Hawk's Well Theatre


The Hawk's Well Theatre opened in Sligo Town on 12 January 1982, and is to be found next to the Tourist Office. It was the first purpose-built theatre in rural Ireland.

History

The theatre opened on 12 January 1982, the first purpose-built theatre in rural Ireland, It was named after W.B. Yeats play At the Hawk's Well. and was a result of an initiative of the Arts Council and Bord Failte.
By 1993 it had developed some of Irelands premier actors.
In 2002 it was the subject of an RTÉ television documentary on the "Townlands" series.
As it approaches an age 40 years the 340 seats in the theatre are scheduled to be replaced in August 2020.

Community

Alumni

the Hawk's Well had not produced many individuals who had gone to find national or internation notability. Exceptions incldue Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Mark Fehily whose performances in a production of the musical Grease led to an interim group IOU which played four nights at theatre before Loius Walsh was contacted and determined to form Westlife.