Fiddler On The Roof

Sligo Drama Circle will strike something of a historic note when the present their lavish production of “Fiddler on the Roof” at the Town Hall next January. “The Fiddler” will be the first show of its kind to be staged at the Town Hall for many years, and members of the drama group have had to extend the stage to facilitate the production. According to producer, Mr. Liam Mc Kinney, everything is going according to plan and the show looks likely to surpass the tremendous success of last year’s offering “Oklahoma”. A cast of over sixty, headed by Kieran Hickey in the lead role, has quickly come to terms with the tough script and this is certainly an amazing achievement when one considers that at least forty of them are complete newcomers to the stage. Among the songs in the spectacular two and a half hour production are “If I Were a Rich Man”, “Matchmaker”, “Tradition” and “Sunrise Sunset”. The show begins an eleven night run on Sunday January 14th.

from The Sligo Champion, December 8th, 1978