The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Sligo Drama Circle took place on Monday May 15th in the Drama Centre, Market Yard Sligo. Many thanks to all who took the trouble to attend the meeting and support the Drama Circle in its work. Both the outgoing Chairperson Ursula Smullen and Secretary Máire Hynes outlined the activities […]
We are looking for some help from a local Architect/Draftsman to help us realise our plans to extend our building in the Market Yard for some much needed storage space. We need the extra space for storage of sets, furniture, props and costumes, all of which are necessary to keep producing shows which the Sligo […]
June 13th is earmarked each year as a day of celebration of the works of W.B.Yeats and Sligo, Ireland, the place most associated with the poet and playwright, is the centre of those celebrations. This year again, Sligo Drama Circle is marking #YeatsDay by producing a number of videos showcasing some of the works of […]
It was great to see so many new faces at our recent Information Meeting in the Market Yard for new Members as part of our “Do Drama” campaign. This is an initiative to get new people involved in Sligo Drama Circle as actors, directors or working backstage. The evening showed us that there is lots […]
The Annual General Meeting of Sligo Drama Circle took place in our Market Yard premises on Tuesday May 17th at 7pm. A small gathering attended and new officers and a new committee was elected for the coming year. A review of our activities over the past few years took place and plans for future projects […]
Sligo Drama Circle is delighted to announce that it has been invited to perform our most recent production of Patrick Hamilton’s “Gaslight” at the prestigious Listowel Writers’ Week this June Bank Holiday weekend. We are honoured to bring this production to the St. John’s Theatre in The Square, Listowel on Thursday June 2nd at 8pm […]
Many thanks to the Francie Boylan show on Ocean FM for interviewing “GASLIGHT” cast members Orla Mc Sharry (Bella Manningham) and Barry Deignan (Jack Manningham) on the show this afternoon. Orla and Barry gave Francie an insight into the premise behind the play and also gave a short reading from the play itself. You can […]
Sligo Drama Circle returns to the stage of the Hawk’s Well Theatre for their first post-Covid production this March for four performances only of “GASLIGHT” by Patrick Hamilton. This tense, Victorian psychological thriller played to packed houses and standing ovations in previous performances. It is guaranteed to yet again have audiences on the edge of […]
June 13th is earmarked as a day of celebration of the works of W.B.Yeats and Sligo, Ireland, the place most associated with the poet and playwright, is the centre of those celebrations. This year, to mark #YeatsDay Sligo Drama Circle produced five videos to showcase some of the work of W.B. Yeats and also some […]
When the cast of Sligo Drama Circle took to the stage with their production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams on the final night of the All-Ireland Amateur Drama finals in the Dean Crowe Theatre in Athlone on April 18th 1970, they had high hopes of taking the All-Ireland trophy. Expectations were high […]
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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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 […]
We are in the process of writing a book on the history of Sligo Drama Circle over the past almost 70 years. We have been gathering information, photographs and lots more to be included in the book. We also wanted to give our audiences an opportunity to have an input into the book by sharing […]
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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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 […]
We are in the process of writing a book on the history of Sligo Drama Circle over the past almost 70 years. We have been gathering information, photographs and lots more to be included in the book. We also wanted to give our audiences an opportunity to have an input into the book by sharing […]