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Scenes from
the three plays |
'Sinhabahu', 'Madhura Jawanika' and 'Debiddo' at the Lionel Wendt
Prof. Ediriwira Sarachchandra's 'Sinhabahu', Dayananda Gunawardena's
'Madhura Jawanika' and Prasanna Vithanage's new production 'Debiddo'
will be staged at the Lionel Wendt Theatre from July 9 - 11 at 3.30 p.m.
and 7.00 p.m. on each day.
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Henry
Jayasena |
Henry Jayasena memorial drama festival at Lumbini
A memorial drama festival will be held to mark the 79th birth
anniversary of Henry Jayasena at the Lumbini Theatre, Havelock Town
Colombo from July 6 - 8. "Thavath Udesanak", a play written and produced
in 1964, will be one among the three festival plays that are scheduled
to be staged.
The festival will commerce with the staging of the new production of
"Thavath Udesanak" on July 6 which is the birthday of Henry Jayasena.
Two of his other plays "Kuweni" and "Hunuwataye Kathawa" will be staged
on July 7 and 8 with one performance each day at 6.30 p.m. |
'Deegeka Avith' and 'Kandoskiriyawa'
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A Scene
from ‘Deegeka Avith’ |
Namel Weeramuni's superbly witty productions of Deegeka Avith and
Kandoskiriyawa will be staged at Gampaha Bandaranayake Hall on 10 July
at 2.30 and 6.30 p.m. Deegeka Avith is a clever adaptation by Namel
Weeramuni of Anton Chekov's "The Proposal" and Kandoskiriyawa an
original by somapala Gunadheera. The former had been a text for a long
time to show as to what a brilliant play script it is that had been
written by a playwright in the world which brought him fame and
tremendously enriching money at a time Chekov's father had gone bankrupt
and poor, whilst the latter is an election booth satire of the yester
years. Both comedies are hilarious and the audiences burst into nonstop
laughter. Both these plays will also go on the boards at Punchi Theatre
again at 2.30 and 6.30 p.m on July and in Gampola on 22 August at 2.30
and 6.30 p.m respectively. |
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A scene
from the play |
"Balloth Ekka Be" at Minuwangoda
Two special shows of the hilarious comedy "Balloth Ekka Be", written
and directed by Ravindra Ariyarathna will be staged at the Minuwangoda
Nalanda Boys' School Theatre today at 3.30 and 6.45 p.m..
The cast include Wijaya Nandasiri, Roshan Pilapitiya, Gihan Fernando,
Saman Hemarathna (Leelasena), Kumara Thirimadura and Luvolin Vandervol.
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Course in cinema
National Film Corporation will re-commence a course of study in
Cinema. The courses were conducted by the Cultural Bureau of the NFC. A
media conference to introduce courses and to issue applications will be
held on July 6 at the National Film Corporation. |
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The dance troupe and its
directress Vasugi Jegatheeswaran are seen in the
picture. |
Natya Kala Mandhir students perform in Tamil Nadu
 The students of the Natya Kala Madhir recently performed the various
forms of Sri Lankan dances in the Baratha Natya Style at the World Tamil
Literary Conference held in Coinbatore, Tamil Nadu.
The dance recital with the participation of 15 Baratha Natya
artistes, and their accompaniments was staged for the appreciation of
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanithi and the Tamil scholars at
Coimbatore.
The renowned Lankan Tamil Prof. Karthigeru Sivathamby provided the
consultation for the creation of the dance form.
Directress of the Natyakala Mandhir Kalasoori Vasugi Jegatheeswaran
Choreographed the performance. |
Book Launch
'Lifting the veil of Consciousness', a book by by Laurel Botsford
will be held at on the the 6th of July, at 5.00 p.m at the Namel Malini
Punchi Theatre in Borella. |
