Multi awarded play at Punchi Theatre

Multiple awarded play “Meya Thuwakkuwak Nowe” (This is not a gun) directed by Chamila Priyanka will be staged at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on October 18 at the Punchi Theatre in Borella.

The play won seven awards including the Best Play, the Best script, the Best Direction, the Best Stage designing, the Best Choreographer, the Best Lighting and the Best Supporting Actor. It was also nominated for the Best actor award.

The play revolves around a Buddhist monk who is looking to shed his robes leaving the monastic life. He has left the temple with a stolen scooter that he doesn’t know how to ride. He crosses paths with a mad man rummaging in a pile of garbage, looking for a job. The two set off together, both believing the journey’s taking them closer to their respective ideas of salvation.

A political science graduate from the Colombo University, Chamila is a young director introduced to the theatre by veteran dramatist Somalatha Subasinghe and the Children’s and Youth

Theatre Play House, Kotte where he worked with the veteran actress and playwright nearly 15 years. He made his directorial debut with a short play ‘You & Me Alone’ in 2006 after that directed ‘Che and Juliet’ short play in 2007 and short play ‘Come To Play Cricket’. All these three plays won the awards in the State and Youth drama festivals.

The play stars Mayura Kanchana, Dhilum Bhuddika, Anjana Premarathne, Yashodha Rasadhuni, Pramodh Edirisinghe and Kanishka Fernando.