Sunday, September 30, 2012

Shakespeare at Maharagama Teachers College, 1970-71

At Teachers College, our Shakespeare lecturer was Augustine Tambimuttu. Choosing students and young lecturers as his cast, he produced a Shakespeare play every year. Fawzia acted in "Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor". In the former, she was a Fairy. In the latter, she played dual roles, as a Fairy and as Simple, servant to Slender. These photos, taken in 1970, are from "The Merry Wives". Mr. Tambimuttu is the one wielding a sword.