PLEASE READ RULES & INFORMATION BEFORE SENDING AN ENTRY
COSTUMES ARE NOT ALLOWED EXCEPT IN CLASS 233
Verse must be performed from memory
Bible readers must use the 'Good News' or 'Authorised Version' as specified
Prose Reading is to be read from the selected book not learned
In all Drama Classes time limits include the title/introduction
Title and author of own-choice acting pieces should be sent to the Speech & Drama Secretary by 21st October
Copies of all own-choice pieces should be given to the adjudicator prior to the performance
Teachers should ensure that the words of set pieces are taken from the book specified and not the Internet, as there are sometimes discrepancies
If there is difficulty in finding the set pieces, please contact the Speech & Drama Secretary
All correspondence must include a stamped addressed envelope for reply, addressed to the Speech & Drama Secretary:
Mrs. J K Anderson
12 Burniston Drive
Billingham
Cleveland
TS22 5DD
SEE PAGE 28 FOR DETAILS OF YOUNG SPEECH & DRAMA CHAMPION CLASS
Class |
Test |
Time not to exceed |
Fee |
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Test pieces are taken from: 'Words Aloud Bk. 1' chosen by Anne Harvey. ISBN No. 0-900423-59-5 '100 Best Poems for Children' edited by Roger McGough ISBN 0-141-31058-8 'Albatross Book of Verse' - Collins |
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210 |
VERSE (7 years & under) |
'Icicle Jo' by Jean Kenward (Words Aloud) |
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£4.50 |
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211 |
VERSE (8 years & under) NEW |
'There was an Old Woman' by Charles Causley (Words Aloud) |
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£4.50 |
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212 |
VERSE (9 years & under) |
'Excuses, Excuses' by Gareth Owen (100 Best) |
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£4.50 |
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213 |
VERSE (11 years & under) |
'The Sea' by James Reeves (100 Best) |
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£4.50 |
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214 |
VERSE (13 years & under) |
'A Smuggler's Song by Rudyard Kipling (100 Best) |
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£5.00 |
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215 |
VERSE (16 years & under) |
'Sky after storm' an extract from 'The Excursion' by William Wordsworth (Albatross) From: 'A single step…' to 'Oh 'twas an unimaginable sight!') |
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£5.00 |
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216 |
VERSE (Open) |
The Corner Knot by Robert Graves (Albatross) |
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£6.00 |
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217 |
SHAKESPEARE PLAY (13 years & under) |
To perform a Speech from any of Shakespeare's comedies. See Rules 19, 20 |
4.5 Mins. |
£5.00 |
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218 |
SHAKESPEARE PLAY (16 years & under) |
To perform a Speech from any Shakespeare play. See Rules 19, 20 |
4.5 Mins. |
£5.00 |
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219 |
SHAKESPEARE PLAY - OPEN |
To perform a Speech from any Shakespeare Play. See Rules 19, 20 |
6 Mins. |
£6.00
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220 |
PLAYS - NOT SHAKESPEARE (9 years & under) |
To perform a solo scene from any play. See Rules 19, 20 |
3.5 Mins. |
£4.50 |
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221 |
PLAYS - NOT SHAKESPEARE (11 years & under) |
To perform a solo scene from any play. See Rules 19, 20 |
4.5 Mins. |
£4.50 |
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222 |
PLAYS - NOT SHAKESPEARE (13 years & under)
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To perform a solo scene from any play. See Rules 19, 20 |
5 Mins. |
£5.00 |
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223 |
PLAYS - NOT SHAKESPEARE (16 years & under) |
To perform a solo scene from any play. See Rules 19, 20 |
5 Mins. |
£5.00 |
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224 |
PLAYS - NOT SHAKESPEARE - OPEN |
To perform a solo scene from any play. See Rules 19, 20 |
6 Mins. |
£6.00 |
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227 |
MIME (10 years & under) |
Perform a mime entitled 'Party Time'. See Rules 19, 20 |
3 Mins. |
£4.50 |
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228 |
MIME (14 years & under). |
Perform a mime entitled 'A Surprise Delivery'. See Rules 19, 20 |
3.5 Mins. |
£5.00 |
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229 |
MIME (Open) |
Perform a mime entitled 'A Night Like This'. See Rules 19, 20 |
4 Mins. |
£6.00 |
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231 |
DUOLOGUE - NOT SHAKESPEARE (14 years & under) |
Any Act from a play or adapted from a story. See Rules 19, 20
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6 Mins. |
£7.00 |
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232 |
DUOLOGUE - NOT SHAKESPEARE (17 years & under) |
Any Act from a play or adapted from a story. See Rules 19, 20 |
6 Mins. |
£8.00 |
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233 |
DUOLOGUE - OPEN - In Costume. |
Own Choice. See Rules 19, 20 |
6 Mins. |
£8.00 |
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234 |
BIBLE READING (9 years & under) |
St. Mark, Ch. 10, v. 46 - 52 (Good News Bible) |
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£4.50 |
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235 |
