Rossini or Ganga Addara, he wowed the audience
It was a night full of genuine passion, emotion and immeasurable talent, as baritone Gehan Cooray performed at the Lionel Wendt on Wednesday, January 9, for ‘Classical And Cool’— a concert in aid of the Friends of Prisoners’ Children. All proceeds went to the charity set up by Rev. Sr. Immaculate De Alwis and Priyanthi [...]
Schoolboy Abdul’s teenage adventure mystery
It is good to know that the spirit of Enid Blyton survives. Just when you wonder if the countryside adventures of the Famous Five and the boarding school idylls have become a bit stale- more “pleasures of childhood past”- up comes proof reminding nothing can be more exciting than the idea of a teenage adventure [...]
Mirror
She sees beauty where we see trash!
Most people would see discarded tyres on the roadside simply as trash. Udari Mohotti is different- she sees the potential in what others throw away without a second glance. ‘Umo Designs: From Trash to Treasure’, made by the 25-year-old, a recent graduate of the Department of Integrated Design of the University of Moratuwa, features a [...]
All for one and one for all
The Old Royalists Association of Dramatists of Royal College, Colombo 7 is getting ready with their production of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers. Ashiq Dole directs the cast, which comprises Royal College novices, with a some experienced actors who have represented the College at competitions such as the annual inter-school Shakespeare competition. The main female [...]
Behind the scenes with Mass Damanation
To a Sri Lankan metalhead 2018 could be regarded as one of the biggest years for this genre of music in the country. Just last month local metal behemoths, Mass Damnation became the first band in the country to win at the Wacken Metal Battle, their win gave them an opportunity to take part at [...]
Music News
Legendary rock band ‘The Who’ to release new album The legendary rock band The Who will be regrouping to release a new album this year. The surviving members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend are making the first band album after 13 years. Reports say 15 demo tracks have been made while vocal addition etc is [...]
TV Times
‘Chandani with C & C’ in action at ‘Mahinda Night 2019’
Popular outfit ‘Chandani with C & C’ will come alive at the ‘Mahinda Night 2019’ the annual get -together of Mahinda College, OBA Colombo Branch at Winchester Hall, Kingsbury Hotel, on 26th January 2019. ‘Chandani and her band C & C’ starred the New Year’s Eve at Kalutara Anantara Resort, which was accolade as one [...]
Chithral Somapala introduces a new inspirational video
A brand new music video by popular musician, Chithral Chitty Somapala was launched on the 16th of January at the Colombo City Center. Titled ‘Sinha Lokaye Sinhaya’, this is the seventh music video by Chithral Somapala and the largest of his production projects thus far. The music video is a follow up of the song [...]
Sri Lankan cinema turns 72 while NFC reaches 47
The 72nd anniversary of Sri Lankan cinema and the 47th anniversary of National Film Corporation (NFC) will be celebrated tomorrow, January 22 at the NFC premises. The country’s cinema is said to have started in 1947 with the release of ‘Kadawunu Poronduwa’ (Broken Promise) while the late Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike’s government initiated the NFC [...]
‘Thirteen Tickles’ in Piliyandala
‘Hankithi Dahathuna’ or ‘The Thirteen Tickles’, latest play by Jayantha Chandrasiri will be staged at 3.30 pm and 6.30 pm January 27 at Piliyandala Central College auditorium. The play stars Sriyantha Mendis, Kusum Renu, Jayalal Rohana, Wasantha Vittachchi, Sanjeewa, Disanayake, Mahendra Weeraratna, Nuradhika Serasinghe, A. Athukorala, Nadeesha Rupasinghe, Gamini Jayalath and Tissa Gunatilake. Music composed [...]
Shooting of Rodney’s ‘Sudu Appachchi’ completed
Seasoned filmmaker and veteran journalist Rodney Widanapathirana’s newest film ‘Sudu Appachchi’ was filmed at Ehetuwewa in Galgamuwa recently. The story that revolves around a group of children in a rural village and it introduces two new children Avishka Wijeratne and Arosha Wijeratne to the cinema. The main role of the film is played by veteran [...]
‘Thitta Kahata’ goes to Kerala
“Thiththa Kahata” (Bitter Nectar) produced by Janakaraliya Theatre of the people’s team, has been selected for the for the 11th International Theatre Festival of Kerala, India. This festival will be held from January 20 to 26 and “Thiththa Kahata” will be performed on 20th as the curtain raiser of the festival and another repeated performance [...]
The political comedy continues
‘Balloth Ekka Baa-2’, Ravindra Ariyaratne play which he produced with the success of “Balloth Ekka Baa”, will be staged at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on January 27 at Ape Gama theatre in Battaramulla and at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on February 9, Punchi Theatre in Borella. ‘Balloth Ekka Baa’, was performed around the [...]
Legendary Chandra honoured
A long-standing leader in the hospitality industry, Chandra Wickramasinghe, was awarded the prestigious title ‘Tourism Legend’ at the sixth Sri Lanka Tourism awards hosted by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority on December 6th, 2018. His key achievements include the forming of the inbound tour operator Connaissance De Ceylan in the early 1980’s.Thereafter, he ventured [...]
Tourism Entrepreneur Award for Ajith Wijeyesekera
Ajith Wijeyesekera, Chairman and Managing Director of The Blue Water Hotel and Spa, Wadduwa and Water Garden, Sigiriya, won the coveted Tourism Entrepreneur Award and Water Garden won the award for the Best Boutique Hotel at the recently held ‘National Tourism Awards 2018’. Among the many achievements he has had, the two most outstanding are [...]