Piumi Wijesundara

RUINS by Clockfire Theatre Co.

October 2024

ENSEMBLE ACTOR
Original, devised physical theatre play by Clockfire Theatre Co. staged in October 2024 at Belvoir St. Theatre’s Downstairs Theatre. 2025 season of the show to be staged in October 2025 at the Seymour Center, Sydney.

Ensemble actor in this play that harnesses the magic of visual storytelling and embarks on a journey through time contemplating Lebanon as its own tragic hero.

I CAME. I ATE. I LEFT: AN ANTHOLOGY ON MIGRATION

DIRECTOR I CO-WRITER
Original, research-based, mixed-media anthology of short plays devised and performed by the Stages Theatre Ensemble at Panibharatha Theatre, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Director of this workshopped physical theatre and mixed-media collection of plays based on the history of migration of the country as well as ongoing brain-drain in Sri Lanka in 2022.

AM I IMPORTANT? A LITTLE PEOPLE’S GUIDE TO NAVIGATING A COLLAPSING COUNTRY.

FACILITATOR I TEACHING ARTIST
Original, devised children’s clown play by the Stages Junior Ensemble artists staged at the NADA Minitheatre in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Co-director and workshop facilitator of this clown show that tackles children’s perspective of what’s more important during the socio-economic crisis of Sri Lanka.

CHANGE CULTURE: ARTISTS. CHILDREN. SOCIETY.

CO-CURATOR I TEACHING ARTIST Community Theatre Project by
Stages Theatre Group and KNH Sri Lanka

Islandwide arts project that connects artists to schools, community and children to bring theatre education to rural youth and children to encourage child-led theatre performances. Read more…

ARTISTS OF THE PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT

ARTIVIST I PERFORMER
Sri Lankan Peoples’ Protest March at Gotagogama Sri Lanka

Performance artist at Peoples’ Protests of Sri Lanka as part of the Artists of the People’s Movement.

CHILDREN IN LOCKDOWN ARTS FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
Digital Arts Festival Stages Theatre Group supported by Kindernothilfe Sri Lanka

A digitized arts festival addressing the issues of Sri Lankan Children during the pandemic, organised by Stages Theatre Group and supported by Kindernothilfe Sri Lanka (https://www.stages.lk/arts-festival)

2020

THE BEAR
by Anton Checkov

ACTOR
Student Theatre Production – Russian Institute Of Theatre Arts, Moscow (GITIS)

Acted as Popova in Checkhov’s One-act play directed under Tatyana Tarasova.

GOLDILOCKS MUSEUM

DIRECTOR I WRITER
Student Devised Theatre Production – Performed at Joan Littlewood Studio, East 15 Acting School, University of Essex, United Kingdom

A play that calls for the decolonisation of museums and museology, particularly the British National Museum.

OVARYACTING!

DIRECTOR I WRITER
Award-winning, original, bilingual, devised, children’s ensemble play by the cast of Methodist College Colombo – Performed at the Lionel Wendt Theatre and Museum of Modern and Contemporary Arts Sri Lanka

A play that raises awareness on menstruation, and winner of Best Play, Best Original Script, and Best Supporting Actor at the Royal English School Drama Competition Colombo, and Gratiean Award Longlistee Script. Read more…

DEAR CHILDREN SINCERELY… SEVEN DECADES OF SRI LANKA
by Ruwanthie de Chickera

ENSEMBLE ACTOR
Devised ensemble play and selection for 2019 State Drama Festival.

Ensemble Actor and production assistant of this oral history based play.

THOUGHT CURFEW
by Ruwanthie de Chickera and David Cotterrel

PRODUCER I ACTOR
A collaboration between Stages Theatre Group and Sheffield Hallam University UK – Performed for the Ubumuntu Arts Festival at the Kigali Genocide Memorial Amphitheatre, Rwanda. Read more…

LOVE AND OTHER OBJECTS
by Jayampathi Guruge

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Devised play performed at the Goethe Instititut Colombo

Piumi was an assistant director and devising actor in this play.

TRAIN TO CHAOS

DIRECTOR I WRITER
Award winning, children’s devised theatre production performed at Lionel Wendt Theatre Colombo with the student cast of Methodist College Colombo

‘THE QUEST’ AND ‘NORMAL’
by Paul Wallace

DIRECTOR
Student cast taking Trinity College Guildhall Drama Examinations – staged at Namel-Malini Punchi Theatre Borella, Sri Lanka

TTYL

CO-DIRECTOR I WRITER
Award winning Children’s devised theatre production by student cast of Methodist College Colombo – Staged at the Lionel Wendt Theatre Colombo

GIRLS AT CHECKPOINTS
by Ruwanthie de Chickera

ACTOR
Research-based devised play staged as part of the International Festival of Women Theatre Makers at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, United Kingdom.

Piumi multi-roled in this devised play as a Krishanthi Kumaraswamy, a 9 year old child, and a young Tamil journalist. Read more…

THE LULLABY
by Maleen Jayasuriya

ACTOR
Staged at Namel-Malini Punchi Theatre Borella, Sri Lanka.

Piumi played lead the role of Amaya, a young prositute caught in the midst of an exploitative prosititution ring and dirty politics.