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Indu celebrates 60 plays with “Madai Tommiya Facebook Giya”
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Witty social lessons from Indu’s Merry Wives
By Marisa de Silva
Indu Dharmasena is back. This time with a brand new comedy "The Merry Wives of Colombo", inspired by none other than Shakespeare's 'Merry Wives of Windsor'.
"This is not a modernised version of the Bard's work. Instead, it's pretty much left as it is, because most of what he wrote is relevant even in today's context," says Indu. At most, the play is localised, in characteristic Indu style, to bring it a bit closer to home.
The main thrust of the play is to eradicate various pre-conceived notions that people have about others, merely because they either behave in a certain way or belong to a certain social class etc. says Indu. For instance the view people have of rich wives of businessman, that they are only interested in 'partying' and have no brains, is a total generalisation of women belonging to one sector of our community.
The story revolves around the wives of two wealthy businessmen and their relationships with their husbands. Tammy Kahapituwa (Marissa Jansz) and Madhu Alewathura (Chanella Fernando), are good friends and confidantes who accidentally find out that they have received love letters from the same man, none other than John Sabagedara, an MP (Michael Holsinger)
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A modern fairytale: Cinderfella
By Marisa de Silva
I walk into Indu's home to the sound of a popular music hit sung by two guys and a young woman, thinking with my fairly decent knowledge of music that those weren't the original lyrics. And I soon discover that yes, these are lyrics composed especially for the play being sung to well-known tunes.
This is one of the unique characteristics of Indu Dharmasena's latest play "Cinderfella" that goes on the boards on December 13, 14 and 15, at the Lionel Wendt Theatre.
"Cinderfella" based on its sister fairytale, is a twisted version of the original. It revolves around the story of Cinderfella, played by the Director, Indu Dharmasena, who's ill-treated by his two step brothers and step father and is helped along by his Fairy God-Father and friend, Fairy-God Aunt, Myrtle Ethel Happens-to-all, played by Michael Holsinger and the hilarious Koluu respectively. It depicts the various strata of our society and is also a political satire of sorts, says Indu. Each character attempts to bring out a certain type of person in our community who does what it takes to get by. Therefore it could be called a farce with a deeper meaning, he adds.
Tom and Dick (the two step brothers), played by Danushthan Innasithamby