“Drama beyond the Classroom” by Somalatha Subasinghe Play House

Drama Beyond the Classroom (Drama and theatre practical sessions for students in grade seven
to GCE O/L) commences on 06 th May 2025.

The programme is specially designed for grade seven to G.C.E. O/L children who offer drama and
theatre as a subject at school. The prime objective of the programme is to make drama and
theatre learning an enjoyable experience for the participating children. All aspects of drama and
theatre are presented to the child in an easy-to-understand way so that the artistic taste,
cheerfulness and playful sense of the child is enhanced. The programme is based on meticulously
crafted activities, and they give the child the opportunity to experience the most important
learning outcomes of drama and theatre such as sense of caring, world awareness, experience in
human relationships and socio-cultural values, a sense of basic art forms and more importantly
confidence and dignity. School going students who have the knack to be creative and adventurous
too can join the programme. For such students the activities of the programme can be considered
supplementary to the formal education the child obtains in schools.

This programme is conducted on Saturdays from 11.15 am to 02.00 pm at Battaramulla Lion’s Club
Activity Centre situated in Jayanthipura main road, Battaramulla. Prof. Chandana Aluthge and
Nilanka Dahanayake who are well experienced children’s theatre practitioners in Sri Lanka are the
chief resource persons of the programme. The programme has three terms a year and the
duration of one term is of twelve weeks. Students can join the programme conveniently in January
May or September. For details of the programme, please call T: 075 9858001, 077 6309390, visit
www.playhouse.lk , or FB/somalathasubasingheplayhouse or e mail to info@playhouse.lk

LCYTF news Release
03.07.2025