Maria Mc Dermottroe made her stage debut at the age of six in an unique production in an indoor arena at The Holy Well. She played a little girl who had been miraculously cured in “Sight Unseen”, the story of the Lourdes apparitions. Since then she has become a sight to behold, blossoming from an […]
The squirrel-like vigilance with which Columb Mc Bride has collected the memorabilia of nearly forty years’ involvement in amateur drama has at last achieved usefulness. The bulging scrap book of programmes, paper cuttings, and photographs is now utilised as a guide map on a journey through a remarkable career. It is a fascinating treasure trove […]
It would be wrong to call him a recluse, for apart altogether from his standing as one of the greatest personalities in local theatre over the past half century, Walter Mc Donagh also happens to be one of nature’s true gentlemen. But when it comes to talking about himself and his career in directing and […]
The benefits of a third level education institution to a town like Sligo cannot be overstated. The influence of the 2,000 young students who attend Sligo Regional Technical College is normally measured in economic terms, which is legitimate given the spending power they generate throughout the town. But can you imagine the impact that 2,000 […]
The first ever role acted by Lionel Gallagher was as “Bashful” in a production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs while attending the Presentation Brothers, Carrick-on-Shannon. He recalls how he had to blush to order as it were, which naturally enough he found difficult. Such have been Lionel’s achievements in the meantime, both as […]
Next week is a nostalgic on in the life of Kay Guinane, Circular Road, mother of four, playwright, award winning actress and national prize winning cake-maker. For when the Sligo Drama Circle’s production of “Night Must Fall” opens in the Hawks Well Theatre on Tuesday for a five night run, Kay Guinane will be remembering […]
The clouds of war were still rumbling when I came to live in Sligo in the year 1944. It was a frugal time of ration books, depression, little luxuries and no money. Television in the 1940’s was as yet Science Fiction. We had the “wireless” which served as a constant reminder of war and its […]
A Sligo man is playing a major role in the Dublin Theatre Festival which opened in the capital this week. Paddy Dooney, a founding member of the Sligo Drama Circle and a well known actor, is appearing in the Druid Company’s professional production of “The Playboy of the Western World”. Paddy, who has for many […]
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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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 […]
Archival Video Footage Unearthed
We have recently come across some video footage of an interview from 1966 with the then Chairman of Sligo Drama Circle, Eddie Fitzpatrick. The footage appears to take place in the Town Hall as the group are in rehearsal for a production of John Millington Synge’s “The Playboy of the Western World” in which Eddie […]
We are currently in the process of compiling a book on the history of Sligo Drama Circle. We have a fairly extensive archive of articles, photos and programmes from throughout our history. So, we decided that the time was right to try to gather all of this material together into book format. As part of […]
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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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 […]
As a treat for this time of the year, we have recorded 12 different seasonal poems all with a Christmas theme. We have done this before for Yeats Day each year and have also recently recorded the seasonal play “A Christmas Carol” which you can listen to HERE Following on from the success of these […]
Archival Video Footage Unearthed
We have recently come across some video footage of an interview from 1966 with the then Chairman of Sligo Drama Circle, Eddie Fitzpatrick. The footage appears to take place in the Town Hall as the group are in rehearsal for a production of John Millington Synge’s “The Playboy of the Western World” in which Eddie […]