Stages
Ensembles
This is where we turn theatre into rocket science. So only ultra-serious artists find a place at these free training sessions.
Meet the Stages Ensemble
Akalanka Prabashwara
Anjana Premawardena
Bhanuka Ekanayake
Chathuranga Thilakarathne
Duminda Sandaruwan
Lakranga Hewavitharana
Mashika Methmini
Murthaaz Barry
Neelaka Bandara
Nipuni
Palitha Abeyrathne
Pathum Dharmarathna
Pia Hatch
Ruwanthie De Chickera
Samuel Sundaralingam
Sanjeewa Upendra
Sasindu Randeepa
Shashi Dompawulu
Sudeera Chinthaka
Yasiru Weerasinghe
Stages Ensemble
About
This is where we turn theatre into rocket science. So only ultra-serious artists find a place at these free training sessions. The sessions are regular and intense focusing on ensemble acting, devising, and physical theatre.
Who
The Stages Ensemble is about equipping artists with superpowers and unleashing them on the world. They are most often the core of Stages’ productions and many have gone on to achieve amazing things.
The Next Generation of Stages
Anouk
Group
Hirupa
Lochana
Mashika Methmini
Murthaaz Barry
Rachel
Rachel
Samuel Sundaralingam
Sasindu Randeepa
Visura
Visura
Youth Ensemble
About
The Youth Ensemble is a stepping stone to serious theatre with concentrated skills development and exposure to advanced theatre practices.
Who
The goal here is to give 16 – 24 year olds the tools and opportunity to run an independent theatre company, conceptualizing, developing, writing and dealing with the nitty-gritties.
Our Community Artists
Community Artists
About
Beyond our core ensembles, Stages works with community artists who bring theatre into neighbourhoods and everyday spaces, blending performance with the lived realities of the communities they work in.
Who
Selvaraj Leelawathi is a multi-award-winning theatre artist with two decades of experience in acting, directing, and design, and co-founder of Theatre Mates Cultural Association. Rasiah Lohanathan is an award-winning playwright and director known for pioneering Neighbourhood Theatre, bringing performance into intimate community spaces.