Sligo Drama Circle in “Candida”

Bernard Shaw’s “Candida” is a somewhat sophisticated play to be attempted by an amateur group, English in format that is difficult needing an extremely polished presentation. It is also so essentially for Irish actors to carry off the characters. Sligo Drama Circle’s presentation of the play, somehow got over most of these problems, though there were occasions when an actor obviously had trouble interpreting a line that seemed to be unnecessary in the first place. “Candida”, written by Shaw in 1895, deals humorously with the problems encountered by a politically active Leftist clergyman, his vivacious wife (Candida) and a despairing poet. Following some hilarious scenes during which Candida’s mercenary father gets more and more confused, the poet and the Reverend sort out their differences and all live happily ever after. This play, one in a series by Sligo Drama Circle to illustrate the progression of Irish writers over the years, can be seen again tonight (Thursday) and Wednesday 6th, Thursday 7th September.

from The Sligo Champion, September 1st, 1972