Sligo Drama Circle returns to the stage of the Hawk’s Well Theatre this March to celebrate 60 years of amateur drama in Sligo with its production of the late Brian Friel classic “TRANSLATIONS”. The action of the play takes place in August 1833 in the Irish-speaking community of the townland of Baile Beag in Co. […]
Sligo Drama Circle is delighted to announce that it has been granted permission to perform “Translations” by Brian Friel as we embark on our 60th Anniversary year. To have secured the amateur performance rights for one of the major Irish dramatic works, so soon after the passing of Brian Friel, is a massive achievement. “Translations” can be seen […]
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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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 […]
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Sligo Drama Circle took place on Monday May 27th in the Drama Centre, Market Yard Sligo. Many thanks to all who took the trouble to attend the meeting and support the Drama Circle in its work. Both the outgoing Chairperson Máire Hynes and Secretary Fintan Whelan outlined the activities […]
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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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 […]
Yeats Day is celebrated annually in Sligo and around the world on the date of his birthday, June 13th. The day is an opportunity to focus on and celebrate the poetry of this Nobel prize-winning poet. Sligo is central to the celebrations of this day as it was the landscape of the area which so […]