According to some studies, it was during those years that modern Sri Lankan theatre grew to be recognised as a reliable source of information. It started with the identification of a ‘national theatre’, since Sri Lanka is multiethnic and multicultural. He was inspired by the work of Ediriweera Sarachchandra, one of Sri Lanka’s truly legendary Sinhala playwrights, and worked hard to develop Tamil theatre concurrently with Sinhala theatre. Thahanam Adaviya (The Forbidden Area)Audiences in Sri Lanka had to wait until 1996 to see the ethnic problem seriously depicted on stage. Scholar Michael Fernando in Theatre in Politics and Politics in Theatre: Sri Lankan Experience since Independence, writes:"[...] they have avoided this piece of social drama due to a lack of clear vision.

Source: The Nation February 12, 2021 12:56 UTC