Play House – Kotte brings Musical Theatre for Children
View(s):Play House – Kotte, the leading children’s play producer, presents plays for children, “Punchi Apata Den Therei” (We Know It Now) and “Toppi Welenda” (The Hat Seller) on December 14 at Lionel Wendt at 3.30 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. “Punchi Apata Den Therei” and “Toppi Welenda” are based on well-known folk stories. All plays are produced as musicals and in the adaptations, new characters and situations have been incorporated particularly to communicate with the Sri Lankan child. The production style of the plays has been developed so as to give the young audiences as well as the whole family an aesthetic journey of entertainment. Choreography, lighting, costumes, stage props, and music of the dramas have been carefully crafted to convey the children a sense of basic art forms and meaningful entertainment.
The language of these theatre pieces is both musical and performance based. They have been developed in a manner to inculcate in children a sense of pride in our own culture as well as to promote the importance of the institution of family and its values. The lessons of love, humanity and world awareness for children are refreshingly presented in the plays. The plays provide the opportunity for an intellectual and entertaining discourse with children. Both plays are written and directed by Somalatha Subasinghe.
Music for the plays is by M.R. Chulasinghe. The cast of the musicals comprises Wickrama Seneviratne, Rohitha Karunaratne, Mayura Kanchana, Dilum Buddhika, Sulochana Weerasinghe, Geetha Alahakoon, Nimmi Priyadharshini, Lahiru Nimantha, Pramod Edirisinghe, Dilip Kumara, Thilina Prasad, Ayesh Perera, Purna Dilhani, Palitha Abeyratne. All seats are box planned and tickets are available at the Lionel Wendt Theatre office.