Play 361 at Elphinstone
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Udyaysiri Wickremaratne’s latest stage play “Thunsiya Hetaeka” (361) will be staged on Saturday, May 20 at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm at Colombo 10, Elphinstone theatre.
The cast includes Gihan Fernando, Umayangana Wickremasinghe, Kusal Madhuranga, Ishara Wickramasinghe, Mihiri Priyangani, Ruwan Malith, Chamari Nisansala, Rohitha Jayakoday,
Susanga Kahandawala Arachchi and Nayanthara de Silva.
Music by Lalith Wickramarathne, set design, costume design and lighting are done by
Luvolin Vanderwall, Nipuni Preksha Mendis and Mihindu Madhushanka respectively. Stage management is by Sumedha Prasanna. The play is produced and organised by Jude Srimal.
“Thunsiya Hetaeka” (361) while being different in style and form to
Wickramaratne’s earlier plays “Suddek Oba Amathai” “Rangapem Ivarai” and
“Pem Yuwalak One Kara Thibe” also offers a new structure and content for
theatre to Sri Lanka.
“Thunsiya Hetaeka” (361) can be thought of as a drama where the mass media which is supposedly dedicated to bring the truth to the people contributes in concealing and distancing the truth from the people in a society where the mass media is overestimated. It can be thought of as an attempt to revive the mind made lethargic from reposing in the reclining chair and continuously staring at the television.
“Thunsiya Hetaeka” (361) deals with the naivety and shallowness of the people who sit in a chair in their living room and believe they can change the course of policies through engaging with what appears on a TV screen. Tickets are now available at the theatre gate
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