Henry Jayasena |
Henry Jayasena Memorial Drama Festival at Lumbini
Scene from Thavath Udesanak |
A festival of theatre to commemorate the 79th birth anniversary of
Henry Jayasena whose recent demise was an irreparable loss to the field
of theatre in Sri Lanka, will be held at the Lumbini Theatre, Havelock
Town, on July 6, 7 and 8. Thavath Udesanak, a play written and produced
in 1964, will be one among the three festival plays that are scheduled
to be staged.
The festival will commence with the staging of the new production of
Thavath Udesanak on July 6 which is the birth date of Jayasena. Two of
his other master pieces, Kuweni and Hunuwataye Kathawa will be staged on
July 7 and 8, with one performance each day at 6.30 p.m. Jude Srimal is
the organizer of the festival. |