Best direction, Best actress,Best supporting actress, Best stage design-ing, Best stage lighting, Best stage management of the year 1990 including three more awards at the

State Drama Festival, ‘Dhawala Bheeshana,’directed by Dharmasiri Bandaranayake will be staged on March 15 at 3.30 pm and 6.30 pm at the Sri-pali theatre, Horana.

The characters are performed by W.Jayasiri, Warnathunga Senana-yake, Jehan Sri Kantha Appuha-

mi, Amil Galanga, Oshadi Gunasekera, Jagath Chandralal, Ishara Pramuditha Wickramasinghe, Susanga Kahandawa-laarachchi, Nijle, Raymond, Arunod Wijesinghe, Sunimal Perera, Samitha Amarasinghe and Kosala Lakshitha.

Sinhala adaptuation of ‘Men without shadows’ written by French playwright Shone Paul Sathre was done by Syril C Perera.

Music direction by Premasiri Kema-dasa, stage and costume designing done by Dharmasiri Bandaranayake, make up

by Wasantha Wittachchi, back groud designing done by Dayawansha Jayas-

inghe, sound management done by Nadeeka Waligodapola and Thusara Muthukumarana, the-atrical training by Anura Nanayakkara at Abhina Perfor-mance Centre and production management by Sanjaya Jayasinghe and Anura Nana-yakkara.

Chief organiser of the play is Priyantha Ranjan.

For inquiries please con-tact Priyantha Ranjan on 071 4822890 or 077 6240033.

This week’s `Cultural Diary’ brings you details about several other fascinating events happening in the city. Take your pick of stage plays, exhibitions or dance performance and add colour to your routine life. You can make merry and enjoy the adventures or sit back, relax and enjoy a movie of your choice. Make a little space to kick into high gear amid the busy work schedules to enjoy the exciting events happening at venues around the city. If there is an event you would like others to know, drop an email to eventcalen-dar25@gmail.com (Please be mindful to send only the essential details). Have a pleasant week.

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C de S (Eustace) expiredHusband of the veteran singer Vivien de Silva Boralessa, C de S (Eustace) expired. Cortege leaves residence 792/3, 3rd Lane, Muwanhelawatte, Talahena 3 pm. Funeral at Borella cemetery at 4 pm.

English Vinglish (India)English Vinglish (India) by Gauri Shinde will be screened on March 13 at 2.30 pm and 5pm. (Running Time: 134 minutes)A quite, sweet tempered house-wife endures small slights from her well-educated husband and daughter every day because of her inability to speak and under-stand English. Circumstances make her determined to overcome this insecurity, master the lan-guage, teach the world a lesson on way to becoming a self-assured and confident woman. This film marks the come-back of India’s biggest female star – Sridevi.

The Secret in their Eyes(Argentina)The Secret in their Eyes (Argenti-na) by Juan Jose Campanella will be screened on March 12 at 2.30 pm and 5pm. (Running Time: 129 minutes) A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find clo-sure for one of his past unre-solved homicide cases. Based on a horrendous unresolved 25-year old case from the bad old days of the 70s; the rape and obsession, and which poisoned his career and his life.And for his unrecip-rocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him dec-ade later. The film won the Acade-my Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2010.

North Country (USA)

North Country (USA) by Nikki Caro will be screened on March 11 at 2.30 pm and 5pm.(Running Time: 126 minutes)A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harass-ment case in the US – Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a rough abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.

PoliceThe movie, Police(1985) by Mau-rice Pialat will be screened on Tuesday, March 12 at 3pm and Wednesday, March 13 at 6.30pm at Alliance Française de Colom-bo,11, Barnes Place, Colombo 7. Mangin, a tough Parisian cop who is trying to break a Tunisian drug smuggling ring. In the course of his investigations, he meets and falls in love with the drug carrier’s girlfriend, Noria,a compulsive liar, who has stolen cash and drugs from the gang. In order to save her life, Mangin has to return the money to the very gang he has been trying to capture. The movie is most suitable for mature audience and is subtitled in English.

Erin BrockovichErin Brockovich (2000) will be screened on March 12 at 6pm at the American Center, No 44, Galle Road, Colombo 3. (Running Time: 132 minutes) She brought a small town to its feet and a huge com-pany to its knees. Broke and des-perate, the twice-divorced single mom Erin bosses her way into a clerical job with attorney Ed Masry (Albert Finney). Erin is soon focused on suspicious con-nections between a mighty power company, its abuse of toxic chro-mium, and the poisoned water supply of Hinkley, California, where locals have suffered a lega-cy of death and disease. Matching the dramatic potency of Norma Rae and Silkwood, Erin Brockovich filters cold facts through warm humanity, especially in Erin’s rapport with dying victims and her relationship with George, a Harley-riding neighbor who offers more devotion than Erin’s ever known. The factual basis of Erin Brockovich adds a boost of satisfac-tion, proving that greed, neglect, and corporate arrogance are no match against a passionate crusader. Seating is limited and is first-come, first-served.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) Colombo will be conducting a film festival on March 11, 12 and 13 at the ICES auditorium,

