Art
Phantom waits in the wings
This week the very talented leads of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ sit down with the Sunday Times to share with us why they auditioned for the musical, give us the inside scoop on rehearsals and talk about the memories they’re going to carry away from what promises to be one of most exceptional productions [...]
Mirror Magazine
Tristan’s Conquest – The Knights : An epic Sri Lankan fantasy
Most people shake off a bad dream and go back to sleep but Ashan Jayatilaka knows “that’s a waste of ideas.” Reflecting on a ‘loosely connected series of nightmares’ as he terms them is what inspired his first book- the first contemporary fantasy fiction novel in the country. “I have no idea where they came [...]
A beggar’s tale
Manu stared at the old man’s stained teeth smiling at him. ‘Here, here, little boy, take it, take it,’ the old man insisted. Manu looked at the parcel and took it eagerly. He returned the old man’s smile and ran straight home. That is, to the big tree they took shelter under, at night. The [...]
Best of the Bard
The Inter-school Shakespeare Drama Competition 2014, jointly organised by the Colombo YMCA and Rotary Club of Colombo North drew to a conclusion recently. Girls’ School Finals It was a grand beginning as Devi Balika Vidyalaya ascended the stage with their version of ‘A Comedy of Errors’. At the fully packed auditorium of Bishop’s College, where [...]
TV Times
‘Chity’ come out with ‘Singha Boomi’
Chitral ‘Chity’ Somapala launched his latest music album ‘Singha Boomi’ last week at an event in Colombo. ‘Singha Boomi’ features eight tracks sung by Chitral. The lyrics of the title track ‘Singha Boomi’, ‘Ralu Mawathe’ and and ‘Sihinaya Pupura Yai’ were penned by cinematic director Priyantha Kolombage. The album comprises of two film songs – [...]
Celebrations for ‘Magic Box’
‘Magic Box Mixup’ one of the most successful English bands at present, will celebrate its anniversary with a special concert at the popular Club Qbaa on Saturday, 4th October. ‘Magic Box Mixup’ will mark the completion of playing at Qbaa for one year and also playing together with the current set of musicians for one [...]
‘Double Blue Ball 2014’
Culminating a year of celebrations, the men of grit from the Double Blue fraternity will meet and greet to celebrate a 140 years of excellence of their alma mater on the 4th October 2014 at its annual dinner dance. Themed ‘Celebrations”, the sparkling dinner dance in all its glory will be held at the Oak [...]
Que Sera; a movie for a noval audience
The tittle of the evergreen song written by the Jay Livingston and Ray Evans “Que Sera, Sera” or Whatever Will Be, Will Be, featured in the Alfred Hitchcock’s 1956 film ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’, had made a bridge between Hollywood and Sri Lankan film industry. Its with the third cinematic direction of Parakrama [...]
‘Ira Sevaya’ premiered in Nepal
Filmmaker, teledrama director, writer and journalist Rodney Widanapathirana’s latest film “Ira Sevaya” or ‘Sun Rise’, a spiritual film had its premier recently at the Russian Centre of Culture and Science in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepal’s Urban Development minister Dr. Narayan Khadka graced the programme as the Chief Guest while Sri Lanka’s Minister of Educational Services, Duminda [...]
Bang Bang; Hollywood influence on Bollywood
The Bollywood action thriller ‘Bang Bang’, a remake of the Hollywood movie ‘Knight and Day’ will be released at Platinum, Majestic Cineplex from October 2. Directed by Siddharth Anand, Hollywood superstars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz played in its original. A chance encounter of the unassuming bank receptionist Harleen Sahni with the charming yet mysterious [...]
Belumgala reaches 2000
The award winning ‘Belumgala’ an investigative radio programme aired on ‘Neth FM’ has made a record breaking 2000th programme and it will be aired on September 29.The radio channel won the SLIM-NEILSON People’s Award in 2014. “Through ‘Belumgala’ we were able to convey to our listeners that the radio is not there merely to provide [...]
New fusion style Japanese restaurant in Colombo city
Japanese cuisine is not as popular as its rival Chinese food in Sri Lanka. But since lately the demand for Japanese food has increased in Colombo and few Japanese restaurants opened to meet the demand. The latest in town is Poppy Hana. ‘Poppy Hana’ Japanese Fusion Restaurant, the first Japanese restaurant with Sushi Belt, is now [...]
Amaya Hills Oktoberfest
The annual Oktoberfest will come alive at the Amaya Hills Hotel in Kandy for the fifth consecutive year from 1st to the 10th October. Oktoberfest is a worldly renowned event which takes place annually between end September and beginning of October in Munich, Germany. German trained Executive Chef ‘Weere’ at the Amaya Hills has planned the event [...]
