With rehearsals in full swing for the current production of the John B. Keane classic play, “SIVE” in April in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, it’s an opportune time to look back and reflect on the connection between Sligo Drama Circle and John B.’s debut play. The connection stretches all the way back to the first […]
It’s all systems go for our production of John B. Keane’s classic play “SIVE” in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, April 2-5. At this early stage, the Wednesday and Thursday nights are already almost sold out. However, there is plenty of availability for both Friday and Saturday nights. Set in 1950s Ireland, “Sive” tells the story […]
Sligo Drama Circle will be performing the well-known John B. Keane play “Sive” in the Spring of 2025. It will be staged in the Hawks Well Theatre from April 2nd to 5th. Set in 1950s Ireland, the play revolves around the arranged marriage of the young Sive to an elderly man in a deal worth […]
After the huge success of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” in the Hawk’s Well Theatre in November 2024, Sligo Drama Circle is delighted to announce that our Spring 2025 production, also in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, will be John B. Keane’s acclaimed debut play, “SIVE”. We last performed this play in 2010, so […]
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 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 and the “Sive” Connection
With rehearsals in full swing for the current production of the John B. Keane classic play, “SIVE” in April in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, it’s an opportune time to look back and reflect on the connection between Sligo Drama Circle and John B.’s debut play. The connection stretches all the way back to the first […]
We at Sligo Drama Circle are saddened to hear of the recent passing of our former member Kieran Hickey. Kieran was an active member of Sligo Drama Circle in the 1970s and early 1980s when he lived in Sligo. He will probably best be remembered for his leading role of Teve in the 1979 SDC […]
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 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 and the “Sive” Connection
With rehearsals in full swing for the current production of the John B. Keane classic play, “SIVE” in April in the Hawk’s Well Theatre, it’s an opportune time to look back and reflect on the connection between Sligo Drama Circle and John B.’s debut play. The connection stretches all the way back to the first […]
We at Sligo Drama Circle are saddened to hear of the recent passing of our former member Kieran Hickey. Kieran was an active member of Sligo Drama Circle in the 1970s and early 1980s when he lived in Sligo. He will probably best be remembered for his leading role of Teve in the 1979 SDC […]