Children’s plays in two towns
View(s):Ever-popular children’s plays – ‘Thoppi Welenda’ (The Hat Seller) and ‘Punchi Apata Dan therai’ (We Know It Now) created by pioneer children’s theatre directress late Somalatha Subasinghe will be staged in Borella and Negombo during two week days on next week.
The two plays will be staged at 8.15 am and 10.45 am on Wednesday October 21 at YMBA Borella and at 8.15 am and 1-.45 on Friday, October 23 at Town Hall Negombo.
Semi musicals created in line with the Sri Lankan folk theatre tradition full of fun and frolic on the stage for the young ones and parents alike, ‘Punchi Apita Den therei’ is also prescribed in the syllabus of Grade 9 Sinhala.
The plays present to the young and impressionable mind, important values and lessons in life. Subtly mixed with the action and humour on stage are invaluable lessons of love, responsibility, friendship, courage, trust and world awareness.
The cast consists of Thilakshini Ratnayake, Dilum Buddhika, Wickrama Seneviratne, Geetha Alahakoon, Sevior Kanishka, Yashoda Rasanduni, Rohan Wijethunga, Chamara Gamlathge, Dilip Kumara Koralage, Rumali Chamathka, Mihiri Priyangani, Renuka Liyanage, Poojana Dandeniya, Kumudu Wickramathanthri, Vimukthi Kiriella, Sameera Lakmal and Buddhika Edirisinghe.
Music composition and direction is by M.R. Chulasinghe.