EDUCATIONAL THEATRE IS AN IMPORTANT GENRE IN SRI LANKAN THAMIL THEATRE. ITS AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL SPACE WHERE SCHOOL GOING OR NOT CAN DISCOVER AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES BY PLAYING COLLECTIVELY.COLLECTIVE PARTICIPATION AND CREATIVE INTERACTION IS REPLACED OR GETTING PRIMARY STATUS IN PLAY MAKING IN EDUCATIONAL THEATRE RATHER THAN PERFORMANCE.
THE CONVENTIONAL WORKSHOP FOR THEATRE PRODUCTION IS TRANSFORMED AS A THEATRE GENRE WHICH IS THE CREATIVE GARDEN OF KIDS AND YOUTHS IN EDUCATIONAL THEATRE.
AESTHETICS OF EDUCATIONAL THEATRE IS DIFFERENT AND IT IS ACHIEVED BY PARTICIPATING IN IT.
KULANTAHI M. SHANMUHALINGAM IS THE FATHER FIGURE OF THIS GENRE WINGED BY Mr. K. SITHAMPARANATHAN AND Mr. FRANCIS JENAM BUT PERSONALITIES LIKE Mr. R.SIVANANDAN, Mr.N. SUNDARALINGAM AND MYILANKOODALOOR P. NADARAJAN HAD CREATED THE GROUND FOR THE GROWTH OF THE GENERE WHICH ALSO PRODUCES THE CONTEMPORARY GENERATION OF THEATRE PEOPLE OF SRI LANKAN THAMIL THEATRE.
