Sligo Drama Circle For Belfast
The Sligo Drama Circle monthly newsletter discloses that the Circle has qualified for the Northern Ireland Festival finals at the Opera House, Belfast, in May, “but seems unlikely to squeeze into the All-Ireland Finals in Athlone next month”. The Circle competed at five festivals gaining one first place and four seconds. The surprising thing is that we beat each group which gained a first over us – some of them more than once – but the system of qualification for Athlone this year is such that, without some miracle, our Playboy will not be representing the Western World against plays it has beaten, and beaten well, when the Esso Trophy is at stake.
from The Sligo Champion, April 7th, 1967
Tags: Festivals, History, Press Reports
