State Drama Festival from Feb 14 to March 1

Nadira Gunatilleke

The State Drama Festival 2012-2013 jointly organised by the Cultural Affairs Department and the Drama Sub Committee of the Sri Lanka Arts Council under the direction of the Culture and the Arts Ministry will be held at the John de Silva Theatre from February 14 to March 1 from 6.30 pm.

The Sate Drama Festival will include nine Sinhala short dramas, four Tamil short dramas, five others dramas of 2012 and five of 2013.

February 14: Wijitha Bandara's Vadakaya Wahala Uda (2012), February 15: Priyantha Sirikumar's Barnadage Sipirigeya (2012), February 16: Ransingha Adhikari's Eumanides (2012), February 17: Buddika Damayantha's Sindu Kirilli (2012), February 18: Lalitha Sarachchandra's Hasthikantha Mantare (2012), February 19: Douglas Siriwardana's Sakkhaya Dhistti (on invitation), February 20: Sunil Chandrasiri's Adaraneeya Sanwadayak (2013), February 21: K B Herath's Kalukumari (2013), February 22: Mangala Senanayaka's, Julias Ceaser (2013), February 23: Lalitha Sarachchandra's Pabawathi (2013) and February 24: Atula Jayasingha's Horuth Ekka Boru (2013)

Short Dramas-2012

February 25: Mage Kalaye Weerayek (on invitation) - Sudath Abeysiriwardana, Pancha Samurai- M Kalidas, Apuru Dawasak Hewath Antho Jata-Yasantha Karunaratna, Pasmaha Baloon- Koralage Saman.

February 26: Dolly - Ananda Chandrakumara, Thangakkal - S Pradeep, Mang Siyabala Genave Nahe - K Antony Jayalath , Babata Namak - Asanka Sayakkara

February 27: Romantic Show in the Last Bus - AnushkaVitanage, Avan Potta Kanakkai - Alakashan , Suhada Huwamaruwak - Buddhika Roshan.

February 28: Last 15 minutes - M Kalidas , Nineivuchchiunam - P Sivanation, Srimath Sumana - Asanka Sayakkara.

March 1: Thai (Tamil on invitation) - Anthony Jeewa