Must Be Looking for a Bride, No?

Must Be Looking For A Bride, No? brings Indu Dharmasena’s distinctive English-language comedy back to the Lionel Wendt Theatre for three evenings of humour, social observation and family matchmaking chaos.

The comedy centres on a young eligible man who becomes the focus of attention when everyone around him assumes that he must be searching for a wife. What follows is a comic clash of expectations, family ambition, social pressure and competing attempts to arrange the perfect match.

The story explores familiar Sri Lankan attitudes toward marriage and matchmaking through exaggerated personalities, misunderstandings and witty dialogue. Audiences can expect a light-hearted evening built around social satire, family dynamics and the complications that arise when too many people become involved in someone else’s romantic future.

Creator / Production

1. Playwright / Creator: Indu Dharmasena
2. 2026 Event Organizer: Not separately announced on the supplied listing
3. Headliner / Featured Theatre Personality: Indu Dharmasena

Event Highlights

• English-language stage comedy

• Written / created by Indu Dharmasena

• Three performances across 21–23 August 2026

• Each performance begins at 7:30 PM

• Social satire centred on marriage and matchmaking

• Family comedy and relationship misunderstandings

• Return of a previously staged Indu Dharmasena title

• Hosted at Lionel Wendt Theatre

• Indoor seated theatre experience

• Online booking through MyTickets

• Suitable for fans of Sri Lankan English theatre and comedy

Lionel Wendt is a purpose-built proscenium theatre that has hosted more than 2,000 drama, music and dance productions and remains one of Colombo’s principal performing-arts venues.

Event Schedule:

Friday, 21 August 2026

• Curtain Time: 7:30 PM

Saturday, 22 August 2026

• Curtain Time: 7:30 PM

Sunday, 23 August 2026

• Curtain Time: 7:30 PM

The current IslandLive listing you supplied states that the production plays three consecutive nights at the same curtain time.

Ticket and Registration Details:

Advance Booking: Recommended

A current public Lionel Wendt listing confirms that the theatre regularly uses MyTickets.lk for online theatre bookings in addition to its box office.

Ticket Access Information

• Online booking is available through MyTickets

• Seating is expected to be allocated according to the ticket category selected during checkout

• Full ticket categories and prices should be taken from the live MyTickets checkout rather than estimated

• Guests should retain their digital ticket / booking confirmation for admission

• No current age restriction is stated in the supplied event listing

Ticketing Platform: https://mytickets.lk/

Contact Details:

Telephone: +94 11 267 7559/ +94 11 269 5794 (Lionel Wendt Centre for the Arts)

Email: info@lionelwendt.org