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Saying thank you and goodnight
MM: Twenty-five years later how has life changed and evolved for the group that started out as boys and why a final split now? BZ: When we started out we were five young lads from the north side of Dublin that just wanted to be in a pop group. We had big dreams but never [...]
Of everyday people
When AnandaDrama performed “Grease Yaka” four years ago, not even the cast and directors realised the full potential of the production until the literal last minute. “Everybody changed during that process,” remembers Dinoo Wickramage. The devised production based on a timely phenomenon went on to mark the beginning of AnandaDrama’s journey into devised theatre. Next [...]
M.A.D night at the Wendt
Promising young playwright Dhisal Kapuge brought his dark comedy M.A.D: Murder at Dharmarama Road to the seasoned stage of the Lionel Wendt in Colombo recently. Presented by Gateway College Kandy and its students, the play had its maiden production in the hill city, and owing to the overwhelming positive response by the audience, bagged its [...]
Fleeting moments
This little story is touching in its simplicity, speaking about the love of a little child and her father in a rule filled world. Please send in your works of Flash Fiction to Madhubashini Dissanayake-Ratnayake, C/o The Sunday Times, No. 8, Hunupitiya Cross Road, Colombo 2. N.B. Work sent to this page may be edited. [...]
Portuguese music an insipiration for Madonna’s latest album
As pop icon Madonna is just days from turning 60 on 16th August, it has been revealed she is using Portuguese music as inspiration for her next album. The “queen of pop” settled in Lisbon since last summer with her Malawi born children. The song ‘Beautiful Game’ is likely to be the lead single to [...]
More than a shy gal
Lakshika Fernando’s question -Having come out in 2012 – what is the message you have for the LGBT community in Sri Lanka Being true to yourself and living an authentic life is the best decision a person could ever make. I did not know what would happen when I came out. I actually expected the [...]
Music festival chic:The do’s and don’ts of dressing up for the outdoors
Scheduled to get underway on August 18 at the Havelock Sports Club grounds, Cinnamon Life’s Colombo Music Festival will feature four of the world’s most renowned and celebrated reggae-fusion and dancehall legends – Shaggy, Diana King, Maxi Priest and Big Mountain. With the excitement building up among reggae and dancehall lovers eager to attend the [...]