Congregations at weekend masses in Sligo’s Holy Cross Church may have felt slightly out of place. For with the days ticking away to the opening night of the eagerly awaited “Triumph of Calvary” production, the church is gradually taking the appearance of a first class theatre. And according to some of the top people connected […]
After months of preliminary work and rehearsals the stage is now set for the grand opening of “The Triumph of Calvary” at the Holy Cross Friary on tomorrow night at 8.30pm. In the early part of the last decade Sligo Drama Circle held a Passion Play, also at the Friary, and it was such an […]
In the early 1970’s A Passion Play was performed in the Holy Cross Church, Sligo which is still remembered with admiration by those who were privileged to see it. This year, the year of the Oberammagau, at the start of the 1980’s, Sligo Choral Society and Sligo Drama Circle will stage a presentation of the […]
The Passion Play, “The Man Born to be King”, by Dorothy Sayers, ended its week-long run in Sligo’s Holy Cross Dominican Church last night and I am happy to report that my first night prediction that people would be turned away owing to full houses on the closing night was completely true. His Lordship, Most […]
“The Man born to be King” received a tremendous first night reception from a capacity audience at Sligo’s Holy Cross Priory last night when the play depicting the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ began a week-long run. The production not alone marks the end of an era so far as the Dominican Order […]
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 […]