No 2, Kynsey Terrace, Colombo 8. The movies are as follows.

american Centre will screen movies on the theme of Women’s history month

‘Nihanda Sankalpana,’a solo art exhibition by Nilu Wijesinghe will be declared open on March 14 at 5.30pm by Secre-tary, Ministry of Higher

Education, Sunil Jayantha Nawarathne at Alliance Française de Colombo. Born in Hingurakgoda,she has inherit-ed much of her artistic talents from her father.

She remembers with gratitude how her artistic talents were sharpened by the inspiration drawn from the veteran artist, Raja Segar.Sri Lankan rural life and the Indian cultural traits adorn her ‘Nihanda Sankalpana.’ Her crea-tions are done in oil and water colour and other materials.

Exhibition continues from March 15 to 17.

‘Drishya Sand-hya,’ an evening of music, dance and painting by Santini-ketan Friends Chandana Wickra-

masinghe, Peshala Manoj, Thilini Yadav, Madhuranga Samarasing-he and Anusha Jayasinghe on Monday (March 11) at 6.30 pm at the Buddhist Cultural Centre

(BCC), No.32, Sri Sambud-dhathwa Jayanthi Mawatha, Colombo 5.

All are cordially invited. Admission to the programme is on first come first served basis.

For more inquiries please con-tact the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC), 16/2, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7. Tel: 011 2684698, e-mail:iccrcolombo@gmail.com

A felicitation ceremony for Dr.Vajira Chitrasena will be held on March 15 at 5.30 pm at the Indian House, No.86, Kumaratunga Muni-dasa Mawatha, Colombo 3. Entry by invitation.

For more inquiries please contact the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC), 16/2, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7. Tel: 011 2684698, e-mail:iccrcolombo@gmail.com

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‘Raja Sabha-wa’ a comedy directed by Gunadasa Mad-hurasinghe will be staged on

March 14 at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm at the Town hall in Wari-yapola. The play will be

organized by Priyantha Ran-jan.

The cast includes Gunada-sa Madhurasinghe, Mahinda Pathirage and Anushika Hansamali. The music will be by Priyantha Gamage, lyrics by Swarna Sri Bandara, Somadasa Sooriyaarachchi

and Kiwulakale Kumara Kaviraja. Songs sung by Gunadasa Madhurasin-ghe, Mahinda Pathirage, Kumuduni Gunawardhana, choreography by Pradeepa Srima Kumari, sound man-agement done by Suranga Fernando, stage lighting by

Sahan Thilakarathne, cos-tume designing and stage decorations by Mahinda Pathirage.

Stage management and production management by

Siri Galappaththi. ‘Raja Sab-hawa’ is presented by House of Drama.

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

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‘Magul Parasthawa’ direct-ed by Professor Ediriweera Sarachchandra and ‘Ekata Mata Hina Hina’ which is included in the Grade 10 and 11 Sinhala syllabus will be

staged on March 12 at 8.30 am and 10.30 am at the auditorium in Mathugama.

The cast includes Prasannajith Abey-suriya, Supun Tharanga Dheerasinghe, Rasika Jayalath, Nayana Hettiarachchi, Dhanushka Dias, Chamara Prasad, Tha-ranga Bandara along with many others. Choreography will be by Prasannajith Abeysuriya, drumming will be done by Asela Rangadeva and Tharanga Bandara. The new direction of the drama will be

done by Lalitha Sarachchandra while stage lighting will be by Upali Weerasinghe.

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

Gayan Cha-nuka Vidana-p at h i ra n e ’s ‘ S a r v a g n a Bhiksha Path-ra Dhatun

Vahanse’ and ‘Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Varnanava’ will be launched at the Sri Sumangala Dharma Man-diraya, Vidyodaya Pirivena, Maligakanda, Colombo 10 on March 12 at 2 pm.

The launching ceremony will be presided over by Ven Dimbulkumbure Sri Saranankara Wimaladham-ma Nayake Thera of the Malwatte chapter.

They are Dayawansa Jay-akody publications.

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‘Drishya Sandhya’ at BCC

‘magul Parasthawa’and ‘ekata mata hina hina’ at auditorium in mathugama

Two books to be launched at Vidyodaya Pirivena

‘raja Sabhawa’ to be staged

‘Nihanda Sankalpana’ at aF Colombo

‘Dhawala Bheeshana’at Sripali theatre

Felicitating Dr.Vajira Chitrasena at indian house