Certificate in Acting programme

Lanka Children’s and Youth Theatre Foundation (LCYTF) popularly known as Somalatha Subasinghe Play House commences its next session of the “Creative Activities for Children” programme on 6th January 2024.

Children from ages Four to Twelve can take part in the programme. The prime objective of the program is to develop a child’s mental and physical aspects and to enhance artistic taste, cheerfulness and playful sense of the child through aesthetic experiences. Therefore, this programme can be considered as an extracurricular learning that supplements the formal education the child obtains in school. The programme gives the child the opportunity to learn the basics of enjoying and appreciating music, free movement, dance, rhythmic movement, acting and language, art, singing, puppetry and handwork.

The programme is conducted by Prof. Chandana Aluthge and he is supported by trained artists. The Late Mrs Somlatha Subasinghe founded the Lanka Children’s and Youth Theatre Foundation in 1981 to promote theatre productions and performances specifically for children and youth, training of actors, and research on theatre studies. This organisation presently is the topmost institution for children’s and youth theatre productions in Sri Lanka. Since 1981 the organisation has produced a repertoire of mainly musical theatre for children and youth and mainstream art theatre productions and performed them in the island as well as abroad. This institution was incorporated in the parliament in January 2007 under the Act of Lanka Children’s and Youth Theatre Foundation, No. 3 of 2007 to further its quest for the young audiences in Sri Lanka.

This programme is conducted on Saturdays from 8.30 am a.m. to 11.00 a.m. at Battramulla Lion’s Club Activity Centre situated in Jayanthipura main road, Battaramulla. The details of the programme and online application are available on www.playhousekotte.org, and FB/SomalathaSubasinghePlayhouse. Details can also be obtained from 075 9858001 or 071 7352270.