of the l.t.t.e., or liberation tigers of tamil eelam, and their campaign to seek an independent state. the conflict ended in 2009, but an enormous number of internally displaced persons, or idp's as they're referred to, remain in refugee camps. >> tracy: ladies and gentlemen, appearing now, and before it is too late, the travelling circus of refugees. [ thunder ] >> anthony: colombo native tracy holsinger is the founder of mind adventures theatre company. not long ago, to even talk politics, let alone stage a play deemed controversial, could be . >> anthony: the play that you've been doing, it came from a book, >> tracy: "speaks in numbers",