Ernest MacIntyre

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Ernest MacIntyre (1935 - ) is a Sri Lankan playwright of the English language.

[edit] Career

During the 1960s, MacIntyre was hailed as the most prolific and successful of Sri Lankan playwrights in English. He formed a performing group, 'Stage and Set', which presented established international plays as well as those written by him.

[edit] Plays

His plays were usually performed at the Lionel Wendt theatre in Colombo. During this time there was cross-pollination between the English and Sinhala theatres, primarily due to MacIntyre. Plays written by MacIntyre include:

• "Let's Give Them Curry", An Australian-Asian Comedy in 3 Acts (1981)
• "Rasanayagam's Last Riot" (1990)

[edit] Emigration

MacIntyre's emigration in the 1970s brought a lull in creativity in the English theatre in Sri Lanka.