Sligo Drama Circle Won Major Awards
Sligo Drama Circle won the major awards at the 26th annual Western Drama Festival which concluded in St. Brigid’s Hall, Tubbercurry, on Sunday night last. They were awarded the Festival’s premier award, presented by the late Very Rev. D. Canon Gildea, P.P. for their presentation of “The Glass Menagerie” (Tennessee Williams) while the producer, Liam Mc Kinney, received the J.J. Henry Cup for the most imaginative production at the Festival and Shane Cleary, a member of the cast, received a silver medal for acting. For their presentation of “Purgatory” (W. B. Yeats) the Drama Circle won the Ria Mooney Cup for Verse play and its producer, Mr. Walter Mc Donagh, received a silver medal for production.
from The Sligo Champion, March 21st, 1969
Tags: Awards, Festivals, History, Press Reports, Tennessee Williams, W.B. Yeats
