Tuesday Jun 23, 2026
Tuesday Jun 23, 2026
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The acclaimed play DCS: Dear Children, Sincerely... 7 Decades of Sri Lanka has been officially selected to participate in one of Germany’s most recognised international theatre festivals.
The play will be staged tomorrow (21 June) at 7.00pm at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, offering local audiences an opportunity to experience one of STG’s most powerful works before it leaves for its premiere performance in Europe.
DCS: 7 Decades of Sri Lanka directed by award winning playwright and theatre director Ruwanthie de Chickera, is a research-based, highly charged ensemble performance that takes audiences through 70 years of Sri Lanka’s dark and turbulent history. Across seven scenes, each representing a different decade, the production traces the country’s socio-political journey from Independence in the 40s, through to the end of the war in 2009.
Created through the Dear Children, Sincerely... arts research project, the production draws from conversations with senior citizens born in the 1930s. Their memories, reflections and lived experiences form the foundation of the performance, bringing personal testimony and national history into direct conversation with present-day audiences.
Following critically very well received performances in Sri Lanka, India, Rwanda and Abu-Dhabi, DCS was scouted and invited to Theater der Welt 2026 in Chemnitz, one of Germany’s leading international festivals for contemporary performing arts. The invitation marks a significant moment of recognition for STG and for Sri Lankan theatre, placing a locally researched, devised and performed production within official selection of a global program.
After two shows in Chemnitz on the 26 and 27 June, the touring company will perform in Berlin on the 29 June at UfaFabrik.
For Sri Lankan audiences, the 21st June performance is more than a pre-tour staging. It is an opportunity to witness a Sri Lankan ensemble carrying one of the country’s most searching theatrical works to Europe.
DCS asks how a country remembers itself, what younger generations inherit from the histories they are born into, and how art can open conversations about memory, violence, silence, loss and resilience.
The play presents on stage respected stage actors such as Sanjeewa Upendra, Nipuni Sharada, Akalanka Prabashwara, Duminda Sandaruwan and Pia Hatch alongside a young and energetic ensemble. It is performed in Sinhala, Tamil and English and runs for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
