The Janakaraliya drama duo ‘Thittha Kahata’ and ‘Hiru Nagena Thuru’ will be performed again at the Lionel Wendt on July 14th and 15th to commemorate the 16th anniversary of Janakaraliya. Janakaraliya, founded by Parakrama Niriella and late H.A. Perera has been continuously working for the development of Sri Lankan theatre arts and for an inclusive culture through social integration. During this period the multi ethnic drama group of Janakaraliya has produced and performed 12 long dramas in both Sinhala and Tamil languages across the country. In addition, they have produced and performed 26 short dramas in both languages.
Janakaraliya mobile theatre has been transported and installed in 22 different locations throughout the country and conducted 14 day drama festivals. Janakaraliya has also performed dramas and conducted theatre arts workshops continuously for the schools communities during the past 16 years.
The dramas scheduled to be performed on 14th and 15th July 2018, ‘Thittha Kahata’ and ‘Hiru Nagena Thuru’ are based on two hitherto untold concepts in the field of Sinhala Theatre Arts. These two concepts are either forgotten or unknown by Sri Lankan society.