It was with great sadness and a deep sense of shock that we learned last Thursday of the sudden passing of Michael Leyden, our colleague, Committee member, actor and director. Michael was an active member of our Committee and organisation and was thoroughly involved in all of our activities, including our recent drama workshops on […]
Cathaoirleach of Sligo County Council, Cllr. Tom Mac Sharry welcomed the return of Sligo Drama Circle to the Town Hall, on an occasion of historic significance for the Drama Circle. Marking the opening performance of our “Yeats By Candlelight” production in Sligo Town Hall, the Cathaoirleach recalled how it was in this building that the […]
Sligo Drama Circle returns to the stage this July with our production of “Yeats By Candlelight”. Last performed in 2017, this revival includes three shows – one in the Methodist Church on Saturday July 27th at 4pm as part of our contribution to the Yeats International Summer School and two unique performances in the Mayor’s […]
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing yesterday of one of our longest serving members, Joan Fitzpatrick. Joan will be fondly remembered by all those in the dramatic community in Sligo for her wonderful contribution to the development of drama and theatre in Sligo. She will be particularly remembered as an […]
Theatre maker Kellie Hughes, will be developing a new theatre show, TYPE, at the Hawk’s Well Theatre this August, in collaboration with Italian movement specialists Oscar Valsecchi and Valentina Temussi, German composer/musician David Stalling and Irish visual artist/scenographer Michael Cummins. You can become part of the theatrical experience presenting a first sharing of this new […]
The “Country Under Wave” festival, organised by the Blue Raincoat Theatre Company, is an annual Sligo celebration of the theatre of W.B. Yeats. This year it coincides with the 58th Yeats International Summer School and the Tread Softly festival. Also this year, the “Country Under Wave” festival is celebrating the theatre of John MIllington Synge.
Sligo Drama Circle celebrates its 60th birthday this year, and as part of our celebrations we are holding a “Celebration Social” night on Friday September 9th in the Glasshouse Hotel. This will be an informal night for friends of the Drama Circle to get together to chat, reminisce and celebrate the wonderful drama produced on […]
Sligo Drama Circle joins “Culture Night” for the first time with our exhibition entitled “60 Years of Drama“. The event celebrates 60 years of our Drama in Sligo with an exhibition of posters, programmes, photographs, costumes and memorabilia from our 60 year history. Join us in our Market Yard premises (beside Montmartre restaurant) on Culture Night, September […]
Our “Wasn’t It A Full Life” production takes place from Tuesday to Friday this week at 8pm. It takes place in the unique venue of Sligo Courthouse in Teeling Street right in the centre of Sligo. Taking place in the Circuit Court, its excellent acoustics and ambience makes it a perfect venue for our 1916-themed show. The courtroom features a […]
Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing, and social networking service that enables users to take pictures and videos, and share them either publicly or privately on the app, as well as through a variety of other social networking platforms. Sligo Drama Circle has had a presence on Instagram since November 2013 and has 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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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 […]