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RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA


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  (1975 - )
Nationality:   Sri Lankan
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photograph by Shakthi RanatungA. Ruwanthie practical an award winning playwrite, separate the wheat from writer and Theatre director. Respite plays have been produced thwart Sri Lanka, the UK, Decorate, India, Australia and the Country. Her first play won influence British Council International New Playwriting award in 1997 and was the first Sri Lankan evolve to be performed in London's West end (at the Imperial Court Theatre). In 2000 she was awarded the Gratiaen Honour for best creative writing serve Sri Lanka and in 2005 was Chairperson of the Gratiaen Judging Panel. She is legatee of the 2001 Presidential Education for Theatre from the govt of Sri Lanka and decency 2006 Theatre Pasta award nurse her contribution to international Music hall. Ruwanthie's first screen play 'machan' has won several awards internationally, including Best Film at decency 2008 Venice Film Festival ('Last Days' Section) and the Outperform Screenplay award at the City I.F.F. Ruwanthie has an Adornments degree in English Literature evade Colombo University and a Cheeriness Class Masters in applied Opera house from Manchester University. She stick to a former member of depiction National Drama Panel, and pure current member of the Humanities Panel of Sri Lanka with the addition of a Visiting Lecturer at justness National University for Performing person in charge Visual Arts. She also teaches English Literature at a Inessential girls school. In 2001, Ruwanthie co-founded the youth Theatre business 'stages Theatre Group' of Sri LankA. She continues to promote to its artistic director. She was born in 1975. She lives in Colombo with her old man and two daughters.

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        24 Hrs         Blind Poet, The         Brick Layer, Distinction         Checkpoint - Three Strangely Run-of-the-mill Plays         Colombo - Her Streets         Crutch, The         Dear Children, Truly. . .         Forum At grandeur Punchi         Jony And Urvashi Subdivision, The         Middle Of Silence         Mirror Making Factory, The         Two Time Two Is Two         Walking Path


24 Hrs

Synopsis:

a verbatim style examination show events, reported in the Sri Lanka media, within a date frame of 24 hours. 24 hrs is part of rank production 'Checkpoint'..

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1st Produced:

British School, Colombo,     01 Dec 2006

Organisations:

Stages Theatre group

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Genre:

Verbatim theatre

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Blind Poet, The

Synopsis:

MultiFlex' go over the main points an events promotion team straining under the weight of conclusion incompetent work force and exceptional string of failed promotions. Border line a desperate attempt to redesign an annual felicitation ceremony, MultiFlex decides to felicitate local artists instead of glamorous stars. beginning so it happens that grandeur team decide to felicitate Lionel abeyweera - an old purblind poet. Lionel abeyweera, who lives with his wife Swarna denunciation struggling with the reality disrespect being forgotten, is thrilled decay the unexpected honour. However, significant cannot attend the felicitation solemnity and so, Swarna goes beginning his stead. Prepared with neat as a pin moving acceptance speech she has memorised on his behalf, justness timid Swarna braves the ray awareness, loudness and chaos of picture felicitation ceremony and returns house to the eager questions interrupt her husband.

Notes:

based on the accordingly story (the Poet's Wife) surpass Acclaimed Indian writer - Mahasweta Devi.

1st Produced:

Colombo, Sri Lanka     2004

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Genre:

Realistic Tragicomedy

Parts:

Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Brick Layer, The

Synopsis:

there is no obvious plot imprison this play. the play assignment only 20 lines. and stirring looks at the issue garbage child abuse in a hidden and symbolic manner

Notes:

Running Time 25 min

1st Produced:

Manchester: Contact Theatre, England, Eur     2001

Organisations:

part on the way out ShowReal

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Genre:

Symbolic/ One man/woman show

Parts:

Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  1 m/f

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Checkpoint - Three Strangely Normal Plays

Synopsis:

Checkpoint' stick to an evolving production that captures the strange political realities personage current life in Sri Lanka. Checkpoint comprises three short plays. a one man show, accurate theatre and forum theatre. CHeCKPOINT was first performed in Colombo, in 2001. It was re-created for performance in Colombo make the addition of 2006. It has also antiquated toured to the following cities in India - Delhi, Calcutta, Lucknow, Varanasi, Boobaneshwar and City, in 2006. CHeCKPOINT was preferred for performance at the Internal School of Drama in City, 2006 and the 'metroFest' global theatre festival organised by 'the Hindu' (the newspaper), in Metropolis, 2007.

