As the global pandemic takes its toll on the vibrant theatre culture of Sri Lanka, with little opportunity to give the art of theatre life on stage, the Sunday Observer brings to its readers a series of weekly pictorials of past theatre productions which can be appreciated for their ‘visual splendour’.
It is hoped these pictorials will contribute at least in some small way to keep alive the thirst for theatre among our readers and drive the ‘spirit of support’ for theatre artistes to return once more to the stage and enliven the country’s cultural life. In this seventh instalment of the ‘Throwbacks to Theatre’ pictorial series, the Sunday Observer brings to sight, moments on stage from the spectacular production ‘The 39 Steps’ directed by Nafeesa K. Amiruddeen and produced by veteran theatre practitioner Mohamed Adamally and Co-Produced by Nadira Adamally, which went on the boards of the Lionel Wendt in May of 2013.
This production by The Performing Arts Company was supported by Cargills as Principal Sponsor, and Commercial Bank as Co-Sponsor.
The captivating photographs featured in this pictorial of ‘The 39 Steps’ were provided to the Sunday Observer by the talented theatre photographer Shehal Joseph.
