I shoulda written about this days ago cause it started days ago, but yeah. The Colombo International Theatre Festival is happening, mainly at the British School Auditorium, and you can get tickets at ticketslk.
Sri Lanka now has an international literary, fashion, and music festivals. The theatre festival is a welcome addition.
Anyways, here’s the schedule and, as mentioned, you can get tix at ticketslk.
Colombo International Theatre Festival
DATE
|
PLAY
|
DIRECTOR
|
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26th Mar | Changeable cohesion – Germany | Gerda Konig and Gustavo Fijalkow |
27th Mar | The old man and the sea – Iran | Zahrasadat Aziminia (Iran’s Sayeh Theater Group) |
– | Passengers – Sri Lanka | Ronika Chamali | S.Leelawathi (Janakaraliya – Theater of people) |
28th Mar | Sitabo Lalang Lipa – Indonesia | Muh.Saeful (UKM Seni dan Budaya Talas) |
29th Mar | Chutti (Story-telling theater) – Delhi | Dr.Ashish Ghosh (Anant Theater Group) |
30th Mar | Talk is Small (a play with scrabble) – Australia | Brendon O’Cannel (by Big One Little One) |
– | Elfi – Sri Lanka | S.Dayalan (Inter Act Art Black Box Theater) |
31st Mar | Akhiyan Walio (People with eyes) – Pakistan | Aamir Nawaz (Maas Foundation – Pakistan) |
01st Apr | Dangalnama -Pune | Pro. Vidyanidhee Vanarase (Flame School of performing arts) |
02nd Apr | Caged – Sri Lanka | M.Safeer (Inter Act Art Black Box Theater) |
Interview
I’m hosting the MTV Sports morning show tomorrow and talking to festival person Wolfgang Schneider about what’s going on. It’s at 7 in the morning and I don’t necessarily recommend waking up. I still kinda suck. But the theatre festival looks good, check it out, I’ll try to go see tomorrow.
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