Adjudicator | Jenny Thornton, AGSM(Teaching), ALAM(Acting,Public Speaking), CertEd, CDE, LISTD(Dance) | Read more →

Section Leader | Section Leader: Mini Elliot, 07814 745783

Venue | Oakwood Preparatory School, Chichester, PO18 9AN

 
 

Speech & Drama Classes

  • 101 Poem Academic Year 2

    Set piece: The Airman, anonymous.

    Award: Noreen Ayling Cup No. 1

    Time limit: 2 minutes

    Entry fee: £8.50

    102 Poem Academic Year 3

    Set piece: Downhill, by Sheila Simmons

    Award: Noreen Ayling Cup No. 2

    Time limit: 2 minutes

    Entry fee: £8.50

    103 Poem Academic Year 4

    Set piece: I’m Just Going out for a Moment, by Michael Rosen

    Award: Reginald Campion Cup

    Time limit: 2 minutes

    Entry fee: £8.50

    104 Poem Academic Year 5

    Set piece: Today is Very Boring, by Jack Prelutsky

    Award: Hilda Jackman Cup

    Time limit: 3 minutes

    Entry fee: £8.50

    105 Poem Academic Year 6

    Set piece: Bravado, Enid Barraclough

    Award: Chichester Players Cup

    Time limit: 3 minutes

    Entry fee: £8.50

    106 Poem Academic Year 7

    Set piece: Night, by Enid Barraclough

    Award: Storrington Cup

    Time limit: 3 minutes

    Entry fee: £8.50

    107 Poem Academic Years 8 & 9

    Set piece: Holidays at Home, by Elizabeth Jennings

    Award: Sir Eric Jansz Poetry Prize Cup

    Time limit: 3 minutes

    Entry fee: £8.50

    108 Poem Academic Years 10, 11 & 12

    Set piece: After We’ve Gone, by Fran Landesman

    Award: Susan Brand Cup

    Time limit: 3 minutes

    Entry fee: £8.50

    109 Own Composition Academic Years 3 & 4

    Write and learn your own poem. Please give a copy to the adjudicator.

    Award: Jenifer Pressdee Trophy (with Class 110)

    Time limit: 2 minutes

    Entry fee: £8.50

    110 Own Composition Academic Years 5 & 6

    Write and learn your own poem. Please give a copy to the adjudicator.

    Award: Jenifer Pressdee Trophy (with Class 109)

    Time limit: 3 minutes

    Entry fee: £8.50

  • 111 CHORAL SPEAKING ACADEMIC YEARS 3 & 4

    Own choice

    No conductor allowed

    Award: Clarke-Jervoise Challenge Cup (with Class 112) Fee £20.00 per group

    Group of a minimum of 3 people

    Year 3 to Year 4

    Up to 5 mins

    112 CHORAL SPEAKING ACADEMIC YEARS 5 & 6

    Own choice

    No conductor allowed

    Award: Clarke-Jervoise Challenge Cup (with Class 111) Fee £20.00 per group

    Group of a minimum of 3 people

    Year 5 to Year 6

    Up to 5 mins

    113 PUBLIC SPEAKING ACADEMIC YEARS 5 & 6

    Own Choice

    Speak on a subject that interests you, for instance hobbies, sports, clubs you belong to. Award: Richard Plowman Cup for Public Speaking (with Class 114)

    Fee £8.50

    Year 5 to Year 6

    Up to 4 mins

    114 PUBLIC SPEAKING ACADEMIC YEARS 7, 8 & 9

    Own Choice

    'Be in Earnest' - speak on a subject on which you have definite convictions Award: Richard Plowman Cup for Public Speaking (with Class 113)

    Fee £8.50

    Year 7 to Year 9

    Up to 5 mins

  • Prose speaking needs to be taken from the LAMDA anthologies or own choice. To be learnt off by heart and not read from text. Please can a copy of the prose be given to the adjudicator.

    115 PROSE SPEAKING ACADEMIC YEARS 5 & 6

    Own choice

    Award: CMF Speech & Drama Cup (with Class 116) Fee £8.50

    Year 5 to Year 6

    Up to 3 mins

    116 PROSE SPEAKING ACADEMIC YEARS 7, 8 & 9

    Own choice

    Award: CMF Speech & Drama Cup (with Class 115) Fee £8.50

    Year 7 to Year 9

    Up to 3 mins

  • Entrants may use a hint of costume, for instance character skirt, glasses, hat; otherwise performance blacks or Festival T-shirt or hoodie must be worn to allow fluidity of movement. Please can a "clean" copy of the acting piece be given to the adjudicator.

    The venue (Oakwood) will provide the following basic props, chairs and up to 4 stage blocks (55cm by 55cm). However, if you require any additional props or furniture you must provide this yourself

  • 129 SHAKESPEARE SOLO ACADEMIC YEARS 5 & 6

    Own choice

    Award: Clarke-Jervoise Cup No. 4 (with Class 130) Fee £8.50

    Year 5 to Year 6

    Up to 3 mins

    130 SHAKESPEARE SOLO ACADEMIC YEARS 7, 8 & 9

    Own choice

    Award: Clarke-Jervoise Cup No. 4 (with Class 129) Fee £8.50

    Year 7 to Year 9

    Up to 3 mins

    131 SHAKESPEARE SOLO ACADEMIC YEARS 10, 11 & 12

    Own choice

    Award: Audrey Bryant Challenge Cup (with Class 132) Fee £8.50

    Year 10 to Year 12

    Up to 4 mins

    132 SHAKESPEARE SOLO ACADEMIC YEARS 13 & ABOVE

    Own choice

    Award: Audrey Bryant Challenge Cup (with Class 131) Fee £8.50

    Year 13 and over

    Up to 4 mins

 

Special Awards:

Hilda Jackman Memorial Trophy | For the best performance in the Speech & Drama section.