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Geethika crowned Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. International USA 2018
The ‘Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. International USA 2018’pageant was held on 02nd June 2018 at Hotel Amora Lagoon Katunayake. The crown was won by Mrs. Disna Geethika De Silva. With the win, the crown holder Mrs. Disna Geethika De Silva gets the valuable opportunity to represent Sri Lanka at the ‘Mrs. International’ pageant which [...]
‘Buongiorno Singnore…. Buonasera Signoreena’
After a lapse of four years, Gypsies led by Sunil Perera along with Maxi Jayaweera released their very latest hit ‘Buongiorno’ last week. The song ‘Buongiorno’ revolves around Sri Lankans wandering to Italy looking for greener pasture. The lyrics were penned by Maxi himself and the melody for ‘Buongiorno’ was created by Maxi too. Even [...]
‘Guitar and Folk Music Festival 2018’
The eighth consecutive guitar festival ‘Guitar and Folk Music Festival 2018’ will come alive from 18th July to 28th July 2018 in Sri Lanka. Guitarists from all over the world will join the guitar wizards from Sri Lanka to rock the festival. They will be performing in six Universities, three cities and two workers Centres [...]
The battle continues over film distribution
The tussle over film distribution in Sri Lanka has been continuing for the third week as the National Film Corporation backed by the Minister in charge and a large number of artistes have launched a battle to take over the distribution rights from the four distribution companies. The Minister in charge of cinema, Dr. Wijeyadasa [...]
Lucian’s theatrical tribute to Tamils and Muslims
Veteran playwright, writer and lyricist Lucian Bulathsinghala’s newest play “Wesmunu Galawanna’” or “Remove the Mask” will go on the boards at 7 pm on July 12 and 13 at the Lionel Wendt theatre Colombo. The play is set in the Colombo city after the war. Antique dealer Gamini Kalawarne’s son Saliya is an entertaining and [...]
Shakespeare Challenge and Excellence 2018
The Shakespeare Centre Sri Lanka, a premier organisation to promote the works of William Shakespeare, introduces Shakespeare Challenge and Excellence for the Year 2018. The project is an endeavour to promote Shakespearean theatre among students and to provide them with an opportunity to present and develop their knowledge and skills. Competitions will be held in [...]
Children’s play in town
Ever-popular children’s plays – ‘Thoppi Welenda’ (The Hat Seller) and ‘Punchi Apata Dan therai’ (We Know It Now) produced by pioneer children’s theatre directress the late Somalatha Subasinghe will be staged at 8.15 am and 10.30 am on July 9 at the Lionel Wendt Theatre Colombo. The play is a prescribed text for Grade 7 [...]
Two plays to celebrate the 16th anniversary of Janakaraliya
Celebrating the 16th anniversary of Janakaraliya, its newest drama duo ‘Thittha Kahata’ (Bitter Nectar) and ‘Hiru Nagena Thuru’ (Until Sun Rises) will be performed at the Lionel Wendt on July 14 and 15 The plays are based on two hitherto untold concepts in the field of Sinhala theatre arts and they are either forgotten or [...]
F-Airways unveils the sky adventure
Sri Lankans are blessed to have a landscape that takes us from misty mountains and lush valleys to sun-kissed beaches within a day. However, getting there by road still continues to be a hassle in terms of time consumed and facilities on the way. It is in this regard that F-Airways (Pvt) Ltd, having earned [...]