RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA   (1975 - )


Ruwanthie de Chickera
   Nationality:
Sri Lankan
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Plays by Ruwanthie de Chickera

RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA
24 hrs
1st Produced:
British School, Colombo,
Dec 2006
Company:
Stages theatre group
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
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To Buy This Play:
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Genre:
Verbatim theatre
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
several
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
A verbatim style examination of events, reported in the Sri Lanka media, within a time frame of 24 hours. 24 hrs is part of the production 'Checkpoint'..
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RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA
Blind Poet, The
1st Produced:
Colombo, Sri Lanka
2004
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
Realistic Tragicomedy
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Parts:
Male
6
Female
3
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
based on the short story (The Poet's Wife) by acclaimed Indian writer - Mahasweta Devi.
Synopsis:
MultiFlex' is an events promotion team struggling under the weight of an incompetent work force and a string of failed promotions. In a desperate attempt to revamp an annual felicitation ceremony, MultiFlex decides to felicitate local artists instead of glamorous stars. And so it happens that the team decide to felicitate Lionel Abeyweera - an old blind poet. Lionel Abeyweera, who lives with his wife Swarna is struggling with the reality of being forgotten, is thrilled at the unexpected honour. However, he cannot attend the felicitation ceremony and so, Swarna goes in his stead. Prepared with a moving acceptance speech she has memorised on his behalf, the timid Swarna braves the lights, loudness and chaos of the felicitation ceremony and returns home to the eager questions of her husband.
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RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA
Brick Layer, The
1st Produced:
2001
Company:
part of ShowReal
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
Symbolic/ One man/woman show
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Parts:
Male
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Female
0
Parts Other:
1 m/f
Notes:
Running Time 25 min
Synopsis:
There is no obvious plot in this play. The play is only 20 lines. And it looks at the issue of child abuse in a cryptic and symbolic manner
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RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA
CHECKPOINT - three strangely normal plays
1st Produced:
British Council, Colombo
2001
Company:
Stages Theatre Group
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
mixed
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
several
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
'Checkpoint' is an evolving production that captures the strange political realities of current life in Sri Lanka. Checkpoint comprises three short plays. A one man show, verbatim theatre and forum theatre. CHECKPOINT was first performed in Colombo, in 2001. It was re-created for performance in Colombo in 2006. It has also been toured to the following cities in India - Delhi, Calcutta, Lucknow, Varanasi, Boobaneshwar and Mysore, in 2006. CHECKPOINT was selected for performance at the National School of Drama in Delhi, 2006 and the 'MetroFest' international theatre festival organised by 'The Hindu' (the newspaper), in Chennai, 2007.
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RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA
Colombo - her streets
1st Produced:
Bishops College Auditorium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dec 2008
Company:
Stages Theatre Group
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
Symbolic/dance
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Parts:
Male
3
Female
4
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
The performance evolved out of a series of workshops conducted with the senior students of a girls' school in Colombo.
Synopsis:
The piece looks at being young, Tamil and female in a society where racism on the streets is increasing.
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RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA
Crutch, The
1st Produced:
1998
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
Realistic, dark and psychological
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Parts:
Male
4
Female
3
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
aka Middle of Silence. Running Time 90 min
Synopsis:
Middle of Silence is a story that revolves around a relationship between a paraplegic man and his wife. This relationship, that is disturbing and violent - hinges on conflicts of class, sexuality and gender
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RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA
Forum at the Punchi
1st Produced:
Punchi Theatre, Borella, Sri Lanka
Mar 2008
Company:
Stages Theatre Group
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
-
To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
Improvisation/Forum Theatre
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Parts:
Male
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Female
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Parts Other:
-
Notes:
-
Synopsis:
Five nights of Forum Theatre examining the issues of The Ethnic Conflict and Marital Rape. The stories were based on true incidents.
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RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA
Jony And Urvashi Show, The
1st Produced:
Colombo, Sri Lanka
2004
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
Tragicomedy/Absurd
Tragedy
Parts:
Male
7
Female
6
Parts Other:
ensemble
Notes:
inspired by Mahasweta Devi's short play - Urvashi and Jony
Synopsis:
Jony is a ventriloquist street performer. He and his irrepressible muse/voice Urvashi perform 'The Jony and Urvashi show' at the Borella bus depot every evening. This show, which is based on the chaos and humour of bus travel, has an enthusiastic and loyal following of a group of colourful regulars like Podian, Saaliya, Soosie and Jocelyn.
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RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA
Middle Of Silence
1st Produced:
1998
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
-
To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
Realistic, dark and psychological
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Parts:
Male
4
Female
3
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
under the title ‘The Crutch’, directed by Indu Rubasingham. Translated into Pilipino by Tangalang Pilipino Foundation, 2004
Synopsis:
Middle of Silence is a story that revolves around a relationship between a paraplegic man and his wife. This relationship, that is disturbing and violent - hinges on conflicts of class, sexuality and gender
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RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA
Mirror Making Factory, The
1st Produced:
Colombo, Sri Lanka
2003
Company:
-
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
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To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
Satire/Comedy/Absurd
Satire
Parts:
Male
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Female
0
Parts Other:
9 m/f and ensemble
Notes:
written by Ruwanthie de Chickera, Omar Chunchi and Amal de Chickera
Synopsis:
This play is a satire on current Sri Lanka, which hinges on popular and common beliefs, fears and subscriptions to what is normal and abnormal. Written through the perspective of 'Mental Health' it questions the constructs of 'normality' in Sri Lanka and the wider World. The play is set in the future, in a factory that creates 'Modern Men'. The play takes a group of students on a tour of this 'Modern Man Factory.'
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RUWANTHIE DE CHICKERA
Two Times Two Is Two
1st Produced:
Colombo, Sri Lanka
2000
Company:
Stages Theatre Group
1st Published:
-
ISBN/ASIN
-
To Buy This Play:
I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com
or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page
Genre:
Surrealistic Tragicomedy
Comedy
Parts:
Male
2
Female
2
Parts Other:
-
Notes:
Running Time 75 min
Synopsis:
a play which is made up of two mirror acts. The first is a meeting between two strangers on a park bench. An old man and a young man meet briefly and then part abruptly. The first act drags on through potent silences and half conversations. When it ends, we feel that nothing has really happened. The second Act is a word for word/action for action - re-run of the first Act. The only difference is that, now, in addition to the old man and young man, we have two actors playing their unspoken thoughts. As the action of the first act unfolds again, the audience realise, through the unspoken thoughts, what binds these two men together.
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