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Ernest MacIntyre’s Depiction of Sri Lankan Expatriate-Experience in Let’s Give Them Curry.

Sri Lankan dramatist Ernest MacIntyre who has now settled down in Australia is recognized as one of the well-known dramatists who took the initiative and contributed to establish the Sri Lankan English theatre. Though he left Sri Lanka, his affection and concern towards the Sri Lankans is monumentalized through all his plays. Among all his plays, “Let’s give them curry” which was first performed in 1981 under the title of “Dark Dinkum Aussies” is considered as one of his significant creations which was structured according to a kind of comic theatre peculiar to himself. Though the overall effect of the play is comical, there is something potentially uncommon in this play that deals with even tragic situations. Being an expatriate himself MacIntyre, very ironically brings out the Sri Lankan expatriate-experience through this play by using a Sri Lankan westernized, English speaking and elitist family from the upper class who emigrated to Australia eleven years ago. MacIntyre’s depiction of Sri Lankan expatriate-experience can be evaluated through two aspects. They are: the issue of identity problem which mainly impact these expatriates and the issue of how this expatriate-experience can affect the intercultural relationships.