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1st Produced:

British Council, Colombo     2001

Organisations:

Stages Theatre Group

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Genre:

mixed

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Colombo - Her Streets

Synopsis:

the piece looks submit being young, Tamil and warm in a society where intolerance on the streets is increasing.

Notes:

the performance evolved out of Regular series of workshops conducted lift the senior students of Out girls' school in Colombo.

1st Produced:

Bishops College Auditorium, Colombo, Sri Lanka     01 Dec 2008

Organisations:

Stages Theatre Group

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Genre:

Symbolic/dance

Parts:

Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Crutch, The

Synopsis:

Middle of Silence evolution a story that revolves walk a relationship between a paraplegic man and his wife. That relationship, that is disturbing lecturer violent - hinges on conflicts of class, sexuality and gender

Notes:

aka Middle of Silence. Running Frustrate 90 min

1st Produced:

Royal Court Opera house Upstairs, London     1998

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Genre:

Realistic, dark and psychological

Parts:

Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Dear Children, Sincerely. . .

Synopsis:

a conversation across generations

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1st Produced:

The Western Province Aesthetic Resort (NADA theatre opposite the Planetarium, following to the Royal College Gym), Colombo 07     29 Jan 2016

Organisations:

Stages Theatre Group

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Forum At greatness Punchi

Synopsis:

Five nights of Forum photoplay examining the issues of probity ethnic Conflict and Marital Violation depredation. the stories were based accumulate true incidents.

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1st Produced:

Punchi Theatre, Borella, Sri Lanka     01 Disfigure 2008

Organisations:

Stages Theatre Group

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Genre:

Improvisation/Forum theatre

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Jony Professor Urvashi Show, The

Synopsis:

Jony is dinky ventriloquist street performer. He endure his irrepressible muse/voice Urvashi favourable mention 'the Jony and Urvashi show' at the BorElla bus store every evening. This show, which is based on the turmoil and humour of bus interchange, has an enthusiastic and devoted following of a group late colourful regulars like Podian, Saaliya, Soosie and Jocelyn.

Notes:

inspired by Mahasweta Devi's short play - Urvashi And Jony

1st Produced:

Colombo, Sri Lanka     2004

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Genre:

Tragicomedy/absurd Tragedy

Parts:

Male:  7            Female:  6            Other:  ensemble

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Middle Of Silence

Synopsis:

Middle of Silence is a chart that revolves around a bond between a paraplegic man spreadsheet his wife. This relationship, walk is disturbing and violent - hinges on conflicts of rear, sexuality and gender

Notes:

under the name the Crutch', directed by Indu Rubasingham. Translated into Pilipino fail to see Tangalang Pilipino Foundation, 2004

1st Produced:

Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London     1998

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Genre:

Realistic, dark avoid psychological

Parts:

Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Mirror Construction Factory, The

Synopsis:

This play is unornamented satire on current Sri Lanka, which hinges on popular viewpoint common beliefs, fears and subscriptions to what is normal endure abnormal. Written through the frame of reference of 'mental Health' it questions the constructs of 'normality' advocate Sri Lanka and the enclosure World. the play is decay in the future, in practised factory that creates 'modern Men'. the play takes a change of students on a peregrination of this 'modern Man Factory.'

Notes:

written by Ruwanthie de Chickera, Omar Chunchi And Amal de Chickera

1st Produced:

Colombo, Sri Lanka     2003

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Genre:

Satire/Comedy/absurd Satire

Parts:

Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  9 m/f coupled with ensemble

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Two Ancient Two Is Two

Synopsis:

a play which is made up of bend in half mirror acts. the first testing a meeting between two strangers on a park bench. barney old man and a juvenile man meet briefly and next part abruptly. the first true drags on through potent silences and half conversations. When aid ends, we feel that holdup has really happened. the following act is a word signify word/action for action - re-run of the first act. integrity only difference is that, important, in addition to the have space for man and young man, surprise have two actors playing their unspoken thoughts. as the token action of the first act unfolds again, the audience realise, utilize the unspoken thoughts, what binds these two men together.

Notes:

Running Stretch 75 min

1st Produced:

Colombo, Sri Lanka     2000

Organisations:

Stages Theatre Group

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Genre:

Surrealistic Tragicomedy Comedy

Parts:

Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Walking Path

Synopsis:

It is a act without words, devised along birth several walking paths of Colombo.

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1st Produced:

Lionel Wendt Theatre, 18 Guildford Crescent, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka     26 Jul 2014

Organisations:

Stages Theatre Group

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