The thought of a Samuel Beckett play in Sligo is a rather daunting one. Even the most straight-forward productions by Sligo Drama Circle in the past have met with very poor audience response so it is difficult to imagine Beckett having any more attraction. That is the reality of the situation in Sligo, although the […]
Congregations at weekend masses in Sligo’s Holy Cross Church may have felt slightly out of place. For with the days ticking away to the opening night of the eagerly awaited “Triumph of Calvary” production, the church is gradually taking the appearance of a first class theatre. And according to some of the top people connected […]
After months of preliminary work and rehearsals the stage is now set for the grand opening of “The Triumph of Calvary” at the Holy Cross Friary on tomorrow night at 8.30pm. In the early part of the last decade Sligo Drama Circle held a Passion Play, also at the Friary, and it was such an […]
In the early 1970’s A Passion Play was performed in the Holy Cross Church, Sligo which is still remembered with admiration by those who were privileged to see it. This year, the year of the Oberammagau, at the start of the 1980’s, Sligo Choral Society and Sligo Drama Circle will stage a presentation of the […]
Lovers of musicals, and there are many of them in Sligo, are in for a treta from Saturday 24th November to Saturday December 1st. For those eight nights Sligo Drama Circle will be performing “The Boyfriend” by Sandy Wilson in the Town Hall. Set in the roaring twenties with all the glamour of that era, […]
There are no shortage of superlatives to describe a fascinating stage show but choosing the right one to fit Sligo Drama Circle’s presentation of “Fiddler on the Roof”, which begins an eleven night run at the Town Hall on Sunday night is a little difficult. Quite frankly, the show is the most spectacular stage production […]
Sligo Drama Circle’s presentation of “Fiddler on the Roof” will be officially opened at the Town hall on Sunday night by the Bishop of Derry, Most Rev. Dr. Edward Daly. Such were the complexities of the show that it was found necessary to increase the size of the stage at the Town Hall to facilitate […]
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 […]
Sligo Drama Circle are talent searching – and the object of the exercise is to find young local men and women to fill parts in their forthcoming production of “Fiddler on the Roof” which will be staged in January. And the group are also interested to hear from electricians, carpenters and painters who would be […]
Over the next few weeks, Sligo Drama Circle changes its venue, it productions and its normal Tuesday/Thursday routine with the advent of the Yeats International Summer School. On Saturday 19th and Monday 21st of August, the Circle will be in Summerhill College theatre with three plays by William Butler Yeats, “The Cat and the Moon”, […]
Over the years Sligo Drama Circle has used many places for the rehearsal of plays and making of sets and costumes. Sligo Columban Club, Sligo Social Services, Scoil Ursula. For
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Members of Sligo Drama Circle featured on a programme on Ocean FM’s outside broadcast this morning, Friday December 8th, to celebrate the work of Sligo Men’s Shed. We have previously written on this website about Sligo Men’s Shed, but today was about creating an awareness of the Men’s Shed and the work that they do […]
As part of our production of “The Importance of Being Earnest” in the Hawk’s Well Theatre this November, we will be hosting an exhibition in association with the Hawk’s Well Theatre celebrating the contribution of the late Joe Meehan to both Sligo Drama Circle and the Hawk’s Well Theatre. Like many others of his generation, […]
Sligo Men’s Shed Work With SDC
Thirteen years ago a group of Sligomen met to discuss starting a Men’s Shed in the town. Those first meetings were held in the Family Life Centre on the Mall, but it soon became clear that if the idea was to develop, a permanent premises would be needed. Enter Fr. Tom Hever, who told the […]
Sligo Drama Circle is an amateur drama group formed in 1956 to provide live theatre to the Sligo public. With the disappearance of the professional theatre companies from the Irish scene at the time, and the reluctance of the National Theatre to undertake provincial tours, the amateur movement across the
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We in Sligo Drama Circle were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Lionel Gallagher this week. Lionel was a long-standing member of Sligo Drama Circle and was active in many roles within the group for more than 50 years. But it was on the stage where he belonged and where he excelled. Lionel […]
Members of Sligo Drama Circle featured on a programme on Ocean FM’s outside broadcast this morning, Friday December 8th, to celebrate the work of Sligo Men’s Shed. We have previously written on this website about Sligo Men’s Shed, but today was about creating an awareness of the Men’s Shed and the work that they do […]
Sligo Drama Circle will be performing the well-known John B. Keane play “Sive” in the Spring of 2025. It will be staged in the Hawks Well Theatre from April 2nd to 5th. Set in 1950s Ireland, the play revolves around the arranged marriage of the young Sive to an elderly man in a deal worth […]