Stages Theatre Group

CHECKPOINT – Three Strangely Normal Plays will be performed by the Stages Theatre Group in the new state-of-the-art British School Auditorium, from the 1st to the 5th of September 2006. First produced in Sri Lanka in 2001 and subsequently toured in India in 2005, the play has received excellent reviews from audiences and critics alike. See our reviews section to read them!

CHECKPOINT comprises three short plays, namely “Last bus eke kathawa” – a one man show, “The 24 hour Store” – a one act play and “Forum Theatre” – a unique piece of theatre where the audience gets involved in creating the drama.

The plays are directed by award winning playwright Ruwanthie de Chickera who is the Artistic Director of Stages. (Some call her Pol pot – we’ll leave you to figure out the nuances)

The cast includes some of the best known names in English Theatre, such as Mohammed Adamaly, Tracy Holsinger, Nimmi Harasgama, Piyumi Samaraweera, Ryan Holsinger, Ruhanie Perera, Shanaka Amarasinghe, Gihan de Chickera and Dylan Perera.

The Production serves as a fundraiser for a tsunami housing scheme funded by the KPMG Trust and is sponsored by Mobitel.

The ‘Daily Mirror’ and ‘Sunday Times’ serve as the print media sponsors, while the electronic media sponsor is ‘TNL Radio Network.

For more information about the plays, check out the History of Checkpoint …. information on cast will be published soon – that one you DONT want to miss.