These photographs were taken during the visit of FSF Trustee Alison Skilbeck. During her stay, she visited many of the workshops. She met with the parents of the workshop participants, trainers and staff of the Sunera Head Office.
The main highlight of Alison Skilbeck’s visit was that she staged her one woman show “Are There More Of You?” from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011. The show, which was a fundraiser for the Sunera Foundation, was performed at British Council, Colombo, on January 13& 14. The event turned out to be a huge success. Alison played to a full house on both nights and the audience greatly enjoyed it.
A review that appeared in the Sunday Times newspaper following the show stated thus, “Each woman’s story, is served up with a twist, and the audience is given the chance to be there, in the very moment they make their leap into a new life or resign themselves to the ones they already have. Each story is laced with panic and despair, humour and resilience……As an actress, Alison has a wonderfully expressive face, and she is beautiful to watch as she makes the transition from one character to another, adopting a new accent, attitude and appearance for each.”
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