{"id":5325,"date":"2025-01-29T17:11:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T17:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citf.lk\/?p=5325"},"modified":"2025-07-29T17:13:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T17:13:16","slug":"171-pitakotuwa-sri-lanka-28th-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citf.lk\/index.php\/2025\/01\/29\/171-pitakotuwa-sri-lanka-28th-august\/","title":{"rendered":"171 Pitakotuwa &#8211; Sri Lanka &#8211; 28th August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>28th August  <\/strong><br>\n<br><strong>\u2018\u2019171 Pitakotuwa\u2019\u2019 &#8211; Sri Lanka<\/strong><br><strong>Directed by Banula Wijesinghe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>171 Pitakotuwa is a thought-provoking monologue that uses A.E. Gunasinghe, a key figure in Sri Lanka\u2019s labor movement and a founding member of the Sri Lankan Labour Party, as a symbolic lens to explore the lives of common people and the complexities of politics. Set against the backdrop of Gunasinghe\u2019s neglected statue near Colombo\u2019s Pettah, the play delves into the political awakening of the labor community through the character of Sunil and his bus, which reflects the connection Gunasinghe had with the Labour Movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery alignleft has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"533\" data-id=\"4648\"  src=\"https:\/\/citf.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/citf9-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4648\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This narrative highlights the struggles faced by ordinary Sri Lankans, portraying humanity in shades of gray, emphasizing that no leader or individual is entirely virtuous or wholly flawed. Through its compelling storytelling, 171 Pitakotuwa connects these themes to global struggles, underscoring the universal relevance of political and societal issues. The play invites audiences to reflect on leadership, morality, and the enduring challenges of the working class, making it both a deeply Sri Lankan story and a universally resonant narrative that speaks to the shared human experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<br><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.lk\/EventDetails?eventId=4118&amp;name=CITF%20Aug%2025%20-%20Draupadi&amp;summary=null&amp;tagLine=null\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/citf.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tc.jpg\" width=\"800\" alt=\"citf\" title=\"citf\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pitakotuwa is a thought-provoking monologue that uses A.E. Gunasinghe, a key figure in Sri Lanka\u2019s labor movement and a founding member of the Sri Lankan Labour Party, as a symbolic lens to explore the lives of common people and the complexities of politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5326,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citf.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citf.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citf.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citf.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citf.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5325"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/citf.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5329,"href":"https:\/\/citf.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5325\/revisions\/5329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citf.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citf.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citf.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citf.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}