BIBLE READING (11 years & under) |
Psalm 23 (Good News Bible) |
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£4.50 |
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236 |
BIBLE READING (13 years & under) |
St. John, Ch. 14, v. 1-14 (Authorised Version) |
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£5.00 |
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237 |
BIBLE READING (16 years & under) |
St Luke, Ch. 10, v. 25 - 37 (Authorised Version) |
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£5.00 |
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238 |
BIBLE READING - (Open) |
Isaiah, Ch. 11, v. 1-9 (Authorised Version) |
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£6.00 |
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239 |
SIGHT READING (11 years & under). |
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£4.50 |
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240 |
SIGHT READING (13 years & under). |
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£5.00 |
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241 |
SIGHT READING (16 years & under). |
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£5.00 |
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242 |
PROSE READING (9 years & under). |
'Charlotte's Web' by E B White, chapter 19 The Egg Sac, from:'Wilbur awoke and looked for…' to '…as happy as though he had constructed it himself.' |
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£4.50 |
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243 |
PROSE READING (11 years & under). |
'The Ghost of Thomas Kempe' by Penelope Lively, chapter 7 from:'With the curtains drawn…' to … 'Let's be 'aving you.' |
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£4.50 |
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244 |
PROSE READING (13 years & under). |
'The Warhorse' by, Michael Morpurgo, chapter 6 from:'As the bugle sounded to …' '…so quick and so deadly.' |
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£5.00 |
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245 |
PROSE READING (16 years & under). |
'Vanity Fair' by William Thackeray, chapter 3 from:'Downstairs then they went…' to '…your cream tarts in India, Sir.' |
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£5.00 |
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246 |
PROSE READING (Open). |
'Engleby' by Sebastian Faulks, chapter 10 from:'She didn't really want…' to '… dark and uninhabited.' |
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£6.00 |
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247 |
JUNIOR PUBLIC SPEAKING (16 years & under). |
Own Choice |
4 Mins. |
£5.00 |
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248 |
SENIOR PUBLIC SPEAKING (17 years & over) |
Own Choice |
6 Mins |
£6.00 |
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249 |
POETRY - OWN COMPOSITION (11 years & under). |
A short poem to be written and performed from memory by the competitor on the subject of 'My Dream'. |
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£4.50 |
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250 |
POETRY - OWN COMPOSITION (13 years & under). |
A short poem to be written and performed from memory on the subject of 'Flying'. |
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£5.00 |
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251 |
POETRY - OWN COMPOSITION (16 years & under) |
A short poem to be written and performed from memory on the subject of 'Memories'. See Rule 20 |
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£5.00 |
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252 |
POETRY - OWN COMPOSITION - OPEN |
A short poem to be written and performed from memory on the subject of 'Peace'. |
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£6.00 |
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In Classes 249 - 252 all poems must be the work of the competitor and a legible copy of the poem along with the time required for reading must be sent to the Drama Secretary by 9th October Competitors must attend the festival in person to perform their poem |
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253 |
SONNET (11 years & under) |
Own Choice. See Rules 19, 20 |
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£4.50 |
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254 |
SONNET (16 years & under) |
An Elizabethan Sonnet. |
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£5.00 |
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255 |
SONNET (Open) |
Sonnet in a different form to the Shakespearean. |
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£6.00 |
GROUP IMPROVISATION:
In each of the following classes a group should consist of 4 - 5 people
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Class |
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Test |
Time not to exceed |
Fee |
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260 |
PREPARED IMPROVISATION (14 years & under) |
A prepared improvisation entitled 'The Argument'. |
6 Mins. |
£10.00 |
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261 |
PREPARED IMPROVISATION (16 years & under) |
A prepared improvisation entitled 'War is Declared'. |
6 Mins. |
£10.00 |
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262 |
GROUP IMPROVISATION - OPEN |
An object/title to be given to the groups prior to performance. Consultation time: 5 Mins. Acting time: 6 Mins. |
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£12.00 |