“Gladiator Premaya” (Gladiator Love), an original stage play in Sinhala produced by Play House-Kotte will be staged at 6.45 p.m on August 7, 2010 at Lumbini Theatre.
Gladiator Premaya is created by the youth theatre artistes who have successfully completed the Diploma Programme in Drama and Theatre conducted by award winning actress Kaushalya Fernando in 2009.
The story line and the script of the play have been developed by the young theatre artistes, who have completed the training in Drama and Theatre arts at Lanka Children’s Youth Theatre Foundation (LCYTF). Development of the script was done under the supervision of Namal Jayasinghe, the chief resource person of the script writing and analysis section of the Diploma Programme.
Gladiator Premaya is based on certain Sri Lankan contemporary social issues. They are dramatized on stage to bring forth the youth point of view of the issues. The play is co-directed by Prasanna Mahagamage and Namal Jayasinghe. Prasanna works with Kaushalya on Acting, Directing and Movements sections of the diploma. Both Namal and Prasanna joined Play House-Kotte in 1997.
Gladiator Premaya cast includes Wishvajith Gunasekera, Priyantha Siri Kumara, Nadishani Weliwita, Harsha Thennekoon, Sulochana Weerasinghe, Nadishani Padmasiri, Geetha Alahakoon, Mayura Kanchana, Nilanka Dahanayake, Dilip Kumara. Costume Designs are by Namal Jayasighe, and Prasanna Mahagamage, Stage sets were designed by Namal Jayasighe and Prasanna Mahagamage, stage lighting by Chandana Aluthge, stage management is by Isuru Kashyapa and Lahiru Nimantha.
Production manager is Thilina Perera. Make-up is by Priyantha Siri Kumara and Bhanu Prasanna. The play is co-directed by Prasanna Mahagamage and Namal Jayasinghe. Kaushalya Fernando and Chandana Aluthge are executive producers of the play.
Play House-Kotte which was established as a voluntary organisation in 1981 by the veteran playwright and theatre director, Somalatha Subasinghe with a view to promote in particular children’s and youth theatre and mainstream theatre in Sri Lanka. |
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