Ever popular ‘Kelani Palama’ goes on the boards
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One of the ever popular plays in Sri Lankan theatre ‘Kelani Palama’ produced and directed by R. R. Samarakone will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 7 pm on June 3 at the Lionel Wendt theatre Colombo.First staged in 1978, the drama is a social criticism of political manipulation and the ever widening gap between the poor and the rich. It tells the story of a group of shanty dwellers under the Kelani Bridge who run to the bridge when the river overflows causing floods.
The original cast included veteran stars like Neil Alles, Ramya Wanigasekera, the late J.H.Jayawardane, Wickrama Bogoda, Menike Aththanayake, Rathnasiri Liyanagoda, Cyril Dharmawardane, Pathmini Divithurugama and Geetha Kanthi Jayakodi.
The new production of the play has replaced the stars with some equally talented actors and actresses including Sampath Tennakone, Geetha Kanthi Prasannajith Abeysuriya, Madani Malwaththage, Sanjeewa Upendra, Dimuthu Chinthaka, Niluka Rekani and Prasad Suriyaarachchci.