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 country began to fill this […]
Sligo Drama Circle made its bow to the public for the first time on Sunday night, November 18th 1956. The Town Hall in Sligo was the venue for their presentation of Gerard Healy’s “Thy Dear Father”. However, the seeds of the Drama Circle were sown in the existing Sligo Unknown Players, a successful group who […]
During the 1970’s Sligo Drama Circle recognised the need for a purpose built theatre in Sligo which would be used for rehearsing and performing plays and engaging in experimental theatre. This led to the setting up of what became known as the “Little Theatre” project or “A Theatre For Sligo” project. The Drama Circle presented […]
The Young People’s Theatre group of the Sligo Drama Circle was set up in April 2005 with three specific aims: To promote theatre and drama with young people in the Sligo area To give young people a creative voice To develop contacts between young people and the Sligo Drama Circle The broad overall aim is […]
With rehearsals in full swing for the current production of the John B. Keane classic play, “SIVE” in April in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, it’s an opportune time to look back and reflect on the connection between Sligo Drama Circle and John B.’s debut play. The connection stretches all the way back to the first […]
We at Sligo Drama Circle are saddened to hear of the recent passing of our former member Kieran Hickey. Kieran was an active member of Sligo Drama Circle in the 1970s and early 1980s when he lived in Sligo. He will probably best be remembered for his leading role of Teve in the 1979 SDC […]
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 […]
With rehearsals in full swing for the current production of the John B. Keane classic play, “SIVE” in April in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, it’s an opportune time to look back and reflect on the connection between Sligo Drama Circle and John B.’s debut play. The connection stretches all the way back to the first […]
It’s all systems go for our production of John B. Keane’s classic play “SIVE” in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, April 2-5. At this early stage, the Wednesday and Thursday nights are already almost sold out. However, there is plenty of availability for both Friday and Saturday nights. Set in 1950s Ireland, “Sive” tells the story […]
Sligo Drama Circle takes to the stage on Saturday March 8th as part of the entertainment for “Ladies’ Night at the Well” – a night celebrating the role of women in the arts in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo. March 8th marks International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political […]
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 […]
On this day 46 years ago (January 14th), we were performing the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” in the Town Hall. The production ran for 11 nights in 1979, beginning on Sunday January 14th at 8pm in the Town Hall. The Booking Office was in the Yeats Memorial Building and tickets cost £1.30 for adults […]
We in Sligo Drama Circle were saddened to hear of the passing of Joe Meehan last Friday. Joe was a long-standing member of Sligo Drama Circle and was active in many roles within the group over many decades. Joe’s involvement with Sligo Drama Circle probably dates back to the 1960s and from then on, Joe […]
The death has taken place of Irish actor Brendan Cauldwell at the age of 83. Mr Cauldwell had played the role of Pascal Mulvey in the RTÉ soap Fair City since 1996. Born in Fairview in Dublin and educated in O’Connell’s CBS, he worked in the insurance industry in Sligo before becoming a full time […]
The recent death of Fair City actor, Brendan Cauldwell, evoked many memories of the halcyon days of amateur drama in Sligo, where, as a young man, the famous actor first took to the stage. Working in the insurance business in Sligo, Brendan became a popular member of the Sligo Unkown Players, appearing in many of […]
The death occurred at the weekend in the United States of well-known Sligo-born actress Pauline Flanagan, a star of both stage and screen. Seventy eight years old Mrs. Flanagan, who came from High Street where her parents, P.J. and Elizabeth, ran a thriving wholesale and retail business. The following is an extract from an interview […]
In May 1967, I was back at the Opera House, on stage this time in Synge’s “The Playboy of the Western World”, at the Ulster Drama Final. The Drama Circle travelled to Belfast on Friday afternoon, unloading our stage set that night, which had been designed by Br. Columban for the stage in the Town […]
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 […]
As the Sligo Drama Circle celebrates its 50th anniversary next week, all talk will once again revert back to the group’s first performance in 1956. Directed by Walter McDonagh, the cast of “Thy Dear Father” tread the boards half a century ago in the Town Hall and according to Walter was the talk of the […]
Have you ever looked out the window at the rain falling and felt glad to be inside, warm and comfortable…where the boundaries are known? But then again, maybe its different and you feel slightly trapped, stuck on the inside and out there life is happening? Were the walls built to keep you safe or keep […]
Sligo Drama Circle Young People’s Theatre present their new play, YOU ARE HERE (BUT WHO ARE YOU?) at the Factory Performance Space on Thursday 14th , Friday 15th, Saturday 16th December at 8.00pm. The performance lasts about one hour and tickets can be got from the Factory (Box Office: 071 917 0431) at €8.00 each […]
Have you ever looked out the window at the rain falling and felt glad to be inside, warm and comfortable …….. where the boundaries are known? But then again, maybe it’s different and you feel slightly trapped, stuck on the inside and out there life is happening? Were the walls built to keep you safe […]
With rehearsals in full swing for the current production of the John B. Keane classic play, “SIVE” in April in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, it’s an opportune time to look back and reflect on the connection between Sligo Drama Circle and John B.’s debut play. The connection stretches all the way back to the first […]
It’s all systems go for our production of John B. Keane’s classic play “SIVE” in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, April 2-5. At this early stage, the Wednesday and Thursday nights are already almost sold out. However, there is plenty of availability for both Friday and Saturday nights. Set in 1950s Ireland, “Sive” tells the story […]
We at Sligo Drama Circle are saddened to hear of the recent passing of our former member Kieran Hickey. Kieran was an active member of Sligo Drama Circle in the 1970s and early 1980s when he lived in Sligo. He will probably best be remembered for his leading role of Teve in the 1979 SDC […]
Sligo Drama Circle takes to the stage on Saturday March 8th as part of the entertainment for “Ladies’ Night at the Well” – a night celebrating the role of women in the arts in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo. March 8th marks International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political […]
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 […]
On this day 46 years ago (January 14th), we were performing the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” in the Town Hall. The production ran for 11 nights in 1979, beginning on Sunday January 14th at 8pm in the Town Hall. The Booking Office was in the Yeats Memorial Building and tickets cost £1.30 for adults […]
After the success of last year’s audio play “A Christmas Carol” as well as the “12 Poems of Christmas“, we decided to do something seasonal again this year for Christmas. This time, it is a recording of a seasonal tale by Pat Ingoldsby, entitled “The Age Old Message” Recited by a chorus of voices, the […]
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 […]
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 Drama Circle and the “Sive” Connection
With rehearsals in full swing for the current production of the John B. Keane classic play, “SIVE” in April in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, it’s an opportune time to look back and reflect on the connection between Sligo Drama Circle and John B.’s debut play. The connection stretches all the way back to the first […]
We at Sligo Drama Circle are saddened to hear of the recent passing of our former member Kieran Hickey. Kieran was an active member of Sligo Drama Circle in the 1970s and early 1980s when he lived in Sligo. He will probably best be remembered for his leading role of Teve in the 1979 SDC […]
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 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 Drama Circle and the “Sive” Connection
With rehearsals in full swing for the current production of the John B. Keane classic play, “SIVE” in April in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, it’s an opportune time to look back and reflect on the connection between Sligo Drama Circle and John B.’s debut play. The connection stretches all the way back to the first […]
We at Sligo Drama Circle are saddened to hear of the recent passing of our former member Kieran Hickey. Kieran was an active member of Sligo Drama Circle in the 1970s and early 1980s when he lived in Sligo. He will probably best be remembered for his leading role of Teve in the 1979 SDC […]
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 […]