Inter-school Shakespeare drama competition 2008

The finals of the Inter-School Shakespeare Drama Competition which is jointly organised by the Colombo YMCA and the Rotary Club of Colombo North were held in Bishop's College Auditorium recently. The Contest was sponsored by Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC and Hemaka Amarasuriya was the chief guest at the finals.

Results:

Boys' schools - winner: Royal College, Colombo 7, 1st runner-up - D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo 7, 2nd runner-up - St. Joseph's College, Colombo 10, 3rd runner-up - Trinity College, Kandy.

Best outstation boys' school: Trinity College, Kandy, runner-up outstation boys' school: St. Anthony's College, Kandy.

Best actor: Yasas Ratnayake, Royal College, Colombo 7.

Best supporting actor: M. Shazard Synon, Wesley College, Colombo 9.

Best actor - outstation: Isuru Gunaratne, Trinity College, Kandy.

Girls schools - winner: S. Bridget's Convent, Colombo 7, 1st runner-up: Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo 5, 2nd runner-up: Ave Maria Convent, Negombo, 3rd runner-up: Holy Cross College, Gampaha.

Best outstation girls' school: Ave Maria Convent, Negombo, runner-up outstation girls' school - Holy Cross College, Gampaha.

Best actress: Finolla Outschoorn, Ave Maria Convent, Negombo.

Best actress - outstation: Roshanara Jayampathy, Ave Maria Convent, Negombo.