Wise Children
A British Council Digital Arts Series Screening
Discover theatre, dance and poetry.
Explore the arts. Explore your library.
Directed by Emma Rice, follows twin chorus girls, Nora and Dora as they reflect on their family and careers in this extravagant tale of theatrical joy and pain.
Captured live at York Theatre Royal in 2019. Angela Carter's last novel comes to life in this unique and musical adaptation full of Shakespeare, scandal and mischief.
Interspersed with classical poems by Rabindranath Tagore. John Keats, and Emily Dickinson.
*Includes adult themed content. Not suitable for kids/below 18.
Date: Friday 7 August 2026
Time: 6.00 p.m.
Venue: British Council Library,
49, Alfred House Gardens,
Colombo 03.
Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes
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