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Joe Meehan – An Appreciation

We in Sligo Drama Circle were saddened to hear of the passing of Joe Meehan last Friday. Joe was a long-standing member of Sligo Drama Circle and was active in many roles within the group over many decades. Joe’s involvement with Sligo Drama Circle probably dates back to the 1960s and from then on, Joe […]

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12 Poems of Christmas

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12 Poems of Christmas

As a treat for this time of the year, we have recorded 12 different seasonal poems all with a Christmas theme. We have done this before for Yeats Day each year and have also recently recorded the seasonal play “A Christmas Carol” which you can listen to HERE Following on from the success of these […]

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