Sligo Drama Circle, celebrating fifty years of drama in Sligo, represents the best tradition of drama in Ireland’s North-West. From very humble beginnings in the 1950’s where many Sligo people got the chance to tread the boards of Sligo Town Hall, to the present day where young and old have the chance to grace the […]
IN THE BEGINNING Sligo Drama Circle made its bow to the public for the first time on Sunday night, November 18th 1956. The Town Hall in Sligo was the venue for their presentation of Gerard Healy’s “Thy Dear Father”. However, the seeds of the Drama Circle were sown in the existing Sligo Unknown Players, a […]
Sligo Drama takes to the Hawk’s Well stage this Spring, turning the spotlight on Seán O’ Casey’s much loved “The Plough and the Stars”. Directed by Ursula Smullen, the cast includes Averyl Dooher, Barry Deignan, Gerry Ryan, Siobhán Dooney, Máire Hynes, Ultan Burke, Muireann Tóibin, Róisin Kilcoyne, Vinnie Holland, Kevin Boyle and welcomes young actors […]
Emotionally draining but ultimately extremely satisfying. These were the words used by Pat Sweeney to describe her experience of playing Nora Clitheroe in the Sligo Drama Circle’s production of “The Plough and the Stars” in 1969. Now thirty eight years later, Averl Dooher is taking on the role of the ambitions wife who tries to […]
Sligo Drama Circle take to the Hawk’s Well stage this Spring, turning the spotlight on Sean O Casey’s “The Plough and the Stars”. Directed by Ursula Smullen, the cast includes Averyl Dooher, Barry Deignan, Gerry Ryan, Siobhán Dooney, Máire Hynes, Ultan Burke, Murieann Tobin, Róisín Kilcoyne, Vinnie Holland, Kevin Boyle and welcomes young actors, Dermot […]
Sligo Drama Circle continues its 50th birthday celebrations when it returns to the Hawk’s Well stage with a revival of a Seán O’ Casey classic. Having previously been performed by the Circle in 1969 and 1992, “The Plough and the Stars” will be staged from Tuesday, April 24 to Saturday, April 28 at 8pm. Set […]
October 1956. October 2006. Sligo Drama Circle is marking its achievements between this first and second date by fittingly offering people a chance to look back at the last 50 years. From humble beginnings, Sligo Drama Circle began when a group got together on a cold October night 50 years ago with the purpose of […]
After treading the boards on a variety of Sligo stages throughout its 50 year history, Sligo Drama Circle appears to have taken the audience’s “encore” directly to heart. First set up in 1956, the Drama Circle commenced its reign on the Sligo theatre scene with Walter Mc Donagh’s directed play, “Thy Dear Father”. However, having […]
With half a century now under their costume belts, Sligo Drama Circle took a well deserved bow last night as celebrations for their 50th anniversary kicked off. In honour of the celebrations, Shelagh Stephenson’s play “The Memory of Water” commenced at the Hawk’s Well Theatre last night. “The Memory of Water” is a witty and […]
Siobhán Dooney will be remembering her dear father Paddy as she takes part in the Sligo Drama Circle’s 50th anniversary celebrations, which begin in the Hawk’s Well today, Tuesday. Paddy Dooney was a founder member of the Circle, and acted in its first production, Thy Dear Father, which ran at Sligo Town Hall from November […]
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 […]