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Let’s hear it for the girls: Thrilling performances at the Shakespeare Drama Competition
There’s certainly an emotional intensity that revolves around William Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’. It was this character that proved to be the driving force behind the Bishopian journey to win the Girls’ finale of the 45th Shakespeare Drama Competition organised by the Colombo YMCA and Rotary Club of Colombo North recently. The judges panel comprised Kaushalya Fernando, Vinod [...]
PLAYS PARADE 2018
Plays Parade 2018 presented by the Sashi Mendis Studio of Drama and Speech takes on board five plays with casts of students ranging from 12 – 17 years of age. The plays which were devised in the drama class embrace a range of themes. For instance, the pervasive effects of social media on the lives [...]
D.S. Senanayake College takes home coveted inter-school drama prize
Sitting at the Bishop’s College Auditorium last weekend, the palpable excitement weighed heavy in the air at the 45th annual Interschool Shakespeare drama competition – Boys organized by the Colombo YMCA and Rotary Club of Colombo North. Judging over the four finalist schools; Ananda College, St. Peter’s College, D.S. Senanayake College and St. Benedict’s College [...]
‘Mithuruwela’: A unique initiative offering hope and support to cancer patients and caregivers
When Nelun Ratnasekera first took her husband for cancer treatment, back in 2003, she recalls observing the sadness prevalent throughout the clinic. All around her were several caregivers and patients, in tears, unable to fathom the uncertainties of the future. But at this point, she realized there were many of them, who found solace in [...]
Mastering the art of going electric
For Sasiranga de Silva, getting his hands on an ordinary vehicle and transforming it into an electric one is his forte. “Since 2012, I’ve been converting vehicles into electric,” says 32- year old Sasiranga, a lecturer at the Mechanical Engineering Faculty at the University of Moratuwa. He recalls his first major project – the electrification [...]
Sir Elton John Biopic ‘Rocketman’ to hit the screens next year
The life of music icon Sir Elton John is being made as a movie. Shooting of the film Rocketman named after his 1972 hit has commenced in London according to reports. The role of Elton John is being played by actor Taron Egerton. The film directed by Dexter Fletcher will be out by May 2018. [...]