Punch in Brief

Kalani Palama to be staged

Kalani Palama, directed by R R Samarakoon and produced by Priyantha Ranjan will be staged on January 29 at 8.30 am and 11 am at the Ratnapura town hall and on February 2 at 6.30 pm at the Provincial Council hall, Kurunegala. The cast includes Ramya Wanigasekera, Sanjeewa Upendra, Prasannajith Abeysooriya, Geetha Kanthi Jayakody, Thilak Kumara Rathnayake, Prasad Sooriyaarachchi, Niluka Rekhani, Kamal Jayakody, Tharanga Bandara, Samson Gomas, R M Abeynayake, Samantha Kumara Gamage, Dimuthu Chinthaka along with Madhani Malwatta and Anusha Dissanayake.

Choreography by Wasantha Wittachchi, Kumara Galahitiyawa and Upul Mahanama, stage management by Priyantha Ranjan and assisted by Anushka Vithanage and Chandima Samarasinghe. Prompting done by Nilanka Sandamali. Lighting by Wasantha Kumara, stage decorations by Lionel Bentharayan and stage equipments by Rohana Hewavitharana.

For inquiries please contact Priyantha Ranjan on 071 4822890 or 077 6240033.



 

Balloth Ekka Be at S De S Jayasinghe theatre

Balloth Ekka Be, the most popular stage drama written and directed by Ravindra Ariyarathne which is loved by many audiences will stage on Sunday (February 3) at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm at Dehiwala S De S Jayasinghe theatre.

Balloth Ekka Be will be starred with renowned artistes such as Wijaya Nandasiri, Roshan Pilapitiya, Gihan Fernando, Kumara Thirimadura and Anusha Dissanayake.

Music will be by Shantha Peiris, background creations by Luvoline Vandawall and stage management will be by Asoka De Soyza and Shantha Udayakumara.

Balloth Ekka Be is produced by Asle J.Lanka computer training institute while Jude Srimal is the main organizer.

Tickets are available at Sarasavi book shops, Dehiwala, Nugegoda and Piliyandala.

Handicrafts exhibition at the Hikgaswatta Junior Vidyalaya

Nimal Wijayatunga, Eheliyagoda Special Correspondent

A handicrafts and art exhibition of a different nature was held recently at Hikgaswatta Junior Vidyalaya, Kuruwita in which exhibits of disabled children, their mothers and of their advisor teacher were on display.

This was well organized under the instructions of the Head Teacher and Advisor-Teacher, Nirmala Perera who was a horticulturalist and an artist.

Most of the exhibits were made of using locally available raw materials while the clergy and laymen admired the exhibition alike.