Sligo Drama Circle have revived a gem of a play, “The Factory Girls” by Frank McGuinness, to present at the Hawk’s Well from tonight, Tuesday November 12 to Saturday, November 16. Whilst now a well established and critically acclaimed dramatist with “Someone to Watch Over Me”, “Innocence”, “Observe The Sons of Ulster…”, McGuinness began writing […]
Sligo Drama Circle have revived a gem of a play, The Factory Girls by Frank McGuinness, which will be presented at the Hawk’s Well Theatre from next Tuesday, November 12th, until Saturday 16th. Now a well established and critically acclaimed dramatist, with works such as “Someone to Watch Over Me”, “Innocence”, “Observe the sons of […]
Sligo Drama Circle is busy putting the final touches to their upcoming production of Charley’s Aunt in The Hawk’s Well Theatre from March 12th to 16th at 8pm nightly. A classic farce by Brandon Thomas, this is the first Sligo production of the play. Director Joan Fitzpatrick and her ensemble are rehearsing diligently and enthusiastically […]
In true theatrical fashion, the show must go on! Good news on the theatre front is that the Sligo Drama Circle’s hilarious production of “The Odd Couple” is going ahead this week at the Hawk’s Well. Directed by Joan Fitzpatrick, and with Gerry Ryan and Robert Fitzpatrick, mesmeric in the lead roles, this splendid adaptation […]
Tuesday night, 6th March, marks the opening night of Neil Simon’s uproarious comedy “The Odd Couple” at the Hawk’s Well Theatre, presented by Sligo Drama Circle. Director, Joan Fitzpatrick has put together a great cast for this fast paced comedy. The play was the forerunner of the film “The Odd Couple” and of the long […]
In the Hawk’s Well Theatre from Tuesday August 19th to Saturday 23rd, Sligo Drama Circle offers it own commemoration of the Great Famine. Directed by Paddy Foran, the Circle stages Gerard Healy’s classic drama “The Black Stranger in the Temple Street venue. This is a must for all lovers of the well crafted Irish play […]
The new Hawk’s Well Theatre will host a production of J. M. Synge’s “The Playboy of the Western World”. The production, by the Sligo Drama Circle, is the beginning of their 40th birthday celebrations. Frankie Brannigan directs the play and the production boasts a very stage ecperienced cast. The lead role of Christy Mahon falls […]
A unique Sligo family connection with one of Ireland’s most celebrated plays will be complete when Sligo Drama Circle present their latest production of J. M. Synge’s masterpiece, The Playboy of the Western World, at Fr. Flanagan Hall, Summerhill College from March 4th to 13th. Playing the central character of Christy Mahon will be Eddie […]
The popularity of Seán O’ Casey’s plays has never been in question and the Sligo Drama Circle’s production of “Juno and the Paycock” is no exception in this regard. As a result the Drama Circle have added an extra performance to their current run in the Hawk’s Well, on Saturday 19th at 8.30pm. Juno is […]
Sligo Drama Circle makes a welcome return to the Hawk’s Well with a new production of “Juno and the Paycock” this week. Under experienced director, Frankie Brannigan, this ever popular O’ Casey classic runs from tonight (Wednesday) to Friday February 18th (excluding Sunday 13th) nightly at 8.30pm. Set in a Dublin tenement house in 1922, […]
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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Steel Magnolias Supporting Diabetes Ireland
Join us in the Hawk’s Well Theatre on Wednesday November 4th before the curtain rises on Steel Magnolias for Magnolias in Pink, a very special Opening Night Reception celebrating friendship, laughter and community. With all proceeds on the night going to Diabetes Ireland, it’s the perfect way to kick off an unforgettable evening of theatre […]
Treading the Boards – Book Launch
November 18th marks the 70th anniversary of the very first Sligo Drama Circle production, when we appeared on the stage of the Town Hall for our very first performance, “Thy Dear Father” by Gerard Healy. Now, Sligo Drama Circle is marking the occasion of our 70th Anniversary with the launch of a new book detailing […]
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 […]
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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“Treading the Boards – 70 Years of Sligo Drama Circle” will be launched at a special event in Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo on November 18th, the actual date of our 70th Anniversary. The book is a limited edition and is the culmination of three years of research. It is a large book with 94 chapters […]
Steel Magnolias Supporting Diabetes Ireland
Join us in the Hawk’s Well Theatre on Wednesday November 4th before the curtain rises on Steel Magnolias for Magnolias in Pink, a very special Opening Night Reception celebrating friendship, laughter and community. With all proceeds on the night going to Diabetes Ireland, it’s the perfect way to kick off an unforgettable evening of theatre […]
Sligo Drama Circle will mark its 70th Anniversary with “Stage Memories”, an exhibition of posters, programmes, photographs, costumes, props and memorabilia for Culture Night 2026. Join us in our Market Yard premises (beside Montmartre restaurant F91 EVK4) on Culture Night, Friday September 18th any time between 7-9pm and take a nostalgic look through our archives charting our dramatic journey […]