“I become rather blasé when some stranger to Sligo confesses he is astounded by the wealth of talent and enthusiasm there exists in the town for the theatre and drama; I point out that he needn’t be surprised, Did he suppose we were Barbarians west of the Shannon? Had he, after all, not heard of […]
Miss Eily Kilgannon, Chairman of the Publicity sub-committee announced the programme for Summer Theatre ’74. This year’s season will commence on June 25th with an official opening by Mr. Brendan O’ Brien of Athlone, President of the Amateur Council of Ireland, followed by “The Millionairess” by George Bernard Shaw. This is the fourth year in […]
The first practical step towards building Sligo’s new theatre – on a prime site donated by the Bishop of Elphin, Dr. Conway – will be taken this month when the Circle launches its Spring Season. The first production will be Men Without Shadows, by Frenchman Jean Paul Sartre. The play will be directed by Liam […]
“Step-in-the-Hollow”, Donagh Mc Donagh’s much neglected but hilariously funny comedy re-opened for the final run of Sligo Drama Circle’s Summer Theatre ’73 in the Town Hall, on Tuesday and continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays until September 6th. All summer since Bria Friel opened the season on June 26th, Sligo Drama Circle has been drawing large […]
Sir, As Chairman of Sligo Drama Circle I was particularly interested in your second leader of August 20th when you expressed surprise at the lack of cultural entertainment for summer visitors by the drama movement in rural Ireland. I am not certain whether or not the larger towns such as Sligo are included by you […]
“The Country Boy” returned to Summer Theatre today, Wednesday, due to unprecedented public demand. It is a play by John Murphy and deals with the classic Irish themes of father-son relationships and emigration. Eddie Maher has returned home, the first time in fifteen years, with his American-born wife, to discover his younger brother Curly intending […]
Sligo Drama Circle’s “Summer Theatre” is now well established in the north-west, thanks to considerable hard work by a dedicated band of people. Thus, it is good to report that the programme announced for 1973 promises to be the best to date. It’s interesting to note the development of the group over the years. In […]
Members of Sligo Drama Circle, already in rehearsals for their Summer Season 1973 have a particularly busy few weeks ahead of them just now. On Thursday of this week (May 17th) the group plays host to the Ballina Players who present “The Patrick Pearse Motel” in Summerhill College, Sligo. This modern satirical comedy of the […]
Sligo Drama Circle was founded in 1956. Since then, it has presented plays by major Irish, European and American playwrights. Drama Circle productions have won the premier awards at all the major drama festivals in the west and North West, while Summer Theatre has become an established part of Sligo’s tourist season. For it’s 50th […]
Sligo Drama Circle go into action again on February 24th when, at Sligo Town Hall, they will give Sligo audiences a preview of this year’s festival production. The choice this season is John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”, which has been adapted for the stage from the original short story. “Of Mice and Men” is […]
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 the Launch Day event for Vintage Glamour Day, a fund-raising collaboration between North-West Hospice and Sligo Races, our resident costumier, Máire Hynes, was challenged to create a vintage costume from old curtains! Máire selected a pair of curtains donated to the North-West Hospice shop and reimagined, recycled and reused them to create […]
We were delighted to support North-West Hospice in their fund-raising venture, Vintage Glamour Day, in association with Sligo Races. We attended a Launch Day in vintage costume at Sligo Racecourse to promote the special fund-raising day. A promo video and some photographs were taken on the day to raise awareness of the upcoming race meet. […]
We are delighted to announce and acknowledge Sligo Credit Union for their generous support of Sligo Drama Circle through their Community Fund. Their contribution will go toward our commemorative historical book celebrating our 70th anniversary, which will be published next year. Sligo Credit Union’s Community Fund was set up to support projects in the Sligo/Leitrim […]
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 the Launch Day event for Vintage Glamour Day, a fund-raising collaboration between North-West Hospice and Sligo Races, our resident costumier, Máire Hynes, was challenged to create a vintage costume from old curtains! Máire selected a pair of curtains donated to the North-West Hospice shop and reimagined, recycled and reused them to create […]
We were delighted to support North-West Hospice in their fund-raising venture, Vintage Glamour Day, in association with Sligo Races. We attended a Launch Day in vintage costume at Sligo Racecourse to promote the special fund-raising day. A promo video and some photographs were taken on the day to raise awareness of the upcoming race meet. […]
We are delighted to announce and acknowledge Sligo Credit Union for their generous support of Sligo Drama Circle through their Community Fund. Their contribution will go toward our commemorative historical book celebrating our 70th anniversary, which will be published next year. Sligo Credit Union’s Community Fund was set up to support projects in the Sligo/Leitrim […]