‘Alles in Wonderland’ and Indo-Lanka relations
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Rohana Jayaratne-19 Jul, 2013
The Parody
The hilarious political satire titled ‘Alles in Wonderland’ was presented by the Ananda College Drama Circle at a public performance recently. It won first place at the 2013 – Inter school Royal Drama Competition held in Colombo. Based on a unique adaption of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, the play on Indo Lanka relations was cleverly dramatised through a parody. The production was not only entertaining but also thought provoking.
The opening scene of three gangsters could very well have represented two competing superpowers and Sri Lanka as a pawn, caught in between, playing the game of Mutually Assured Destruction. To everyone’s relief, no one was shot but it clearly portrayed the stupidity, intimidation and brinkmanship involved in war games which could easily end up in tragedy for all players.
