‘Hamilton’ was her dream and now she’s living it
Sri Lankan actor Roshani Abbey has just begun her run as Peggy Schuyler / Maria Reynolds in the West End production of the hit musical Hamilton. “It’s always been right at the top of my list,” she says of the musical which is among TimeOut magazine’s top current shows, alongside The Book of Mormon and [...]
When ‘A Nightmare in Wonderland’ unfolded
Hats off to the Mad Hatters’ Collective who presented ‘A Nightmare in Wonderland’ against all odds at the Lionel Wendt on July 1 and 2. The play that gave a dark twist and complete overhaul to Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, unfolded through the poignant portrayal of a deeply disturbed Alice as a patient [...]
Passage to Lanka, its language and culture
When Sugath Rathnayake recently opened the first Sinhala library at the prestigious Yunnan University in China, he was offering his 20 undergraduate students a veritable passage to Lanka; an intimate rendezvous with a language and culture with which the land of the dragons had historical ties. The former journalist turned academic is the first foreign [...]
Change of Theva duty at the Maligawa on Esala Poya
Esala Full Moon Poya which falls on July 13 this year is very significant to Buddhists as many important events took place in the Buddhist world on this full moon day. It is believed that the conception of the Bodhisatva in the womb of Maha Maya Devi was on an Esala Poya. Prince Siddhartha Gautama’s [...]
A husband’s wish and place patients can call home
The earnest request was simple but full of meaning………a ‘patient-friendly home’ with long and airy verandahs with glimpses of greenery to bring about serenity. This is what Yogeswari, wife of the late philanthropist Jayam Wijayaratnam, gifted on Friday (July not only to the Health Ministry but to those in need of cancer treatment. A fully-fledged, [...]
Letters to the Editor
When will this end? It’s time to move forward with that system change I cry for you, Sri Lanka. Democracy is a mockery in our resplendent isle. ‘Jayawewa’, I pray for our valiant ‘Aragalaya Lions’ who have undergone immense hardships on our behalf to bring about a ‘system change’ in our corrupt society. Enough is [...]
APPRECIATIONS
He will go down in history as an unsung hero GOMIN DAYASRI What is a friend? I will tell you. It is a person with whom you dare to be yourself- your soul can be naked with him. He seems to ask of you to put on nothing, only to be what you are. He [...]
My troubles flew out of the window as the ‘Galu Kumari’ took me to Beliatta
“Where do you think I should stand for the AC compartment?” I asked the morose railway attendant. Without answering, he pointed towards the end of the long platform. A minute earlier, I had heard him shouting at a commuter over a query and I assumed I too would not be spared if I needed a [...]
Largely forgotten colonial citadel
Along Sri Lanka’s trading coastline, is the garden citadel of Matara Fort, built in 1735; a place full of laughter and life, typified by the local children who play cricket and football every day on the pitch by the Dutch gate, watched over by the stoic white clock tower that stands like a tall British [...]
Hard times and dream weddings
After a pandemic-induced hiatus, it seemed that everything was falling back into place when it came to weddings. However, with the current economic crisis, how hard is it to plan your dream wedding? Anushi Wilson, a wedding planner turned coordinator at Bowerbird shared some experiences she faced and the reason she transitioned from a planner [...]
Making their debut performance with ‘Aranga Pravesam’
Namrutha Prabagaran, Hamshitha Prabagaran and Harshini Aravind will make their debut performance ‘Aranga Pravesam’ under the direction of their guru, Kalasuri Smt. Vasugi Jegatheeswaran on July 30 at the New Kathiresan Hall, Bambalapitiya. The chief guest of this event will be Dr. Jeyanthy Yogharajah, founder/ Artistic Director of Salangai Narthanalaya Academy of Fine Arts and [...]