No Resting

But there is no resting of their laurels for the members of the Drama Circle. And no off-season for drama in Sligo either. Immediately the members of the group commence rehearsals on the three Yeats one-act plays they will stage in Sligo Town Hall during the Yeats International Summer School next August. In previous years professional and semi-professional companies from Dublin, Belfast and Cork were invited by the sponsors of the School to stage the Yeats plays for the benefit and entertainment of visiting students. This year for the first time Sligo’s leading amateur group have been invited to stage Yeats plays. It seems, therefore, that a prophet can be recognised in his own country after all. The members of Sligo Drama Circle deserve the honour; I know it will not be misplaced, that they will give performances of outstanding quality and now that they had such a fine success in Belfast last weekend their prestige increases.

With such a full programme it is indeed fortunate that the group have now found a permanent headquarters. Situated in Sligo Market Yard the building which the players now call “home” is still far from prepossessing but it has its advantages. It is rehearsal room, store room, paint shop, the place where scenery is made. But it has definite possibilities – and a future – both of which I am confident will be fully exploited by the hard-working and enthusiastic group who are now keeping Sligo’s name to the forefront in the world of amateur theatre in this country.

from The Sligo Champion, by T.P., May 26th, 1967