We discussed life and explored our issues, our past and the present, through stories. As there was the need for an event commemorating World Children’s and International Day for Older Persons, we put together a drama based on a storybook written by a young member of the Seevali Public Library. We adapted this story into a drama, bringing in additional characters that will allow for both adults and children to be part of the theatrical enactment.

The drama ‘Aruma puduma peni walau’ was performed outside the Seevali Lane Branch Library premises on 28 October 2017, with the participation of a mix of actors including very young ones as well as grandmothers, to a full house including the Chief Librarian and other officials from the Colombo Public Library and also from the Department of Cultural Affairs.