The Inter-School Shakespeare drama competition organised by the Rotary Club of Colombo North and the Colombo YMCA was held at the Bishop’s College auditorium recently. Several schools participated in the competition. The winning girls’ school was Ave Maria Convent, Negombo and the winning boys’ school was Ananda College, Colombo.
The first runner-up from the boys’ section was Wesley College, Colombo while the second runner-up was D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo and the third Maris Stella College, Negombo. Devi Balika Vidyalaya Colombo was the first runner-up among the girls while Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo was the second runner-up and Gateway College, Kandy was the third runner-up.
Haseeb Hassan from D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo was the Best Actor and Hasini Dissanayake from Devi Balika Vidyalaya and Yalindee Ratnapala from Visakha Vidyalaya were the joint winners in the Best Actress group. Lakshita Edirisinghe from Ananda College Colombo was adjudged the Best Supporting Actor and Poshia Hettiarachchi from Gateway College Kandy won the Best Supporting Actress. The Best Novices Boys’ School was Vidura College, Hokandara and the best Novices Girls’ school was Seventh Day Adventist High School, Kandana. Bishop’s College, Colombo won the award for the Best Stage Craft and the Boys’ School Best Stage Craft award was won by D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo.
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the ‘Bard of Avon.’ His works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses of which the authorship of some is uncertain. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Pix: Sudam Gunasinghe
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| Best Stage Craft - D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo 7. |
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| Best Supporting Actor - Lakshita Edirisinghe, Ananda College, Colombo 10. |
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| Best Supporting Actress - Poshia Hettiarachchi, Gateway College, Kandy. |
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Best Actor - Haseeb Hassan - D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo 7.
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Best Actress Joint Winners - Hasini Dissanayake, Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Yalindee Ratnapala, Visakha Vidyalaya.
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| Winning Team - Ananda College, Colombo 10. |
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| 1st Runner-up - Wesley College, Colombo 10. |
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| 2nd Runner-up - D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo 7. |
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| 2nd Runner-up - Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo 4. |
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| 1st Runner-up - Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo 7. |
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| 3rd Runner-up - Maris Stella College, Negombo. |
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| 3rd Runner-up - Gateway College, Kandy. |
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