“It revolutionised the whole amateur drama scene”, a comment made about J. B. Keane’s “Sive”. Like all revolutions it had its growing pains having been initially rejected by the Abbey but engendering so much excitement in the Limerick audience of 1959, the year of its first performance, that the Gardaí had to be called out. […]
The Sligo Drama Circle will celebrate their thirtieth anniversary in true style this month with an adventurous birthday production of Agatha Christie’s “Ten Little Indians”. Originally staged under the title “Ten Little Niggers”, British Race Relations Laws enforced a name change, and despite the absence of race relations laws in the Republic, Sligo Drama Circle […]
“If we give as much happiness to our audiences as we have had during rehearsals, we will be content”, said Joan Fitzpatrick who is producing Sligo Drama Circle’s musical “Guys ‘n Dolls” which opens on Thursday November 15th at 8.00pm in the Hawk’s Well Theatre. Set in Brooklyn, the musical fable is based on a […]
“I was born with a play script in my hand”, joked Irene Fleming when she spoke to Sligo Weekender about her production of “Drama at Inish” which the Sligo Drama Circle are presenting at the Hawk’s Well Theatre from Wednesday May 9th to Saturday May 12th. Irene, a teacher at St. Cecilia’s, Cregg House, began […]
I knew one certain thing about New Yorker, Philip Price, before we had a chance to chat. And that was that he was a workaholic! I mean it is not often that a professional producer – after completing a hectic term in the competitive realm of American theatre – comes to a small place like […]
The answer to doom and gloom? No! Sligo’s Hawk’s Well Theatre is not going into the political arena from August 20th to 29th – a ten day run – the Temple Street theatre should be alive with laughter and song as Sligo Drama Circle presents the musical version of the famous old farce “Charley’s Aunt” […]
Shsss ….! Philip Price’s dislike of the mumbling in the young chorus rang loud and clear. These producers really do look stern and dictatorial – just like in the movies – as they sit in their chairs in the centre of the floor clad in denims and with their shirt sleeves rolled up. Now it […]
Sligo Drama Circle returns to the Hawk’s Well stage on Tuesday June 8th for a five night run with Brian Friel’s “Living Quarters”. This production has already been selected as the opening play of this year’s Yeats International Summer School in August. “Living Quarters” is one of the more recent works from the pen of […]
Next week from Wednesday 10th to Sunday 14th November the Sligo Drama Circle presents Alan Ayckbourn’s hilarious comedy “Bedroom Farce”. Ayckbourn is the most successful and prolific English playwright since Noel Coward, having a phenomenal string of box-office hits to his credit. Earlier this season, Sligo Drama Circle presented Ayckbourn’s “How the Other Half Loves” […]
Theatre returns to Strandhill on Wednesday 2nd, Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th December when Sligo Drama Circle takes to the boards in Kevin Flynn’s popular “Venue”. For its double bill the Circle has chosen two short contrasting pieces. “Sundance”, a western with a difference and “There are Tragedies and Tragedies”, a folk comedy by George […]
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 […]