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Lights, Camera, and Action! On the 18th of February this year, we were all able to
spectate four wonderful performances produced, directed, and starring talented
and budding actors from year 7 to year 13. This evening full of amazement, fun
and excellent performances made up for the fact that there was no interhouse
drama competition last year. This time round, due to the ongoing pandemic, all the
plays were livestreamed on YouTube, so we were all able to watch it from the
comfort of our own homes.

Yellow house

Yellow house, the winners of this year’s competition, took home another win,
adding on to their winning streak which is now at 5 years. Their play was “The
Actor’s Nightmare” by Christopher Durang, and it was directed by Kehara
Edirisinghe and Haresh Wedanayake. Their play was about an accountant, George
Spelvin, who was mistaken for an actor’s understudy and was forced to perform
in a play for which he did not know any lines. The comedic element of this play
was highlighted exceptionally by everyone involved as they all definitely made
their audience end up in stitches. I, for one, was wiping away tears of joy at the
end as the play which was thoroughly amusing. The final scene emphasised the
plot twisting and unfortunate fate of Mr Spelvin ever since he haphazardly found
himself backstage on day – spoiler alert – he dies (!). The swift changes in attire
really helped to bring out the different disastrous situations Spelvin finds
himself in and nevertheless helped to add on to how comedic the whole play was.

Blue House

The runner’s up of this year’s competition also put on a memorable performance
and one that was equally as memorable as the winner’s yellow house. Their play,
“The Dear Departed” by William Stanley Houghton, directed by Ruquiya Farooq
and Ashwin Laksumanage was about how the Slater family ends up figuring out
who gets what share of the estate after the tragic passing of Mrs Slater’s