Drama Beyond the Classroom – January 2025

Drama Beyond the Classroom” by Somalatha Subasinghe Playhouse

Drama Beyond the Classroom (Drama and theatre practical sessions for students in grade seven to GCE O/L) commences on 4th January 2025.

The programme is specially designed for grade seven to G.C.E. O/L students who take drama and theatre as a subject at school. The primary objective of the programme is to make drama and theatre learning an enjoyable experience for participating children. All aspects of drama and theatre are presented to the students in an easy-to-understand way, enhancing their artistic taste, cheerfulness, and sense of playfulness.

The programme is based on meticulously crafted activities that give students the opportunity to experience the most important learning outcomes of drama and theatre, such as a sense of caring, global awareness, experience in human relationships and socio-cultural values, appreciation of basic art forms, and, most importantly, confidence and dignity. School-going students with a knack for creativity and adventure are also welcome to join the programme. For such students, the programme’s activities serve as a valuable supplement to the formal education they receive in schools.

This programme is conducted on Saturdays from 11:15 am to 2:15 pm at the Battaramulla Lion’s Club Activity Centre, located on Jayanthipura Main Road, Battaramulla. Prof. Chandana Aluthge and Nilanka Dahanayake, who are highly experienced children’s theatre practitioners in Sri Lanka, serve as the chief resource persons for the programme.

The programme consists of three terms per year, with each term lasting twelve weeks. Students can conveniently join the programme in January, May, or September.