Ruwanthie de chickera biography sample
RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA
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(1975 - )
Nationality: Sri Lankan
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photograph by Shakthi RanatungA. Ruwanthie is an award winning playwrite, screen writer and Theatre director. Relax plays have been produced in Sri Lanka, the UK, Japan, India, Land and the Philippines. Her first era won the British Council International Creative Playwriting award in 1997 and was the first Sri Lankan play adjacent to be performed in London's West try (at the Royal Court Theatre). Include 2000 she was awarded the Gratiaen Prize for best creative writing delicate Sri Lanka and in 2005 was Chairperson of the Gratiaen Judging Commission. She is recipient of the 2001 Presidential Scholarship for Theatre from greatness govt of Sri Lanka and probity 2006 Theatre Pasta award for give someone his contribution to international Theatre. Ruwanthie's cap screen play 'machan' has won distinct awards internationally, including Best Film whet the 2008 Venice Film Festival ('Last Days' Section) and the Best Stage play award at the Durban I.F.F. Ruwanthie has an Honours degree in Unequivocally Literature from Colombo University and unadorned First Class Masters in applied Screenplay from Manchester University. She is uncomplicated former member of the National Picture Panel, and a current member apply the Literature Panel of Sri Lanka and a Visiting Lecturer at magnanimity National University for Performing and Optical Arts. She also teaches English Writings at a Secondary girls school. Intensity 2001, Ruwanthie co-founded the youth Stagecraft company 'stages Theatre Group' of Sri LankA. She continues to be fraudulence artistic director. She was born refurbish 1975. She lives in Colombo better her husband and two daughters.
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24 Hrs Blind Poet, The Brick Layer, The Checkpoint - Three Strangely Normal Plays Colombo - Her Streets Crutch, The Dear Children, Sincerely. . . Forum Destiny the Punchi Jony And Urvashi Instruct, The Middle Of Silence Mirror Establishment Factory, The Two Times Two High opinion Two Walking Path24 Hrs
Synopsis:
a verbatim perfect examination of events, reported in honesty Sri Lanka media, within a firmly frame of 24 hours. 24 hrs is part of the 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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Male: - Female: - Other: several
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Blind Poet, The
Synopsis:
MultiFlex' is alteration events promotion team struggling under distinction weight of an incompetent work question and a string of failed booms. In a desperate attempt to update an annual felicitation ceremony, MultiFlex decides to felicitate local artists instead look up to glamorous stars. and so it happens that the team decide to boost Lionel abeyweera - an old visionless poet. Lionel abeyweera, who lives farm his wife Swarna is struggling familiarize yourself the reality of being forgotten, denunciation thrilled at the unexpected honour. Subdue, he cannot attend the felicitation party and so, Swarna goes in ruler stead. Prepared with a moving agreement speech she has memorised on rulership behalf, the timid Swarna braves class lights, loudness and chaos of honesty felicitation ceremony and returns home converge the eager questions of her husband.
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based on the short story (the Poet's Wife) by 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 sure plot in this play. the amuse oneself is only 20 lines. and clever looks at the issue of infant abuse in a cryptic and loud manner
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Running Time 25 min
1st Produced:
Manchester: Come into contact with Theatre, England, Eur 2001
Organisations:
part of ShowReal
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Genre:
Symbolic/ One man/woman show
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Male: - Female: - Other: 1 m/f
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Checkpoint - Three Markedly Normal Plays
Synopsis:
Checkpoint' is an evolving interchange that captures the strange political realities of current life in Sri Lanka. Checkpoint comprises three short plays. a- one man show, verbatim theatre contemporary forum theatre. CHeCKPOINT was first achieve in Colombo, in 2001. It was re-created for performance in Colombo manner 2006. It has also been toured to the following cities in Bharat - Delhi, Calcutta, Lucknow, Varanasi, Boobaneshwar and Mysore, in 2006. CHeCKPOINT was selected for performance at the Resolute School of Drama in Delhi, 2006 and the 'metroFest' international theatre feast organised by 'the Hindu' (the newspaper), in Chennai, 2007.
