Plus

Plus

Indu casts his spell on Grimm’s fairy tale, The Frog Prince
By Esther Williams
Looking for an evening of laughter? Indu Dharmasena's latest comedy - Gemba Prince to be staged at the Lionel Wendt from November 19 to 21 promises plenty.

The pantomime inspired by the Grimm brothers fairy tale The Frog Prince deviates from the original with several modern twists that reveal facets of human nature. "It's about people who make promises they cannot keep; forcing people into doing things for selfish reasons or using others," says Indu.

Five centuries ago, the handsome prince Ram falls in love repeatedly with the wrong women who use him for monetary gain, prompting him to use state funds for his casual affairs. Soon the people revolt. It is upto his two friends / advisors Babu and Rabu to find a solution. Ram organises a proposal from the princess of the adjoining kingdom whom Ram's kingdom is at war with in the hope of bringing about peace and signs an MOU to this effect. Rabu on the other hand arranges a stag party and by attending it, Ram violates the MOU. Powerful Wizard Hell-Has-No-Fury casts a spell that turns Ram into a frog and the advisors into crows.

After living in a well for five centuries Ram agrees to seek freedom but he needs to find true love to break the spell. "Which princess in the 21st century would agree to sleeping with him, let him eat from her plate and drink from her cup?"

Gehan Cooray, Dayan Dias Abeyegunawardene, Michelle Herft, Chanella Fernando, Sanju Selvarajah, Shohan Chandiram, Thulitha Piyasena, Lasantha Rodrigo, Asela Dassanayake, Abbasali Rozais, Sanwada Abeysirigunawardena and Indu himself who plays the Gembu Ram appear in this production.

Back to Plus