Sligo Drama Circle continues its 50th birthday celebrations when it returns to the Hawk’s Well stage with a revival of a Seán O’ Casey classic. Having previously been performed by the Circle in 1969 and 1992, “The Plough and the Stars” will be staged from Tuesday, April 24 to Saturday, April 28 at 8pm. Set […]
With half a century now under their costume belts, Sligo Drama Circle took a well deserved bow last night as celebrations for their 50th anniversary kicked off. In honour of the celebrations, Shelagh Stephenson’s play “The Memory of Water” commenced at the Hawk’s Well Theatre last night. “The Memory of Water” is a witty and […]
Siobhán Dooney will be remembering her dear father Paddy as she takes part in the Sligo Drama Circle’s 50th anniversary celebrations, which begin in the Hawk’s Well today, Tuesday. Paddy Dooney was a founder member of the Circle, and acted in its first production, Thy Dear Father, which ran at Sligo Town Hall from November […]
Sligo Drama Circle is planning a celebratory year for 2006. And with good reason. It is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its formation and it is kicking off its celebratory year with a play titled “The Memory of Water”. This production is the first in a series of events that will mark the year, which […]
The Sligo Drama Circle celebrates 50 years of drama productions by presenting “The Memory of Water” by Shelagh Stephenson at The Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo from 20th to 25th June at 8pm. The Friday 23rd June performance is the 50th Anniversary Gala Night. Tickets on that night are €20 with a wine reception after the […]
Sligo Drama Circle are looking for two unsatisfactory men for their upcoming play, “The Memory of Water” by Shelagh Stephenson. Directed by Ursula Smullen, the play sees three bickering sisters at their mother’s funeral. A hugely entertaining comedy, the play shows insight and compassion into the sisters’ relationship and their mixed memories of their mother […]
Sligo Drama Circle launched their eagerly awaited new theatre production last night (Monday) in the Hawk’s Well theatre, where it will run for the week. Four award winning actors form the cast of this long awaited production of the “Beauty Queen of Leenane”. Painstakingling rehearsed under the direction of Joan Fitzpatrick, Sligo audiences will not […]
Four award-winning actors who form the cast of the long-awaited production of “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” have been in painstaking rehearsal under the direction of Joan Fitzpatrick, and the fruits of their endeavours are about to be brought to the stage. Sligo audiences will not be disappointed by this superb production from Sligo Drama […]
This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Sligo Drama Circle will stage two one-act comedy classics from the pens of George Bernard Shaw and Alan Bennett. On December 3 and 4 they will perform “How He Lied To Her Husband” at the Drama Circle’s own performance space to the rear of Montmarte Restaurant in The Market […]
“How He Lied to Her Husband” is a wonderful one act satire by George Bernard Shaw currently in rehearsal by Sligo Drama Circle. A delightful offering, it contains sparkling language, caustic humour and seering social commentary, all the trademark features of George Bernard Shaw. The play tells the story of Henry Apjohn, a young idealistic […]
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 […]