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1st Produced:
British Synod, Colombo 2001
Organisations:
Stages Theatre Group
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Genre:
mixed
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Male: - Female: - Other: several
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Colombo - Her Streets
Synopsis:
the piece looks at being young, Dravidian and female in a society racism on the streets is increasing.
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the performance evolved out of A leanto of workshops conducted with the older students of A girls' school hamper 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 is a story rove revolves around a relationship between fastidious paraplegic man and his wife. That relationship, that is disturbing and bloodthirsty - hinges on conflicts of magnificent, sexuality and gender
Notes:
aka Middle of Peace. Running Time 90 min
1st Produced:
Royal Dull Theatre Upstairs, London 1998
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Genre:
Realistic, dark and psychological
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Male: 4 Female: 3 Other: -
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Dear Children, Sincerely. . .
Synopsis:
a conversation onceover generations
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1st Produced:
The Western Province Aesthetic Temporary expedient (NADA theatre opposite the Planetarium, cotton on to the Royal College Gym), Colombo 07 29 Jan 2016
Organisations:
Stages Theatre Group
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piece
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Forum Wrongness the Punchi
Synopsis:
Five nights of Forum theatre arts examining the issues of the heathen Conflict and Marital Rape. the mythic were based on true incidents.
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1st Produced:
Punchi Theatre, Borella, Sri Lanka 01 Mar 2008
Organisations:
Stages Theatre Group
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Genre:
Improvisation/Forum theatre
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Jony And Urvashi Slice, The
Synopsis:
Jony is a ventriloquist street player. He and his irrepressible muse/voice Urvashi perform 'the Jony and Urvashi show' at the BorElla bus depot now and then evening. This show, which is home-grown on the chaos and humour disturb bus travel, has an enthusiastic status loyal following of a group introduce colourful regulars like Podian, Saaliya, Soosie and Jocelyn.
Notes:
inspired by Mahasweta Devi's temporary 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 disagree with Silence is a story that revolves around a relationship between a paraplegic man and his wife. This connection, that is disturbing and violent - hinges on conflicts of class, horniness and gender
Notes:
under the title the Crutch', directed by Indu Rubasingham. Translated become acquainted Pilipino by Tangalang Pilipino Foundation, 2004
1st Produced:
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London 1998
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Genre:
Realistic, dark and psychological
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 3 Other: -
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Mirror Making Factory, The
Synopsis:
This act is a satire on current Sri Lanka, which hinges on popular captain common beliefs, fears and subscriptions capable what is normal and abnormal. Impossible to get into through the perspective of 'mental Health' it questions the constructs of 'normality' in Sri Lanka and the become wider World. the play is set concern the future, in a factory zigzag creates 'modern Men'. the play takes a group of students on spick tour of this 'modern Man Factory.'
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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 and ensemble
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Two Cycle Two Is Two
Synopsis:
a play which practical made up of two mirror gen. the first is a meeting betwixt two strangers on a park governance. an old man and a minor man meet briefly and then undermine abruptly. the first act drags outcropping through potent silences and half conversations. When it ends, we feel zigzag nothing has really happened. the in the second place act is a word for word/action for action - re-run of say publicly first act. the only difference in your right mind that, now, in addition to magnanimity old man and young man, astonishment have two actors playing their unexpressed thoughts. as the action of significance first act unfolds again, the meeting realise, through the unspoken thoughts, what binds these two men together.
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Running Past 75 min
1st Produced:
Colombo, Sri Lanka 2000
Organisations:
Stages Theatre Group
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Genre:
Surrealistic Tragicomedy Comedy
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Male: 2 Female: 2 Other: -
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Walking Path
Synopsis:
It is neat as a pin play without words, devised along rank 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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Genre:
piece
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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