Ruwanthie de Chickera is an award winning playwright, screenwriter and theatre director. Her plays have been produced in Sri Lanka, the UK, Japan, India, Australia and the Philippines. Her first play won the British Council International New Playwriting award (1997) and was performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London. In 2000 she was awarded the Gratiaen Prize. She is recipient of the 2001 Presidential Scholarship for theatre from the government of Sri Lanka. Ruwanthie’s first screenplay ‘Machan’ has won several awards internationally, including Best Film at the 2008 Venice Film Festival and the Best Screenplay Award at the Durban I.F.F. In 2001, Ruwanthie co-founded the youth theatre company ‘Stages Theatre Group’ of Sri Lanka and continues to be its artistic director. She is a former member of the National Drama Panel, and a current member of the Literature Panel of Sri Lanka and a Visiting Lecturer at the National University for Performing and Visual Arts.
http://doollee.com/PlaywrightsD/de-chickera-ruwanthie.html - Ruwanthie's profile on doollee.com.
Ruwanthie de Chickera will be featured at the following events:
Ruwanthie will be running a three-day theatre project from January 29-31, ending with a performance on Monday 1 February.
Please check the projects section of this website for more details.