The Syrian Monologues

in collaboration with Mind Adventures

Directed by
Jayampathi Guruge & Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke


“keys without doors and doors without houses.”

Personal Stories of Syrian Refugees in Jordan performed in Sinhala, Tamil and English.

The Syrian Monologues is the initiative of theatre-maker Iman Aoun, creator of the revolutionary Gaza Monologues (2010) which took stories of young people trapped in Gaza out to the world.

  • The Syrian Monologues was created in response to an international artist call from ASHTAR Theatre, Palestine.

    It is based on monologues written by Syrian refugees.

    The show performed in Colombo comprised two monologues performed in English, two in Sinhala and one in Tamil.

  • Runtime
    1 hour

    Language
    English, Sinhala

    The Syrian Monologues is based on true stories of Syrian refugees living in Jordan. It is another world initiative by Aoun, showing solidarity between the Syrian people and the international theatre community.

    The Syrian Monologues was first performed in Sri Lanka in Sinhala, Tamil, and English at the Goethe-Insitut, Colombo, Sri Lanka on World Refugee Day.

    The opening show was supported by the Goethe-Insitut, Colombo.

  • Directors
    Jayampathi Guruge & Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke

    Cast
    Ruvin de Silva
    Niranjani Shanmugaraja
    Stefan Tirimanne
    Sanjeewa Upendra
    Subha Wijesiriwardena

  • The Syrian Monologues - Resource Pack (English)

    The Syrian Monologues - Resource Pack (Sinhala)

    The Syrian Monologues - Resource Pack (Tamil)

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