Janakaraliya Drama Festival

From 23rd June to 13th July in the Janakaraliya Mobile Theatre Installed on the New Urban Project Grounds Homagama

Charandas
Adapted & Directed by Parakrama Niriella (Awarded Best Drama at the State Drama Festival 2006
Winner of 09 awards Represented International Drama Festival New Delhi 2008)

23rd Thursday 9.30am /6.30pm

Sekkuwa
(Oil Press)

Written & Directed by Parakrama Niriella

(Most Outstanding Drama in State Drama Festivals 1976 & 2010 Winning 11 Awards for Sinhala and Tamil productions)

24th Friday 9.30am /6.30pm

Andara mal
(Andara Flowers) Directed by Parakrama Niriella
('Andara mal' is one of the most performed popular Janakaraliya dramas)

Short Plays

Samanthara

(Parallel)
Directed by Rathna Pushpa Kumari

Thavama Merila ne (Not Yet Dead)

By the drama group of Jaffna State Security Headquarters
25th Saturday 6.30pm Short Plays

Thaniyek Visishtai
(A Loner is Great)
Written & Directed By Aloka Sampath

Kochchiya Enkan
(Awaiting the Train)
Written & Directed by Lasantha Francis

Dinosaur Premaya
(Dinosaur Love) Written & Directed By
Nuwan Dharshana
(Three of the Best Short Plays Winning number of awards at State Drama Festivals and Youth Drama Festivals 2003 through 2010)

26th Sunday 2.30pm/6.30pm

Metikaraththaya
('The Little Clay Cart' of Shudraka) Directed By
Parakrama Niriella
(Adjudicated the best non original drama in the State Drama Festival, 2010 winning 06 awards)

27th Monday 9.30am/ 6.30pm

Soru Evilla
(Thieves are Here)
And

Devlova Gamana
(Journey to Heaven)
Childrens plays created by Janakaraliya Drama Group
('Soru Evilla' Awarded Best Childrens Drama at State Childrens Drama Festival 2001 -Written by Sumith Samarasinghe)

28th Tuesday 9.30am/6.30pm

Seethambarapata
(Heavenly Clothes)
and

Andara Mal
(Andara Flowers) Directed by Parakrama Niriella
(Two of the most performed popular Janakaraliya plays
Heavenly Clothes written by Mangala Senanayake)

29th Wednesday 9.30am/6.30pm

Sekkuwa
(Oil Press)

Written & Directed by Parakrama Niriella

(Most Outstanding Drama in State Drama Festivals 1976 & 2010 Winning 11 Awards for Sinhala and Tamil productions)

30th Thursday 9.30am/6.30pm

Charandas
Adapted & Direct red by Parakrama Niriella st July 1 Friday 9.30am -6.30pm

Hunuwataye Kathawa
(Caucasian Chalk Circle of Bertolt Brecht) Adapted & Directed by

Henry Jayasena
(Most performed drama throughout more than 40 years and a land mark in the history of the Sri Lankan drama.)

2nd Saturday 6.30pm Short plays of Janakaraliya

Siththarage Sihinaya
(Artists Dream)

Andura Saha Eliya

(Gloom and the Light)

Madhura Jame
(Sweet times)

Thaham
(Thirst)
(A series of experimental short dramas and performances by Janakaraliya team)

Ape Kalaye Weerayek

(Hero of our times)
(Best Short Play Winning 6 awards at Youth Drama Festivals in 2010)

3rd Sunday 6.30pm

Eheth Ehemai
(There too like Here)
By Sunil Chandrasiri
(An Adaptation of Nikolai Gogols Drama Government Inspector)

4th Monday 9.30am 6.30pm

Metikaraththaya
('The Little Clay Cart' of Shudraka) Directed By
Parakrama Niriella 5 Tuesday 9.30am 6.30pm
th

Thoppi Welenda
(Hat Seller)
And

Punchi Apata Den Therai

(Little Us Know that Now)
Directed By Somalatha Subasinghe
(These childrens plays have made representation at International Childrens Drama Festivals in France, Korea, Australia and India. Two very popular and precedential Children's drams performing for over 20 years by the Children's & youth Theatre Foundation.)

6th Wednesday 9.30am 6.30pm

Colombo Colombo
Directed By Indika Fernando
(Adjudicated Best Drama at the State Drama Festival 2010 Winning 10 awards Represented New Delhi Drama Festival on Asian Women 2009 and International Drama Festival Kathmandu, Nepal 2010)

7th Thursday 9.30 -6.30pm

Bernadage Sipiri Ge
(House Bernada Alba) Directed By Priyantha Sirikumara
(Adaptation of French playwright Fredrico Gartia Loca's play)

9th Saturday 6.30pm

Sekkuwa
(Oil Press)

Written & Directed by Parakrama Niriella

10th Sunday 6.30pm

Metikaraththaya
('The Little Clay Cart' of Shudraka) Directed By
Parakrama Niriella 11 Monday 9.30am/6.30pm
th

Soru Evilla
(Thieves are Here)
and

Devlova Gamana
(Journey to Heaven)

Childrens plays created by Janakaraliya Drama Group 12th Tuesday 9.30am/6.30pm

Charandas
Adapted & Direct red by Parakrama Niriella th 13 Wednesday 9.30am/6.30pm
Tickets School Children Rs. 50/- Public Performances Rs. 100/Direction Parakrama Niriella, Amitta Weerasinghe, Dilip Rohana And Janakaraliya Drama Group