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‘Picket Republic’ hopes to depict the protest culture in Sri Lanka through the travels of a young orphan from Sri Lanka who lands in an alternate reality and travels through the republic, learning of many issues along the way. While the play is written and directed by Ishtartha Wellaboda, Rajitha Hettiarachchi and Nishantha de Silva, [...]
Homely seasonal flavours
As the sound of carols fill the air and the green, red and white decor start springing up, you know that Christmas is upon us. It’s a time of joy, festivities, family and also indulging. This month in ‘Bite-size’ we’ll be featuring several home bakers and new establishments that offer a mix of traditional and [...]
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Gappiya takes on the clothing industry one slogan at a time
Tharindu Wijesekera’s channel on YouTube, essentially a platform for his alter ego “Gappiya” to freely dispense some humorous social commentary tips from the inside of being Sri Lankan in a foreign land has slowly but steadily grown its following. Now closing in on 100,000 subscribers, the Gappiya channel has found its way in to the [...]
Remembering Christmases past
What I remember most about Christmases past is the fun we had as kids. The gifts, making things, caroling, the big Christmas meals; the most festive element was the flambé of the Christmas pudding after the meal. The excitement of lighting it, seeing the flame. The aromas. There’s always things to do at Christmas. Those [...]
Simple and powerful performances
This year’s award for the Best Actress was a joint award for Visakha Vidyalaya’s Yalindee Ratnapala and Devi Balika Vidyalaya’s Hasini Dissanayake. The Mirror catches up with both budding actresses. Best Actress – Yalindee Ratnapala “There’s way more to Hamlet than a man saying ‘to be or not to be,” – is how joint winner [...]
A rebel with a pen
Acting and play writing has always run through the veins of Dhisal Shavinda Kapuge, an upcoming and talented playwright from Kandy. A past student of Trinity College and currently reading for his B.A. at the University of Peradeniya, Dhisal’s passion for acting started at the age of 13 when he took part in school plays [...]
Kelaniya Uni English Lit Festival: Exploring creativity
The Kelaniya English Literary Festival ( KELF) 2017, took place for the first timelast week. Organized by the University of Kelaniya, the festival was a day of activities, exploration of creativity and launch of their first magazine of writing. The daylong event was inspired by other famous literary festivals such as the Jaipur literature festival [...]
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Party by SLANZA
The Sri Lanka Australia New Zealand Association (SLANZA) will be ushering in the festive season with a Christmas party on 13th December 2017 at Cinnamon Lakeside. Those who love music from the 70s and 80s will be treated to a very special performance by Yohan and Honorine. This event promises to be full of thrills [...]
‘Daddy’ comes alive at Amaya Hills
Amaya Hills in Kandy has placed a special seasonal plan for Christmas celebration and to welcome the New Year in a true Kandyan style extravaganza. The New Year dance ‘Duruthu Udanaya 2017’ will come alive at Rasawasala Terrace on the Eve of 31st December featuring popular Sri Lankan band ‘Daddy’ with Latiano Dance act. Experience [...]
Largest Online Wedding Competition
Cinnamon Island Weddings in association with SriLankan Airlines is set to promote Sri Lanka as an idyllic destination for weddings and honeymooners – Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts takes the charge and initiates the world’s largest online wedding competition. The campaign was launched earlier this month at the World Travel Mart, UK as a competition offering [...]
Sudath celebrates three decades in teledramas
Celebrating three decades in world of art, award winning teledrama director Sudath Rohana was felicitated by Sathjana Sahurda Sanvidanaya with a ceremony held at the BMICH recently. The show which was coloured with an evening of music and audio-visual story about Sudath’s journey in arts will be telecast on ITN at 10.30 pm on December [...]
Indian social media bashed ‘Basmati Blues’ in Sri Lanka
‘Basmati Blues’ Hollywood comedy musical movie that placed Academy awarded Brie Larson in a controversy in Indian social media for her role as ‘white saviour; and portrayal of India, is now being screened here. As soon as the film official trailer was released, the Indian internet users bashed the film for portraying Indian stereotypes. They [...]
True tale of post Tsunami realities
Award winning teleplay ‘Neganahira Weralen Asena’ or ‘The East is Calling’ directed by Ashoka Handagama which revolves around a group of tsunami survivors is now being telecast on Rupavahini at 9 pm daily. The teledrama’s main actress Theshara Jayawardena won the Best Actress award at both SIGNIS and State Tele Awards in 2007 while Ashoka [...]
A Play with a political Theme
Rajitha Dissanayake’s latest play ‘’Nethuwa Beri Minihek’’ (A Man Much Needed) will be staged on 2017 December 17 at Town Hall auditorium of Wattala at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm. “Nethuwa Beri Minihek” revolves around the family of Jayantha a Sinhala nationalist businessman who enjoyed close relationship with the previous regime and worries for his [...]
‘Let her Cry’ and ‘Frangipani’ shine at SAARC Film Fest
Asoka Handagama’s ‘Age Esa Aga’ (Let Her Cry) was adjudged the Best Feature Film and Best Director at the SAARC Film Festival 2017 which ended recently. Featuring 23 films from SAARC countries among other Sri Lankan films, ‘Sayapethi Kusuma’- ‘Frangipani’ was acclaimed with Special Jury Awards. Handagama’s film was awarded the Best Feature Film award [...]
Turyaa Chennai: Sri Lankan hospitality in India
Turyaa Resort in Chennai, India is the latest addition to Aitken Spence Hotel chain. Nestled in the busy humdrum of India’s bustling metropolitan, Turyaa Chennai marries the world of business with that of a five-star deluxe classified hospitality and much deserving leisure. Located on Chennai’s IT corridor, just 20 minutes away from city’s international airport, [...]
Magical yuletide at MRH
The festive season is upon us and Mahaweli Reach, the colonial style Hotel by the river, has once again designed an exciting line-up of seasonal events and promotions to herald the yuletide. With its garden, poolside, lawns and terraces transformed to offer guests a warm and welcoming experience, the Hotel will kick-off its seasonal affairs [...]