Creeps German Drama performed in Jaffna University

By  E.Dhayala

A creep, the German drama written by LutzHubner for youths, is being staged in Jaffna, first time. This drama was translated into English by Von Jyotika Dala in 2003.This English version was translated into Tamil by Dr.Kulanthai M. Shanmugalingam, who is praised as the Mother of Srilankan Tamil Modern drama.

This drama is staged first time in Tamil, in Jaffna University, under the title of ‘Sunaikaedu’.

This is jointly produced and staged by Active Theatre Movement and the Gothe, German Cultural organization, Colombo.

‘Sunaikeadu’ staged on 26^th August, 2012 at 10.30Am in Kailasapathy Hall,University of Jaffna.

This drama brings into light how a television affects the inner life of the people and how cinemas damage the identity of the people through three ladies.

Petra,Marin and lily are three people appearing for the final selection of TV presenters. These three girls are modern gaudy cultured youth.

They come from different social and economical status and different back grounds and met at one place.

They compete to get a job eagerly by showing their talents. The producer tested them through different circumstances experimentally using them as humans. 

They showed emotions, fought among them, tortured each others’ mind, cried, angered and jabbered.

They hostile   with their efficiencies and inefficiencies. These all happened in front of a video camera. At last they agitated against the person who guided them with voice and invisibly The price given for all these is a video show consist of angry, cry, laugh and happy.

Supermacy, reality and truthfulness of television is exposed by this drama with these three ladies.

‘Sunaikaedu’ is directed by famous Tamil drama director Mr.T.Thevananth. This drama gave new experience for drama fans and drama students.

It was great performance with new technology and excellent acting.