A lunatic and a monk in a liberation journey
View(s):‘This is not a gun’
The award winning drama written and directed by Chamila Priyanka, “This Is Not a Gun” will be staged on Sunday, December 18 at 3:30 pm and 7.00 pm at the Elphinstone Theatre.
It won the Best Play at Youth Awards Drama Festival 2013 and won Best Play at State Drama Festival 2015. It also won the Best Drama Script award at State Literary Festival 2022. In addition, the play “This is Not a Gun” was selected by the Bharat Ranga Mahotsav International Theatre Festival 2022 to be shown in two cities in India.
One night, a lunatic young man looking for a job at a garbage dump meets a monk pushing a motorcycle. These two, who have different goals, get on the bike and trust each other and begin their journey in search of liberation. But along the way, they meet what they never dreamed of, what they didn’t want.
Award-winning and talented actors/actresses of Sri Lankan stage Mayura Kanchana, Thilina Perera, Pramod Edirisinghe, Anjana Premaratne, Xavier Kanishka, and Achini Madagammana perform in this play. Makeup by Palitha Abelal, Lighting by Ranga Kariyawasam, Set by Lakshani Amaratunga, Biyanka Hansini, K.V.D. Amrathunge. Kasun Rajeewa and Bhagya Ravishanka involve as stage managers in the play.
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