Sun 29th Mar | Children’s Theatre/ Youth Theatre | Sinhala & English |13:00 – 13:45 (45 mins)  | in the New Theatre

 The Diga Kalisama: a simple piece of cloth with the power to transform a boy into a man, a friend into a bully, kindness into greed, jealousy and hatred. Those coveted white longs. The moment mallis in shorts become aiyas. Respect comes with it, they say. Power too. Maybe even a few extra inches in height. And then, you get them. Somewhere in that moment, something shifts. Sweet little boys step quietly into a world of hierarchy and male machismo—a subculture carefully fed and protected by schools, prefects, parents, and sports teams, where power, control, and intimidation slowly begin to look like the marks of ‘real men’. Three best friends wait eagerly for that day, convinced the white longs will open the door to an elusive and exclusive world. But in their eagerness to enter, to belong, what are they willing to forfeit? And what do they risk losing?