Art
A kitchen straight from Naples
To Nishan and Thilini Punzi, Oro 1889 is currently all things: it represents a gamble with their lives’ savings, a tribute to their heritage, a celebration of their love of food, the realisation of a dream and a radical career change. It’s also the only place they or anyone else in Colombo can eat a [...]
Tonight! Rukshan returns
The ‘Nursery Rhapsody’ is reverberating through Rukshan Perera’s home in Mirihana and a stray neighbour or two could be excused for feeling slightly baffled. A clever play on Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, it soars and dips in all the right places, despite 100% of the lyrics being sourced directly from Lankan nursery rhymes. We feel at [...]
Mirror Magazine
Game changer
Those familiar with Sri Lankan hip-hop, would also be familiar with the usual copy-cat “gangsta” gimmicks. But despite how tiring it can get, there are also rappers and producers who want to do something more than just make money off their music. Enter Prageeth Madushanka. Prageeth, better known as Big Doggy, first started rapping as [...]
Open Mic back on track in Kandy
When Adrian Selvarajah, 21, and Kishin Siva, 20, started organising Open Mic Night, Kandy, they expected maybe ten registrations and an audience of around 60 people. What they ended up with was more than triple the registrations and nearly five times the crowd. “We were so surprised!” Kishin says, still not quite recovered. As Adrian puts [...]
Await Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’
In 1952 Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ opened in the West End of London to rave reviews. In November 2012 it celebrated its 25000th performance, easily becoming the longest running initial play of our time. In 2014 its rights were made public for the first time and in January 2015, Sri Lanka will see its first [...]
TV Times
‘Guitar Fest 2015’ to rock Navarangahala
The fifth successive festival of Guitar Music, ‘Guitar Fest 2015 Concert’ will come alive on the 24th January at Navarangahala , Royal College auditorium from 5.00 pm. All leading guitarists of Sri Lanka will perform in this concert. A number of foreign guitarists are also expected to perform. Ken Gonzo Sugamata of Japan who is [...]
Kala Pola on Jan. 25
Sri Lanka’s internationally acclaimed open-air Art Fair – Kala Pola – takes place on Sunday January 25 along Nelum Pokuna Mawatha in Colombo. Presented by The George Keyt Foundation in association with the John Keells Group, Kala Pola 2015 opens at 8.00 am and will continue for thirteen hours non-stop until 9 pm the same night. Drawing inspiration from [...]
Sundown Sing- a- long
What has been designed to be the Loveliest Night of the Year is also intended to raise much needed funds to help under-privileged cancer patients. On Saturday, 24th January 2015 at 7:00pm, Nalin and the Star Combination will be on the band stand to enrich the evening with music for singing and dancing. This will include the [...]
Athukorale enters Theatre
Seasoned actor Ananda Athukorale’s stage play “Horu Hodayi” will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on January 18 at the Namel Malini Punchi Theatre, Borella. Rodni Warnakula, Ananda Athukorala, Anusha Dissanayake, Suranga Satharasinha, Damayantha Perera, Shiromika Fernando and Indika Jayasinha are performing on the play while it is scripted by Ranjith Warnakula. [...]
Sarachchandra’s renowned play goes on the boards
Prof. Ediriwira Sarachchandra’s renowned play ‘Sinhabahu’ will be staged at 3.30 pm and 7.00 pm today January 18 at Lionel Wendt theatre, Colombo 07. Organised by Jude Srimal, tickets are available only at Lionel Wendt Theatre and all seats have been box planned.
Drama on divine intervention
Actor Sarath Kulanga’s play “Deyyoth Danne Nehe” will be staged at 3.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. on 18 January at Nalanda College Theatre, Minuwangoda. Wijaya Nandasiri, KumaraThirimadura, Mihira Sirithilaka, Sarath Kulanga, Thushari Gunarathne, Tharanga Kumari and Tharaka Upendra starring, art direction is by Jagath Padmasiri and stage lighting by Upali Weerasinghe and acting motions is [...]
‘Tharavo Igilethi’ comes to Tower
Lucian Bulathsinhala’s popular drama ‘Tharavo Igilethi’ will be staged at 3.30 and 6.30 pm on January 23 at the Tower Hall, Maradana. Those taking part in the play are Ishara Wickramasinghe, Sumith Rathnayaka, Gamini Samarakoon, Harsha Bulathsinhala, Niroshan Wijesinghe, Ferni Roshini, Pinsara Samarasekara, Piumi Shanika and Anura Bandara Rajaguru. Music is by Gunadasa kapuge. The [...]
Media exposed
‘Both state media and private media have been on the course of misleading people; while the first was promoting extremism the other was dragging people to consumeristic society’, says playwrighter Rajitha Dissanayake describing his latest play ‘Siriwardana Pawla’ (The Siriwardana Family). The play will be premiered on January 23 and 24 at the Lionel Wend [...]
‘Nari Burathi’ at New Town Hall
‘Nari Burathi’ a comedy drama written and directed by Sarath Kothalawala, will be staged at the air-conditioned New Town Hall Colombo 7. Two special shows would be staged on January 25 at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm. A host of popular artistes are in the cast including Sarath Kothalawala, Kumara Thirimadura, Pubudu Chathuranga, Mihira Sirithilaka, Sarath [...]
Waves of Paradise: Ranna 212
With the promise of endless sunshine and its spectacular views stretching out into the enticing beach in the South coast, Ranna 212 Beach Resort offers blissful accommodation for the discerning traveller to Sri Lanka. Ensconced in a small village called Ranna in Tangalle, in the Southern region of the island, Ranna 212 Beach Resort is [...]
Simplifly and FlySrilanka.lk sign partnership
Domestic airline and helicopter operator Simplifly announced that it had entered into a comprehensive sales and marketing agreement with FlySriLanka. Simplifly and flySriLanka.lk sign partnership. FlySriLanka is an intelligent web-based booking service that specialises in arranging domestic air transfers and aerial excursions for local and foreign travellers. ‘Air travel within Sri Lanka is a fairly [...]