mind adventures
a fringe theatre company set up in sri lanka in 1999.Archive for January, 2009
off to galle lit fest
we’re off to galle, where we’ll be performing at the lady hill hotel from the 29th – 31st. check the festival programme or website for more details.
lookin thru then and now
‘lookin thru my earphones’ was first performed at barefoot, and for the british council book buzz series (colombo and kandy) in 2006. of the original cast, only jehan mendis and nuzreth jalaldeen remain. only 4 pieces from the ‘06 show made it into this new production.
here’s a ‘then’ and ‘now’ look at how these pieces have changed. Read the rest of this entry »
the big voice
trained in singing by the legendary maryanne david, and in drama by my mother wendy holsinger, dilrukshi fornseka has a quality of voice that is hard to match. she grew up on a diet of music, theatre and poetry, honing her skills from a very young age. Read the rest of this entry »
the charactor
gihan de chickera rose to stardom literally overnight. ‘checkpoint – three strangely normal plays’ was devised and directed by ruwanthie de chickera (gihan’s sister) and produced by the stages theatre group. it has the distinction of being the longest running production in english theatre today, and has toured extensively at home and internationally. this production established gihan as the most versatile, gifted actor on the stage that anyone had seen in a while. Read the rest of this entry »
chitty chitty shwang shwang
she turned up at the ‘chatroom’ audition with a half-forgotten shakespearean monologue.
and i thought -
‘oh god. not another. why me? why the devil can’t people turn up at auditions with something prepared!’ groan groan mutter mutter try to be calm -
but sometimes, you can recognise a kindred spirit just by looking at them. Read the rest of this entry »
