Sligo Drama Circle is delighted to announce its latest production to hit the stage this October – “Stolen Child”. Set in 1990, it tells the story of Angela Tierney, a young Dublin woman and her search to find her natural mother and to confront her own identity. Enlisting the services of a private detective, Mick […]
Sligo Drama Circle returns to the stage of the Hawk’s Well Theatre this November with its production of the classic Noel Coward comedy “PRESENT LAUGHTER”. The action of the play takes place in the London studio of leading stage actor Garry Essendine, a puffed-up charmer with a knack for histrionics, wooing women and extreme displays […]
Now in its 61st year, Sligo Drama Circle returns to the stage of the Hawk’s Well Theatre this November with its production of the Noel Coward classic comedy “PRESENT LAUGHTER”. First staged in 1942, the play surrounds Garry Essendine, a self-obsessed actor who is in the throes of a mid-life crisis. Before he embarks on a tour […]
Following on from the huge success of our lunchtime performances of “Yeats By Candlelight” during the 2015 All-Ireland Fleadh in Sligo and four subsequent shows that October, Sligo Drama Circle is delighted to announce a further two performances of the show this May. These performances will take place in the Yeats Memorial Building on Thursday […]
Back in April, Sligo Drama Circle staged “Wasn’t it a Full Life” in Sligo Courthouse. Based around the events of the 1916 Easter Rising, this piece was specially researched and written by director, Michael Leyden. Now, this show is coming to Ballymote, Co. Sligo for one night only, Thursday September 29th. In “Wasn’t It A Full […]
Sligo Drama Circle is delighted to announce that we are continuing our 60th Anniversary celebrations with a production of John B Keane’s classic drama Big Maggie in the Hawk’s Well Theatre from November 8 – 12. Set in rural 1960’s Ireland, in a society that values prayer, property, land and keeping up appearances above all […]
An historic first for Sligo Drama Circle will take place when we stage “Wasn’t it a Full Life” in Sligo Courthouse from Tuesday April 26th – Friday April 29th at 8:00 p.m in Sligo Courthouse. Based around the events of the 1916 Easter Rising, this piece has been specially researched and written by director, Michael […]
Sligo Drama Circle returns to the stage of the Hawk’s Well Theatre this March to celebrate 60 years of amateur drama in Sligo with its production of the late Brian Friel classic “TRANSLATIONS”. The action of the play takes place in August 1833 in the Irish-speaking community of the townland of Baile Beag in Co. […]
Following on from the huge success of our lunchtime performances of “Yeats By Candlelight” during the All-Ireland Fleadh in Sligo in August, Sligo Drama Circle is delighted to announce a further four evening performances of the show this October. These will take place in three different venues over four nights: * Wednesday October 7th, Lisadell […]
On Saturday August 1st, 2015, Sligo Drama Circle took part in the Blue Raincoat Theatre Company’s “A Country Under Wave” project by staging a rehearsed reading of the W.B. Yeats play “The King’s Threshold”. Part of this project was to stage all 26 Yeats plays in 26 different locations in Sligo and its environs over the course […]
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 […]