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Sligo Drama Circle,
celebrating more than 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 stage of the Hawk's Well
Theatre, Sligo Drama Circle have been to the forefront in bringing
to Sligo audiences the best of Irish and international theatre.
Having grown up in an Ireland where there were no televisions and
limited cinema, Sligo Drama Circle and its forerunner, Sligo Unknown
Players, played an essential role in entertaining the people of
Sligo. This web site aims to bring together to a wide audience the
history and traditions of our organisation as well as keeping the
wider public up to date with upcoming events. We hope that the
web site will constantly evolve and develop and that we can trace as
many photographs and articles to add to the rich oral heritage that
has been passed on to this generation by those that had the
foresight to commence the performance of amateur drama for the
people of Sligo and the North-West.
The Children
Sligo Drama Circle Young People's Theatre returned to the stage of the Factory Performance Space with their new production of Edward Bond's "The Children". The play, specifically written for young people, combined both script and improvisation. The performance ran from March 31st to April 2nd, 2009. More information on the production Here >>>>>> View
Photos of the production Here >>>>>> |
"The Children" 2009 |
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Memorabilia
Sligo Drama Circle is at present endeavouring to
develop this web site. If you have any photographs,
programmes, posters, newspaper clippings, flyers, newsletters or any other material connected with the history
of the Drama Circle not already included, we would greatly
appreciate it if you would make contact with us. All material will be returned
immediately. Alternatively, material can be scanned and posted to us
on disk.
If you can help please contact us
Here >>> |
"The Playboy of the Western World" (1975) |
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Photo Gallery
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, we would be really grateful if we could borrow them, make copies and return them to you. If you can help please contact us
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 "The Cat and the Moon"
(1984) |
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Sligo Unknown Players
A new article
written by Pádraig Foran, a former member, details the
history of the Sligo Unknown Players, the forerunner of the
Sligo Drama Circle. The article also gives an insight into
the amateur drama movement in the middle part of the last
century. More Info>>> |
"They Got What They Wanted" (1950) |
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First Production 1956
Sligo Drama Circle's first production was on November 18th, 1956 with Gerard Healy's "Thy Dear Father". Read about the opening production and view the first cast photo. More Info >>>> |
"Thy Dear Father" (1956) |
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