THE MERRY WIVES OF COLOMBO

READY TO HIT THE BOARDS

Whenever you know that Indu Dharmasena is working his magic, you most certainly are itching to know what it is. Indu’s latest production , the Merry Wives of Colombo is a play that was inspired by Shakespeare’s 'Merry Wives of Windsor.' This modernized version of the bard’s work has been localized in characteristic Indu style to bring it up to date and a bit closer to home and deals with, love, lust, trust and jealousy.

The cast comprises of Koluu playing ‘Girly’ who is a socialite and restaurant owner. Stefan Raymond plays the philandering politician, John Sabagadara. His sidekick Bandhu is played by Gehan Cooray. The two wives Tammy and Madhu are played by Sanjana Selvarajah and Indu’s better half Sanwada. The two husbands, Nigel and Rajiv are played by Abbasali Rozais and Indu. Their hypochondriac friend Mahesh is played by Anoop Kapukotuwa who is acting for the first time in one of Indu’s productions. Another newcomer to the group is Niroshi Perera playing the role of the happy go lucky Sandra. The trouble making gossip Upeksha is played by Trinushka Perera who is also acting with Indu for the first time.

“Merry Wives of Colombo” will be staged at the Lionel Wendt Theatre on the 30th, 31st March & 1st April 2012 at 7.30pm. The play is presented by the Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan and the proceeds will be utilized for their charity projects.

The show on the 30th Friday is exclusively for HSBC customers so please call HSBC for reservations. The tickets are now available for 31st March and 1st April at the Lionel Wendt

Theatre.