A New York actor will be making his Sligo stage debut next week – and it’s all thanks to a feature in The Sligo Champion Arts Page. Tim Dillard was working in a production of “Italian Wedding” in Dun Laoghaire when, out of the blue, his Slig0-based friend, Róisín Monaghan, called to tell him the […]
All good things come to those who wait, but the waiting is finally over. Sligo’s theatre lovers will soon be basking in the glow of another glorious production from the Sligo Drama Circle, this time Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire”. The production had initially been scheduled for Autumn of last year, but various factors […]
After ten months away from the Hawk’s Well stage, Sligo Drama Circle make a welcome return with a John B. Keane masterpiece. “The Year of the Hiker” is regarded as one of the Irish playwright’s finest works, exploring as it does the classic themes of outsiders, greed, jealousy and love. It will open at the […]
Sligo Drama Circle have revived a gem of a play, “The Factory Girls” by Frank McGuinness, to present at the Hawk’s Well from tonight, Tuesday November 12 to Saturday, November 16. Whilst now a well established and critically acclaimed dramatist with “Someone to Watch Over Me”, “Innocence”, “Observe The Sons of Ulster…”, McGuinness began writing […]
Sligo Drama Circle have revived a gem of a play, The Factory Girls by Frank McGuinness, which will be presented at the Hawk’s Well Theatre from next Tuesday, November 12th, until Saturday 16th. Now a well established and critically acclaimed dramatist, with works such as “Someone to Watch Over Me”, “Innocence”, “Observe the sons of […]
Sligo Drama Circle is busy putting the final touches to their upcoming production of Charley’s Aunt in The Hawk’s Well Theatre from March 12th to 16th at 8pm nightly. A classic farce by Brandon Thomas, this is the first Sligo production of the play. Director Joan Fitzpatrick and her ensemble are rehearsing diligently and enthusiastically […]
In true theatrical fashion, the show must go on! Good news on the theatre front is that the Sligo Drama Circle’s hilarious production of “The Odd Couple” is going ahead this week at the Hawk’s Well. Directed by Joan Fitzpatrick, and with Gerry Ryan and Robert Fitzpatrick, mesmeric in the lead roles, this splendid adaptation […]
Tuesday night, 6th March, marks the opening night of Neil Simon’s uproarious comedy “The Odd Couple” at the Hawk’s Well Theatre, presented by Sligo Drama Circle. Director, Joan Fitzpatrick has put together a great cast for this fast paced comedy. The play was the forerunner of the film “The Odd Couple” and of the long […]
Sligo Drama Circle is back on track for the winter! In its continuing efforts to encourage people to get involved in amateur drama, the Circle will host a once-a-month “Open House” evening in its headquarters in the Market Yard. Drama activities of various kinds will be organised on those evenings, and anyone interested in drama […]
The Sligo Drama Circle is back in full swing again. Since 1997, the previous committees have been working hard to establish the new premises in the Market Yard and this year sees its completion. Having inaugurated the new premises, the group are all set for a busy year. 2000 will see the launch of a […]
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 […]