Sligo Drama Circle is planning a production of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” for July 2015. Set in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England, the play deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage. The village of Longbourn, home to the Bennet family, is excited by the news that a wealthy […]
Ever wondered what it’s like to tread the boards? Well now is your chance! Every Monday night for 6 weeks at the Hawk’s Well Theatre you can learn all about acting. Under the skilful direction of Bob Kelly, regular collaborator with the Blue Raincoat Theatre Company, this six-week course offers a place to explore, create […]
After a lot of planning, designing and preparation especially over the last six months, Sligo Drama Circle is back online with its brand new website. The process to create the new website actually started this time last year when we began thinking about and talking about projecting a new image through a new website. The […]
2013 was a busy year for Sligo Drama Circle with six productions staged in different Sligo venues throughout the year. In March, our Spring production in the Hawk’s Well Theatre was “By the Bog of Cats” by Marina Carr. Our Summer production, also in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, was a revival of a previous Drama […]
Memories of the early days of one of Sligo’s longest running drama groups will return when they stage an exhibition on Saturday. Sligo Drama Circle will display a pictorial history of their 56-year existence in an exhibition in the Market Yard on Saturday afternoon from 1pm to 5pm. The drama group has accumulated a wealth […]
Sligo Drama Circle, celebrating fifty years of drama in Sligo, represents the best tradition of drama in Ireland’s North-West. From very humble beginnings in the 1950’s where many Sligo people got the chance to tread the boards of Sligo Town Hall, to the present day where young and old have the chance to grace the […]
Over the past couple of years, Sligo Drama Circle has been endeavouring to collect as many photographs as possible in connection with its history and especially photographs of past productions. The collection of photographs that have been collected so far can be seen in the Gallery. If you have photographs pertaining to the Drama Circle, […]
Directed by Drama Circle long-time member Joan Fitzpatrick, “The Sunshine Boys” is recognised as one of the great comedy plays of modern times. The play proved to be a huge hit with audiences who were treated to a great night’s entertainment. The play re-united two actors who last played together to great critical acclaim in […]
Mayor of Sligo, Tom Mc Sharry accorded a Civic Reception to the Sligo Drama Circle on Thursday November 16th, 2006 to mark their 50th Anniversary. Members and friends gathered in the Mayor’s Parlour in City Hall where they were greeted on arrival by the Mayor. Refreshments were served and lots of reminiscing was done. Mayor […]
The National Convention of the Drama League of Ireland, of which the Sligo Drama Circle is a member, took place in The Sligo Park Hotel on Saturday 14th October, 2006. At the convention the Drama League made a presentation of the “Book of Days” to the Sligo Drama Circle to mark their achievement of fifty […]
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 […]