Udayasiri Wickramarathne’s ‘Tunsiya Hetaeka (361)’

A play that exposes the use of media Playwright Udyaysiri Wickremaratne’s production “ThunsiyaHetaeka” (361)will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pmon October 8 at Elphinstone Theaterin Colombo 10.

Played byGihan Fernando, Umayangana Wickremasinghe, Mihiri Priyangani, Kusal Maduranga, Ishara Wickremasinghe, Ruwan Malith, Chamari Nisansala, Rohitha Jayakoday, Susanga Kahandawala Arachchi and Nayanathara de Silva, the music direction is done by Lalith Wickramarathne. Set design, costume design and lighting are done by Luvolin Vanderwall, Nipuni PrekshaMendis and Mihindu Madhushanka respectively, the stage management is by Sumedha Prasanna.

Well-known for his previous directions like ‘Suddek Oba Amathai’, Rangapem Ivarai’ and ‘PemYuwalak One Kara Thibe’, the play ‘361’offers a novel structure and content fortheatre lovers in Sri Lanka. ‘Thunsiya Hetaeka’ (361) is a play that unravels the reality behind the media, specially the electronic media. The media which is supposedly dedicated to bring the truth to thepeople contributes in concealing and distancing the truth from the people in asociety where the mass media is overrated and overestimated. An attempt to revive the mind made lethargic from reposing in the reclining chairand continuously staring at the television.

The play dealswith the naivety and shallowness of the people who sit in a chair in their livingroom and believe they can change the course of politics through engagingwith what appears on a TV screen.

All seats are box planned and tickets are now available at Sarasavi Book Shop – Nugegod aand theatre gate.