Don’t miss another rib-tickling Indu take on contemporary society

“The Sky is the Limit”, Indu Dharmasena’s rib-tickling comedy will go on the boards at the Lionel Wendt Theatre on October 20 and 21 at 7.30 p.m. This play was first written and staged by Indu in the early 90’s and has been rewritten to make it contemporary.

Ideal light entertainment for the whole family, the plot revolves around astrology and how it affects the lives of Sri Lankans. An astrologer predicts that Ranjith Madapatha will get a promotion before the end of the month and soon after will be made the head of the company. His wife Jeeva Madapatha is ecstatic when Ranjith is appointed a Director and when they receive the news that the hale and hearty Managing Director of the company has died of a sudden heart attack, Jeeva is convinced that the rest of the prediction will also come true. But Ranjith feels since he is the junior of the two directors, it would be most likely for their chairman Raj Silva to appoint Sunil Wijesena as the new Managing Director. But Jeeva is willing to go to any lengths to make sure Ranjith gets the post so that the astrologer’s full prediction will come true.

So when an ambitious wife, a husband who is content with his lot, a Company Chairman who is after anything in a skirt, a deaf mother-in-law, a friend who means well, a colleague’s ambitious wife and an enthusiastic teenager enter the fray, the result can be extremely funny.

The headstrong and ambitious Jeeva Madapatha is played by Sanwada Abeysirigunawardena and her docile husband Ranjith is played by Indu Dharmasena. Jeeva’s mother Soma who claims she is only just hard of hearing in one ear is played by Michelle Herft. Ranjith’s friend and confidant Mohan is played by Charith de Silva. The chairman of the company, Raj Silva is brought to life by Jehan Bastians. Tracy Wijesena, a catty and sophisticated society woman is played by Sanjana Selvarajah while young Anusha Bopegadara is played by Sulochana Perera. Tickets priced at Rs.800, Rs.600, Rs.500, 350 and balcony 200 will be available at the Lionel Wendt from October 15.