Sligo’s new £¼m. theatre, The Hawk’s Well Theatre, will be officially opened on Tuesday next by the President of Ireland, Dr. P. J. Hillery. The opening marks the end of years of concerted endeavours by local organisations, particularly Sligo Drama Circle, and the theatre project represents the first occasion on which two national agencies, The […]
The Hawk’s Well Theatre, which will be officially opened by An tUachtarán Dr. P. J. Hillery on Tuesday 12th January 1982 at 6.45pm, has the distinction of being the first purpose-built theatre west of the Shannon. Built at a cost of a quarter of a million pounds, the Hawk’s Well is centrally located in Temple […]
A principal player in this movement to create “A Theatre For Sligo” was the Sligo Drama Circle who worked diligently for years raising funds and support for the construction of a permanent theatre. Though faced with many setbacks the Drama Circle made a great stride forward in 1974 when it successfully lobbied the then Bishop […]
January 1982 will mark an important turning point in the cultural life of Sligo, with the opening of the Hawk’s Well – a purpose built 300 seat theatre which promises a year round programme of drama, music and film. Sligo has been renowned for decades as a place with a very large following for drama. […]
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 […]