Piumi Wijesundara is a theatre artist with professional experience in Sri Lanka and internationally. She is a passionate theatre director, playwright, and actor dedicated to creating socially conscious theatre. She holds an MA in Theatre Directing from East 15 Acting School, University of Essex UK, and is trained in Stanislavsky and Biomechanics at the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts, Moscow.
Formerly Co-Artistic Director of Stages Theatre Group, Sri Lanka, Piumi has produced, directed, acted, and written for award-winning productions. Her notable works include Awa/Kaawa/Giya: An Anthology on Migration (Colombo, Sri Lanka); Goldilocks Museum (Joan Littlewood Studio, Essex, UK); the award-winning youth play Ovaryacting! (Colombo, Sri Lanka); Thought Curfew (Kigali, Rwanda); and Girls at Checkpoints (Mercury Theatre, UK).
Piumi is passionate about children’s theatre and fostering a new generation of conscientious artists.