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‘Night of Sight’ – a Sing-a-long Concert
‘Night of Sight’ – a Sing-a-long Concert with Annesley Malawana will come alive on December 19 at the BMICH Banquet Hall from 7.00pm onwards. ‘Night of Sight’ – a Sing-a-long Concert is organized by the Rotary and Rotaract Clubs of Panadura to help light up the lives of the little children of the area. This Sing Along [...]
Janith is Derana Dream Star
Talented Janith Iddamalgoda won the recently concluded grand finale of the Derana Dream Star Season 6. Janith Iddamalgoda from Nikaweratiya clinched the trophy at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo, while Yashoda Priyadarshani of Giriulla grabbed the first runner up position. Chithroo Patali from Maharagama won the title of the second runner up of the [...]
Enrique Iglesias LIVE in Sri Lanka
A large number of live Concert tickets of the popular Latino singing sensation Enrique Iglesias in Sri Lanka has sold to international inbound travellers drawn here solely as a result of this first-in-Sri Lanka destination promotion event, which is the only Asian stop on the artiste’s global tour. Grammy Award winning King of Latino Pop [...]
C & C back in action with a new line up
The popular band C &C has been rather quiet for sometime on the eye of media despite what some people may assume that they may have taken a break. ‘But actually we have been really busy with our overseas tours for the last couple of months’ said Chandani Hettiarachchi, the lead singer and the leader [...]
Amaranath’s strums resound in India
Renowned Sri Lankan classical and flamenco guitarist Amaranath Ranatunga will be performing at the 2015 Indian Guitar Federation Classical Guitar Festival starting this week. On the invitation of the Executive Committee of the Indian Guitar Federation, Amaranath will be performing at Chennai and Bangalore Concerts on December 14 and 16. The concerts spanning for over four [...]
Singing Christmas Tree comes alive again at MLH
The Singing Christmas Tree at Mount Lavinia Hotel will come alive this year from the 16th to 23rd December, adding to the line-up of events at the colonial heritage hotel. Featuring a host of angelic voices of choirs from several leading schools in Colombo, the Singing Christmas Tree has become an iconic event at MLH, [...]
SIGNIS Salutes
The talents in Sri Lankan cinema and teledrama industry were recognised at the recently held 38th SIGNIS Salutation Film and Teledrama awards ceremony at the BMICH. The awards ceremony was held under the patronage of veteran film actress, Punya Heendeniya. Films screened in 2013 and 2014 and Teledramas telecast in 2014 were scrutinized for judgment [...]
Producing films in Lanka is a gamble; Yashodara
“It was a huge risk that we took and it was kind of gamble,” said Yashodhara Sarachchandra excited about her debut production. “We threw all our savings pulled out from our credit cards,” she added. “Having seen the plays directed by Indika, we knew his potential. So we wanted to help him to open a [...]
A refreshing movie, a tribute to teachers
Award winning theatre director Indika Ferdinando’s debut film ‘Ho Gaanaa Pokuna’ (The Singing Pond), a story depicting how little dreams can create revolutions is now being screened at Savoy cinema Colombo and other EAP theatres around the country. Starring a host of children in the main cast, ‘Ho Gaanaa Pokuna’ is a children’s film that [...]
Panchali;Tragedy of black magic
At a time when traditional black magic, Bali and Thovil are gradually disappearing from Sri Lankan society, teleplay ‘Panchali’ revolving around a tragic story is now being telecast at 8.30 pm on every Sunday on National Rupavahini. Story, dialogue, and screenplay by Sanath Samaranayake, the teledrama ‘Panchali’ is set in a remote village in 1950s. [...]
Vikurthi
Pioneering playwright and children theatre director Somalatha Subasinghe’s family drama “Vikurthi” will be staged at 3. 30pm and 7.00 pm on Friday December 18 at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo. Kaushalya Fernando, Prasannajith Abeysooriya, Namal Jayasinghe, Geetha Alahakoon, Sulochana Weerasinghe, Migara Kanchana, Vikarama Serievirathne, Sanjaya Hettiarachchi, Nimmi Priyadarshani, Dilip Kumara, Dilum Buddhik Harsha Thennakoon together [...]
“Balloth Ekka behe”
“Balloth Ekka Behe” the hilarious comedy play in Sri Lanka, written and directed by Ravindra Ariyarathne will be staged at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on December 18 at the YMBA Theatre, Borella. The play has been organised for a charitable cause to help an artiste who had to undergo a kidney transplant. With a [...]
Dhawala Bheeshana
Dharmasiri Bandaranayake’s legendary play ‘Dhawala Bheeshana’ based on French playwright Jean Paul Satre’s French playwright “Men Without Shadows” will be staged at 2.30 and 6.30 p.m. on December 13 at Town Hall, Panadura. Translation by Cyril C. Perera and music directed by Premasiri Khemadasa, the play won ten State awards including Best Director, Best Actress, [...]
Garton’s Ark:Redefining luxury dining
Colombo’s only stand-alone floating restaurant, Garton’s Ark celebrated its first anniversary recently with much pomp and pageantry. Located at Urban Wetland Park- Nawala, popularly known as ‘Weli Park’, Garton’s Ark is a pontoon boat restaurant managed by Garton’s Hotel Limited. Designed and built by internationally-acclaimed boat builders in Sri Lanka, Garton’s Ark was launched in November 2014. It is the latest addition to this [...]
‘Royalty’ Christmas at Kingsbury
In keeping with the spirit of Christmas, the Kingsbury Hotel has rolled out the red carpet with a seasonal spread of decadence and indulgence in all of their restaurants. From Christmas goodies at the Gingerbread House to the Festive High Teas, that have made it very, very special. To celebrate this special occasion, Kingsbury Christmas [...]
Gala Italian Dinner and music at Bayleaf
‘The Bayleaf’, Colombo’s finest Italian restaurant set in a over- 100 year old colonial mansion, offers the perfect ambiance to usher the New Year in a magical elegant setting, with an exceptional Italian gala dinner buffet and DJ music at the garden. Focus is on the extensive quality dinner buffet with a selection of Italian [...]
