50th performance of Horu Samage Heluwen

Scene from the play

The 50th performance of Prasanna Vithanage's "Horu Samaga Heluwen" takes place at the Lionel Wendt Theatre on July 16. There will be two shows at 3.30 and 7 p.m. The hit play made its debut in February at the Elphinstone in Maradana. "Horu Samaga Heluwen" features an impressive line-up of players from the Sinhala theatre, including Jayalath Manoratne, Dayadeva Edirisinghe, Saumya Liyanage, Gayani Gisanthika, Jayani Senanayake, Prasannajith Abeysuriya, Prasad Sooriyarachchi, Wasantha Weerakkody (who doubles as costume designer) and Hashinika Karaliyadde. The play features original music by Tharupathi Munasinghe. Chandana Nishantha Peiris is the show's Stage Manager assisted by Asoka Zoysa. Buddadasa Galappathi, a veteran in the field, handles makeup while Jude Srimal is chief organizer.

"Horu Samaga Heluwen" is produced by Rohan Samaradivakara.

Ginnai Adarayai once more

'Ginnai Adarayai', Namel Weeramuni's Sinhalese adaptation of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler' will go onstage once more on July 14, at 6:45 p.m. at the Namel Malini Punchi Theatre at Borella.

'Ginnai Adarayai' represented Sri Lanka at an International Festival of Henrik Ibsen's plays held in Lahore in April, where it was recognized as the best-produced and best-designed play from all the eight countries that participated.