Speech & Drama Programme
SPEECH AND DRAMA SECTION
SATURDAY MORNING 19th OCTOBER 2024 VENUE: HAZEL GROVE METHODIST CHURCH
ROOM: M1 Adjudicator: Susan Mackay
9.00 am CLASS 101 Verse Speaking, 6-7 years
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) Time limit: 2 minutes
1 Carter Whatling | Stockport | Fastest Kid in School | |
2 Arya Marshall | Stockport | The Runners | Alan Ahlberg |
3 Charlie Wood | Stockport | Hair Cut | Alan Ahlberg |
4 Amelia Jing | Wilmslow | There Are Big Waves | Eleanor Fargeon |
5 Arya Gaffarian Rad | Wilmslow | Goodness Gracious | Margeret Mahey |
6 Marnie Todd | Wilmslow | My Neighbour’s Dog Is Purple | Jack Prelutsky |
7 Oliver Styles | Wilmslow | I Don’t Want To Go To School | Colin McNaughton |
9.30 am CLASS 100 Verse Speaking, Non-competitive, Age 5 years
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) Each performance will receive a certificate and adjudicator’s comments. Time limit: 2 minutes
1 | Isla Eden | Sale | New Shoes | Anon |
9.40 am CLASS 182 Duologues, 7 years & under
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed - small hand props only Time limit: 4 minutes
1 Carter Whatling & Charlie Wood Stockport Team Talk
9. 50 am CLASS 183 Duologues, 8-10 years
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed - small hand props only Time limit: 5 minutes
1 Molly Matesco & Evie Jones | Stockport Ownership | |
2 Orlando Whatling & Max Coleman | Stockport Quiet | |
3 Lucy Edie & Coleisey Lloyd | Stockport Little Women | Louis. M. Alcott |
10.10 am CLASS 170 Solo Drama, 10 years & under
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed - small hand props only Time limit: 3 minutes (time to include introduction)
1 Orla Coyle | Stockport Trouble At Home | Penny Phillips | |
2 Orlando Whatling | Stockport The Witches | Roald Dahl | |
3 Max Coleman | Stockport The Class Trip | Paul Todd | |
4 Molly Matesco | Stockport The Worst Witch | Paul Todd | |
5 Kitty Groarke-Booth | Gee Cross Beauty and the Beast | Lucy Kirkwood Adapted by Katie Mitchell | |
6 Elliana Brown | Wilmslow | Laura Luck | Emma L Tinniswood |
7 Maggie Grimwood | Wilmslow | Molly | Ruth Mae Roddy |
8 Lysander Long | Wilmslow | The Big Bad Wolf | Eleanor McCloed |
9 Saoirse McGee | Stockport | Magic Mirror | E.C.Brereton |
10.50 - 11.05am Break
11.05 am CLASS 102 Verse Speaking, 8-9 years
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) Time limit: 2 minutes
1 | Zara Kasmi | Wilmslow | I Tried to Do My Homework | Ken Nesbitt |
2 | William Jing | Wilmslow | The Dodo | Peter Wesley Smith |
11.15 am CLASS 195 Creative Performance, 7-10 years
Groups to devise a piece of work on a theme of their own choice based on a piece of music.
The piece must include two of the following dramatic conventions: prologue and/or epilogue, tableaux, narration, monologue, chorus.
Time limit for groups of 10 or fewer: 10 minutes. Time limit for groups of 11 or more: 15 minutes
1 AB Academy Stockport The Chase
2 Principal Performers Swinton
11.40 am CLASS 175 Solo Comedy, 10 years & under
Own Choice – see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed – small hand props only Time limit: 3 minutes (time to include introduction)
1 Evie Jones Stockport Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl
2 Lucy Edie Stockport The Demon Headmaster Gillian Cross
11.50 am CLASS 155 Prose Reading, 10-11 years
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) Time limit: 2 minutes
1 Anoushka Chatterjee | Wilmslow | Danny Champion of the World | Roald Dahl |
2 Davinia Lea | Cheadle Hulme | Mallory Towers Book 1 | Enid Blyton |
12.00 noon SINGLE ENTRY PROSE READING PERFORMANCE CLASSES CLASS 156 Prose Reading, 12-13 years
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) Time limit: 2 minutes
1 Esme Reynaud Sale When The World Was Ours Liz Reasler
CLASS 158 Prose Reading, 14-15 years
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) Time limit: 3 minutes
1 Linchong Kong Sale Wonder R. J. Palacio
CLASS 159 Prose Reading, 16 years & above
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) Time limit: 3 minutes
1 David Cullis Alderley Edge A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens
Classes 156, 158, and 159 will be judged according to the criteria for the respective age group and an ‘overall’ winner selected.
12.15 pm CLASS 187 Acted Scene, 7 years & under
No costumes allowed - small hand props only Not less than 3 characters Time limit: 6 minutes Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h)
1 AB Academy Stockport Fate Ann Cartwright
12.30 pm CLASS 188 Acted Scene, 8-10 years
No costumes allowed - small hand props only Not less than 3 characters Time limit: 10 minutes Own Choice – see General Regulation 1(h)
1 AB Academy Stockport Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carrol
Classes 187 and 188 will be judged according to the criteria for the respective age group and an ‘overall’ winner selected.
