Reigniting theatrical interest in Jaffna’s younger generations

This article was published  in Daily FT web site on 23 August 2014 

By Thulasi Muttulingam

An eight day festival of drama and theatre, specifically targeting children (but also catering to adults), recently came to an end in Jaffna.

Timed to coincide with the Nallur Festival currently ongoing, when people are in a relaxed, entertainment seeking mood as they wend their way along the roads leading out of  the temple after their evening prayers, the festival occurred in a by-lane adjoining the temple precincts from 12-20 August.

Nallur Festival of Theatre Reviving drama and theatre in the peninsula

Published in DailyFT website on 10 September 2016

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Thevananth Thevanayagam, jack-of-all-trades in theatre

This Interview was published in Daily FT on 10 September 2016 

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Thevananth Thevanayagam (46) is the Founder and Director of the Active Theatre Movement, a fast-growing and popular theatre troupe in the Northern Province. He and fellow theatre lovers in the north have worked hard over the years to re-popularise drama and theatre among the local populace. Following are excerpts from an interview: