After many years of staging tragedies, the ACDC was in the mood for a change as the next competition drew closer. Its production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest was in many ways a breakthrough. Featuring an avant-garde set and a creative reinterpretation of many much-loved characters, the play was brought to life by the young and inexperienced cast in front a rapt audience.
The play set an entirely new standard for the ACDC in creativity, characterization, pacing, and panache, and entered the final of the Cambridge-Trinity-Alethea competition, emerging 1st Runners Up. As Ananda’s first major competitive English theatre achievement, The Tempest energised the ACDC to forge ahead with even greater confidence.
Cast
Muditha Mahindaratne
Charith Perera
Charith Dissanayake
Kaushalya Batawala
Sithija Thewahettige
Bhashana Wijeykoon
Nandun Dissanayake
Kasadun Chirauka
Himansu Bandara
Lithmal Jayawardene
Madura Wijeratne
Sachitha Perera
Chirantha Kolonne
Laleesha Sumanapala
Dinul Doluweera
Ravin Hettiarachchi
Rakitha Seneviratne
Peshala Rasanga
Theshan Fernando
Dulanaka Jayasinghe
Thilina Udayaratne
Directed by
Nishantha de Silva
Assisted by
Ishtartha Wellaboda
Rajitha Hettiarachchi