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By Dhananjaya Karunaratne
Crisis in Sri Lankan Theatre: Part 2:
All the advanced theatre arts in the world, from Athens in ancient Greece to Broadway today, originated in the busiest developed cities the world over in terms of culture and trade. 'Watching a play' here does not mean engaging in theatrical performances of witchcraft or religious activities.
It is the time when the audience started to engage with the play after the...
For a broader theatrical discourse
Part 1
The main challenge faced by anyone who inquires about the theatre in Sri Lanka is the lack of adequate academic research in the field of theatre and the lack of adequate preservation of sources.
The main challenge I faced in writing this article, which seeks to understand the crisis in Sri Lankan theatre, is how to find the sources for certain aspects.
For example...