As we drove in through the tall gates, and proceeded along the winding driveway, passing one colonial building after another complete with long corridors and spacious, orderly classrooms, only one word resonated in my head – discipline. The juniors walking in single file, the reverent singing coming from the chapel and the respectful way in which students spoke to their teachers, impressed me even more. And it was probably this level of discipline and sincere commitment that helped Maris Stella College, Negombo, to proceed to the finals and emerge the winners of the All Island Inter School Shakespeare Drama Competition, 2007, (Boys) held on June 17.

The outrageous fairies that took Colombo by storm last year are back with their wild adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The fairies claim that they have been summoned back from the deep forests of Sri Lanka to tickle, tease and titillate Colombo audiences once more, this time at the British Council Garden from July 12 – 15 at 7.30 p.m.