மௌனத்தின் நிழலில்

[aathipan]

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[size=18]மௌனத்தின் நிழலில்


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Battling war and silence
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The Lionel Wendt Theatre festival continues with
Mounathin Nillalil by Sumathy Sivamohan on Nov. 23.

'Mounathin Nillalil' written and directed by Gratiaen
award winner Sumathy is an adaptation in Tamil of "In
the Shadow of the Gun", winner of the 2001 Gratiaen
Prize for English literature along with "The Wicked
Witch" and is played by a cast of three, Sharmini
Masilamani, Vijayashanthan and Sumathy herself.

'Mounathin Nillalil' narrates the story of women in
wartime and how they confront and negotiate with the
power of silence overpowering their lives. Savithri,
an activist goes in search of women who narrate their
stories. She sees herself as the 'mother of the
nation'. She runs into an older lower middle class
woman who asks Savithri, "What women's group?"

In many ways this question haunts the play. What are
women's issues, what do women's groups do, how does
one delve deep into one's psyche? Her poignant story
of light and dark, good and bad, men and women propels
Savithri to move on, outside the domestic space.
Suddenly she sees a woman shot and wounded in a street
corner.

What is her story? The lines between home and street
are blurred here. What is the nature of the violence
perpetrated against and by women? Is it from outside
or does it arise from the depths of society itself?

Savithri gets caught up in the same cycle of violence
that is part of the stories of the women. Savithri in
the end becomes a narrative in her own narration like
the stories of the two victims of rape who dare to
challenge conventional wisdom. The tussle between
Savithri's narration and the narratives of the women
forms the crux of the play.

This production is sponsored by The Sunera Trust and
other well wishers. Music for the production is by
Vasuki Walker and Sumathy, set and costume by Nimal
Ekanayake. Ryan Holsinger handles the lighting with
stills by Lakshman Nadaraja.

[aathipan]

சுமதியின் மௌனத்தின் நிழலில் வெற்றி பெற வாழ்த்துகிறேன்.

[AJeevan]

அவியே செவனல்ல யட்ட
ஆயுத நிழலின் கீழ்
in the shadow of the gun


மௌனத்தின் நிழலில்............(ஆயுத நிழலின் கீழ்)போன்ற மேடை நாடகங்கள் தமிழில் வெளியே தெரியும்படி வந்திருப்பது , மேடை தமிழ் நாடகக் கலை இலங்கையில், இன்னும் உயிரோடு இருப்பதை உணர்த்துகிறது. மனமார்ந்த வாழ்த்துக்கள்.