12.45 pm CLASS 122 Verse Recital, 16 years & above
Competitors to introduce and present three poems, one of which must be a sonnet, on a theme of their own choice to show contrasting styles of verse. The time allowed includes brief words of introduction and/or links between the poems. Time limit: 10 minutes
1 David Cullis Alderley Edge Aspects of Love
The Hound of Heaven Francis Thompson
Valentine Carol-Ann Duffy
Sonnet 29 William Shakespeare
Lunch
2.00 pm CLASS 171 Solo Drama, 11-12 years
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed - small hand props only Time limit: 4 minutes (time to include introduction)
1 Leila Holt Stockport Crown Breaking Jill Rebecca Young
2 Caoimhe McGee Stockport Blackberry Trout Face Eleanor McCleod
4 Arthur Copeland Stockport Marylou Meets the Dragon David Rawlins
5 Anoushka Chatterjee Wilmslow Rehearsal Notes Lynne C Jones
6 Esme Reynaud Sale Little Miss Muffet Eleanor McCleod
2.30 pm CLASS 175 Solo Comedy, 10 years & under
Own Choice – see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed – small hand props only Time limit: 3 minutes (time to include introduction)
1 Evie Jones Stockport Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl
2 Lucy Edie Stockport The Demon Headmaster Gillian Cross
2.40 pm CLASS 172 Solo Drama, 13-14 years
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed - small hand props only Time limit: 4 minutes (time to include introduction)
1 Polly Norton Stockport A Woman of No Importance Oscar Wilde
2 Tilda Chadwick Stockport Anne Frank Albert Hackett & Francis Goodrich
3 Bea Groarke-Booth Gee Cross Orange Blossom Girl Joan Macalpine
4 Jainam Chatterjee Wilmslow Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo
2.55 pm CLASS 173 Solo Drama, 15-16 years
Own Choice – see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed – small hand props only Time limit: 4 minutes (time to include introduction)
1 Darcy Renée Cassidy
2 Caitlin Lynam 3 Tarkhan Pelivan |
Wilmslow
Rochdale Stockport |
Dracula
Almost I Hate Hamlet |
Stephen Hoechner
Gabriel Davis Paul Kudnik |
3.10 pm CLASS 176 Solo Comedy, 11-12 years
Own Choice – see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed – small hand props only Time limit: 4 minutes (time to include introduction)
1 Coleisy Lloyd Stockport Orange Blossom Girl Joan McAlpine
CLASS 178 Solo Comedy, 15-16 years
Own Choice – see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed – small hand props only Time limit: 4 minutes (time to include introduction)
1 Darcy Renée Cassidy Wilmslow Fire the Boys Gabriel Davis
Classes 176 and 178 will be judged according to the criteria for the respective age group and an ‘overall’ winner selected.
3.30 pm CLASS 108 Verse Speaking, 11-13 years
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) Time limit: 4 minutes
1 Davinia Lea Cheadle Hulme Truth Barrie Wade
3.40 pm CLASS 111 Verse Speaking, 14-15 years
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) Time limit: 4 minutes
1 Jainam Chatterjee Wilmslow Stopp All the Clocks W.H.Auden
3.50pm CLASS 112 Verse Speaking, 16 years & above
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) Time limit: 4 minutes
1 David Cullis Alderley Edge You Being Born Brian Jones
The winner giving the best performance of Classes 111 & 112 will awarded the Huw Lloyd Rowlands Trophy
4.00-4.15pm Break
4.15pm CLASS 192 A Duologue from a Musical, (Open) which may include the first verse (only) of the song that follows the dialogue
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed - small hand props only If you include a song, you must provide your own accompaniment.
1 Tarkhan Phelivan & Logan Ellis Stockport Into the Woods Steven Sondheim
4.30pm CLASS 184 Duologues, 11-14 years
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed - small hand props only Time limit: 4 minutes
1 Anoushka Chatterjee & Jainam Chatterjee Wilmslow Great Expectations Charles Dickens
Classes 184, and 192 will be judged according to the criteria for the respective discipline/age group and an ‘overall’ winner selected.
4.40pm CLASS 145 Performance Poetry Open
Perform from memory a piece with physical gestures, emphases, and the intention to engage with the audience as a key feature.
1 David Cullis Alderley Edge Annie McClure Murray Lachlan Young
4.45pm CLASS 146. Write and Speak a Poem, Non-competitive Open
Competitors are to write a poem on a subject of their own choice which they will read aloud at the Festival.
1 Janet Nightingale | Hazel Grove | An Ode to Old Cuisine | |
and No Cushions on the Bed | Janet Nightingale | ||
2 Corinne Lawrence | Bramhall | Arachne’s Glue | Corinne Lawrence |
5.00 pm CLASS 141 Shakespeare Solo, 15 years & above
Own Choice from any play Time limit: 7 minutes
1 David Cullis | Alderley Edge | As You Like It | William Shakespeare |
2 Tarkan Pehlivan | Stockport | Henry VI Part 3 | William Shakespeare |
5.20 pm CLASS 185 Duologues, 15-18 years
Own Choice - see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed - small hand props only Time limit: 4 minutes
1 Tarkhan Pehlivan & Logan Ellis Stockport Daughters of Venice Don Taylor
5.30 pm CLASS 174 Solo Drama, Open (17 years & above)
Own Choice – see General Regulation 1(h) No costumes allowed – small hand props only Time limit: 4 minutes (time to include introduction)
1 | David Cullis | Alderley Edge | Bonfire of the Vanities | Tom Wolfe |
2 | Logan Ellis | Stockport | Lovers and Other Strangers | Renee Taylor |