This comes from a conversation I had with a couple of people this morning. Just who do we consider to be a good, if not Great Sri Lankan Theater?
Do we hail Steve de la Zilwa, the director of Equus as a great director even though this is the first play he’s done in ten years?
Or [...]
Directed by Steve de la ZilwaWritten by Peter ShafferStarring Tracy Holsinger, Shanaka Amarasinghe, Subha Wijesiriwardena, Hiran Abeysekara, Ranmali Mirchandani, Shannon Raymond & Janice De Zoysa
More information on this play can be found at the Homepage and Wikipedia.
Well, I’ll jump right to it, I’ve always considered Equus to be rather dull and tiresome. And a kid [...]
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Also tagged Drama, Hiran Abeysekara, Janice De Zoysa, Peter Shaffer, Ranmali Mirchandani, Shanaka Amarasinghe, Shannon Raymond, Steve de la Zilwa, Subha Wijesiriwardena, Suspense, Theater, Tracy Holsinger
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The souvenir for this production was packed with references to past glories, and I’m sure many would think that past achievements mean something… that if a person (or group of people) has a history of producing good work then any work produced by them is good (regardless of the actual quality of the work in [...]
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Also tagged Anushka Periera, Comedy, Drama, Gihan Jayatilleke, Jerome de Silva, Jithendra Seneviratne, Kisholi de Mel, Lionel Wendt Theater, Mario de Soyza, Musical, Prasad Perera, Theater, William Martin Russell, Willy Russell
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The Noir (Wannabee) Theater Fest examined…
… and buried gardening implements.
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Also tagged Amrik Wilson, Comedy, David Mamet, Drama, Feroz Kamardeen, Jithendra Seneviratne, Noir Theater Festival, Punchi Theater, Sashane Perera, StageLight&Magic, Theater
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Oh, how I wish I was a homo…
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Also tagged Amrik Wilson, Ariel Dorfman, Arjuna Wignaraja, Comedy, Drama, Feroz Kamardeen, Neluka Silva, Noir Theater Festival, Pubudu Jayawardene, Punchi Theater, StageLight&Magic, Theater, War
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Centrestage Productions’ “Pyramus and Thisby”, directed by Jehan Aloysius, from the 12th – 15th July, 2007, at the British Council Garden
The magic of the internet and social networking succeeded in getting me caught up in the hype that preceded the opening night of Centrestage Productions’ “Pyramus and Thisby”. I awaited opening night with high expectations [...]
I should have run while I had the chance…
I’ve heard of starting things with a bang… but starting things with a fag?