Tread Softly Festival 2019
19 July, 2019
The eighth Tread Softly festival returns from the 25th July to the 3rd Aug with an exciting and diverse programme of events in and around the county, including Hawk's Well Theatre. read more
News Archive
Thanks to everyone who made our Golf Classic fundraiser such a great success
15 July, 2019
Thanks to everyone who participated in Hawk’s Well Theatre’s inaugural fundraising Golf Classic that took place at the prestigious Sligo County Golf Club. This event helped raise funds to renovate and secure our much loved theatre for generations to come. read more
Cairde Sligo Arts Festival Events at Hawk’s Well Theatre
8 July, 2019
The annual Cairde festival is blooming once again, and there’s a host of events happening at Hawk’s Well Theatre during the festival week. Running from 6th – 13th July 2019, Cairde is Sligo’s yearly arts festival. Presented by Hawk’s Well & Cairde Sligo Arts Festival, the theatre’s 2019 programme has something for everyone; from music to conversation to cultural talks. read more
John Carty announced as Sligo’s Trad Artist in Residence
21 June, 2019
Trad Ireland/ Traid Éireann is delighted to announce that award-winning fiddle and banjo player John Carty has been selected as Trad Artist in Residence for County Sligo... read more
Winners of Children’s Poet of the Year 2019 Competition announced
13 June, 2019
Hawk's Well Theatre received a huge amount of entries into the Children’s Poet of the Year Competition and we are delighted to announce details of the winning and highly commended poets. read more
Get in the Swing for Golf Classic!
4 June, 2019
Calling all Golfer’s - Hawk’s Well Theatre’s inaugural fundraising Golf Classic is taking place at the prestigious Sligo County Golf Club, Rosses Point. A major highlight in the North West’s golfing calendar, the fundraiser will help secure the theatre's future. read more
Hawk’s Well’s Trad@Lunch Summer Series Returns
30 May, 2019
Following on from the success of last year’s Trad@Lunch Summer series, the popular lunchtime music session is back once again at Hawk’s Well Theatre, for a run of intimate events featuring some of Ireland’s most respected musicians and rising stars. read more
Secondary Students takeover Hawk’s Well with original production ‘The Ballad of Burke and Hare’
24 May, 2019
Hawk’s Well Theatre is pleased to report that 'The Takeover' project was a resounding success. On Wednesday 15 May 2019, secondary school students of Sligo took over the Hawk’s Well Theatre. Presenting 'The Ballad of Burke and Hare', the students had welcomed Hawk's Well visitors for two performances of an original theatre show at 11.30am and 8pm, produced and devised by them alone. read more
Celebrating 10 Years of iYeats International Poetry Competition
8 May, 2019
Hosted by Hawk’s Well Theatre since 2009, the annual poetry event has won a prestigious reputation for the calibre of both entrants, and judges. The competition is open to all ... read more
An Intro to MARKIEVICZ
2 May, 2019
We had a very special afternoon concert at Hawk's Well on Sunday 28th April, as we introduced the seeds of our Markievicz project to the public. Written and directed by Kellie Hughes, this new music and words production features newly commissioned music from Michael Rooney. read more