“Passes in the Night” by Kevin P. Grattan, which opened Sligo Drama Circle’s Summer Season, turned out to be a surprisingly controversial play which generated much discussion on the opening night. Some older people were shocked, thinking the events in the play were improbable. Most younger people, however, thoroughly enjoyed the play and were able […]
There are no shortage of superlatives to describe a fascinating stage show but choosing the right one to fit Sligo Drama Circle’s presentation of “Fiddler on the Roof”, which begins an eleven night run at the Town Hall on Sunday night is a little difficult. Quite frankly, the show is the most spectacular stage production […]
There’s no business like show business – and there isn’t a musical production that can match Rogers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma” in illustrating that point. And that’s just one reason why Sligo Drama Circle, celebrating their 20th birthday this year, decided that “Oklahoma” would be their first venture into the full musical field. Another reason, of […]
Synge’s Christy Mahon gets rid of his Da by hitting him with a loy. At least that’s what he thinks until the old man turns up again to plague him. Similarly Hugh Leonard’s Charlie Tynan thinks he is rid of his Da when he has buried him. But it’ snot as simple as that.! The […]
Alderman Seán Mc Manus, Mayor, formally opened Sligo Drama Circle’s Summer Theatre in Sligo Town Hall on Thursday night last. He spoke of the need for visitor entertainment in the town and reminded the audience of Sligo’s long tradition in drama. He hoped this Summer Season was a first step towards establishing a Little Theatre […]
Sligo Drama Circle were within one mark of winning the Esso Trophy – he Premier Award – at the All-Ireland Drama Festival in Athlone on Sunday night last. Their production, “My Three Angels”, also entered in the two or more act open section, was only one mark behind the winners, The Newpoint Players, Newry, with […]
The most successful Ballyshannon Drama Festival ever concluded in the Abbey Ballroom, Ballyshannon, on Sunday night when the Premier Award, The Four Masters Cup, was won by Sligo Drama Circle with “My Three Angels” with 91 marks out of 100. Close runners-up and winning the Rural Cup were Lifford Players in “The Black Stranger” with […]
Sligo Drama Circle presented “Montserrat” before a large audience at Meath Drama Festival in Navan and the adjudicator, Mr. Harold Goldblatt, said the group was an excellent company, which, with a very effective setting, had the right atmosphere for this play. He commended the producers on their eye for detail and was particularly impressed by […]
Webster defines chemistry as “the science of the properties of substances elementary and compound, and the laws of their combination and action one upon the other”. If you want to see chemistry in action, though, go and see the final performances of Sligo Drama Circle’s “The Odd Couple” this weekend. Put simply, the chemistry that […]
If ever a play proved that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it, or that the more things change the more they remain the same, it’s “Juno and the Paycock”, the classic drama by Seán O’ Casey. It is set in 1922, but more than three generations later, Irishmen are […]
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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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 […]
We are in the process of writing a book on the history of Sligo Drama Circle over the past almost 70 years. We have been gathering information, photographs and lots more to be included in the book. We also wanted to give our audiences an opportunity to have an input into the book by sharing […]
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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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 […]
We are in the process of writing a book on the history of Sligo Drama Circle over the past almost 70 years. We have been gathering information, photographs and lots more to be included in the book. We also wanted to give our audiences an opportunity to have an input into the book by sharing […]