Sligo Drama Circle will this year produce “Dinney and the Witches” which has been described as “a frolic of grave matters”, and it is planned to stage the play at a number of drama festivals. This was announced by Mrs. L. Corr at the annual dinner of the Circle which was held in the Bonne […]
At next year’s drama festivals, Sligo Drama Circle will stage “The Crucible”, an intensely interesting and thought-provoking drama by the American dramatist Arthur Miller. This was announced by this year’s producer to the group, Mrs. Monica Toher, speaking at the annual dinner of the Circle which was held in the Bonne Chere Restaurant, High St., […]
The Sligo Drama Circle have gone into rehearsal of “The Curious Savage”, a gentle American comedy by John Patrick, better known as author of “Teahouse of the August Moons”. As far as the group members are aware, this play has not been performed by amateurs in this country before and so far they have been […]
From Sunday, December 9th, to Wednesday December 12th, “Court” will be held nightly in he Gillooly Hall, Sligo, at 8.30pm. The list for hearing on December 9th before District Justice Mc Henry, a new Justice to Sligo, is as follows: Sinnott Vs O’ Connell (Assault and Battery) Mother Cecilia, Superioress of St. Malabar’s Orphanage Vs […]
Four members of the German Amateur Theatre Association were entertained by the Sligo Drama Circle at a reception held in their honour in the Sancta Maria Hotel, Strandhill. During the evening Herr Lindner, the leader of the German party, made recorded interviews with a number of the Circle. Herr Lindner, a school teacher by profession, […]
Following the suggestion made by the Hon. Secretary, Mr. Liam Mc Kinney, at the annual general meeting of the Sligo Drama Circle this year, arrangements have been made by the Circle for the staging of the play, “The Evidence I Shall Give” in the first week of December as the first play on their programme […]
The year had been for the group everything he had hoped it would be, said Mr. J.J. Mc Morrow, outgoing Chairman, at the opening of the annual general meeting of the Sligo Drama Circle, held in the Bonne Chere recently. “It has been a most satisfactory term of office for me and has fulfilled every […]
Sligo Drama Circle were within one mark of winning the Esso Trophy – he Premier Award – at the All-Ireland Drama Festival in Athlone on Sunday night last. Their production, “My Three Angels”, also entered in the two or more act open section, was only one mark behind the winners, The Newpoint Players, Newry, with […]
The most successful Ballyshannon Drama Festival ever concluded in the Abbey Ballroom, Ballyshannon, on Sunday night when the Premier Award, The Four Masters Cup, was won by Sligo Drama Circle with “My Three Angels” with 91 marks out of 100. Close runners-up and winning the Rural Cup were Lifford Players in “The Black Stranger” with […]
Nearly sixty people attended the Annual Dinner of the Sligo Drama Circle, Held in the Bonne Chere Restaurant, High Street, on Wednesday night of last week, and the function was a thoroughly enjoyable one. An enjoyable meal was provided by the proprietor, Mr Walter Mc Donagh and served by his highly efficient staff, and subsequently […]
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 […]