That time of the year again !

• “Sorry Wrong Chimney” on the 29th and 30th of November from 7.30 pm onwards at the Lionel Wendt

With the joyous season of Christmas rapidly approaching, the “Silent Hands” theatre group will stage “Sorry Wrong Chimney” on the 29th and 30th of November from 7.30 pm onwards at the Lionel Wendt. Directed by Jehan Bastians and Neidra Williams it is definitely one to watch.  Silent Hands, known for pulling off some great plays commenced in 2002 as a backstage group, led by Jehan and Neidra which “silently” helped people behind the scenes. Eventually the group staged “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare and the rest is history. Today Silent Hands productions can be regarded as an extremely prominent theatre group in the country. This theatre group has produced a variety of talented and renowned actors and actresses. Also, Silent Hands produced three large scale productions with St. Peter’s College, the latest being “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat” in 2017.

The drama “Sorry Wrong Chimney” is nothing less than a comedy of errors. The story is based during the Christmas season in the 1980’s in America. The story brings about various emotions; confusion, love, greed, suspicion etc… and is guaranteed to entice the audience. Bringing to light the hardships and struggles faced by people, the helpful nature of people and the misinterpretation and miscommunication of ideas this play reflects on life as a whole. With a small yet mature cast of seven, Jehan and Neidra aim to keep things simple and bring the message of Christmas to all those present through this hilarious story. 

Leading into December there is no better way to enter the month of Christmas than a high-spirited comedy which will definitely leave the audience rolling in laughter. It’s that time of the year again, to leave all problems aside and enjoy with friends and family. Tickets for “Sorry Wrong Chimney” will be available at the Lionel Wendt. Grab yours soon! Don’t miss out!

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Q:

1.How did you get involved in theatre?

2.What is your role in this drama?

3.What message can be given to the audience?

Jehan Bastians (Director)

1Well, I started off with Shakespeare in 1992 in St. Peter’s College when we staged a small piece from Othello and in 1993 I took part in my first public production for the Workshop Players, Lost in the Stars as the lead role. After school I worked with Jith, Indu and Feroze Kamardeen. Neidra and I started directing St. Peter’s together in 1999 and did a total of three full productions to date. 

2I play “William Weldon” a middle aged psychiatrist who is fairly well to do and is a bit jaded about life as it is not very exciting. It’s a pretty decent role and I get to be myself. 

3This cast is a very hard working cast and I enjoyed working with them. To the audience, I think they had their fair share of political goings on so here is something that is not political. This will definitely put everyone in a good mood for Christmas. We wish to see you all there.  

Neidra Williams (Director)

1Obviously I started off in school. Methodist College always had a very vibrant and rich history in theatre. So it was basically productions, interhouse drama to what not. 
2My role in this comedy is “Natalie Weldon” who is William's wife. She is your typical nosy aunty next door who is very concerned about the main couple in the story. It is a reasonable two dimensional character and very exciting. 
3It’s a fun, usual and family oriented comedy and a lovely way to step into Christmas. So come enjoy and step into the Christmas celebrations in a joyous way. 

Julian Anderson

1I started with the Workshop Players when they staged “Les Miserables” and since then acting has been nonstop. This is the fourth time I’ll be working with Silent Hands. 
2So “David Tuttle” is a young, hardworking executive who is still finding his way in the corporate world. He is recently married and finds it hard to buy his wife Mrs. Tuttle a gift for Christmas. It is a pretty ordinary riole and the story circles around this gift. 
3Whatever we stage is for the audience so we ask you to come in numbers and show us your support in this merry season of Christmas. Hope everyone enjoys the show! 

Q

1.How did you get involved in theatre?

2.What is your role in this drama?

3.What message can be given to the audience?

Chantal Dassanayake

1I started acting in school here and there but I properly started after school and did a few shows. This is my first time with Silent Hands and it’s been absolutely amazing so far. 
2My role is “Samantha Tuttle”, David’s wife, it’s been six months since we have been married and since he’s been working a lot and is rarely at home, suspicion grows. There is a lot of confusion and mistaken identity but all in all a lot of humour. 
3 People will enjoy this play because it’s very humourous and the one liners are pretty funny, so be there and enjoy.  

Kovindu De Seram

1I started with Workshop Players and ever since then I’ve been trying to do as many productions as possible. 
2I play “Kris Kreigle” who is a Christmas criminal and does his robbing in Santa Claus outfits and brings about the confusion. 
3This is a fast comedy so there will be different types of humour and I hope whoever who comes to watch will enjoy the show.

Melmari Cruse

1Drama started in school and after school I’ve worked with Silent Hands and Workshop Players in multiple productions. I hope to continue this for as long as I can. 
2My character is “Sheila Kreigle” and I’m married to Kris. We work together on the stealing and she is the mastermind of the whole plot. 
3It’s a Christmas comedy which is super exciting and it will keep the people really interested, I hope everyone loves the show.