Speech & Drama ClassesSaturday 1st March - Sunday 16th March 2025 |
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Adjudicators: Peter Dayson CertEd LGSM BFED Louise Manders LLAM ALAM GODA MSTSD (Adj) |
PETER DAYSON started his career as an actor in stage, television and film, progressing to writing, directing and producing. He ran an International Award Winning Community Cross-Over Project which took children and students from across the London Boroughs and performed in the West End, transferring to Ohio. Peter’s passion is working with children, students and young performers, particularly special needs to nurture, encourage, support and develop them with perhaps a career in the industry or just ‘Life Skills’. He has adjudicated the Sri Lanka Festival, the Canada Festival, Fleetwood and Hong Kong. |
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LOUISE MANDERS was born in Westcliff on Sea and first trod the boards when only five days old and has never looked back. Her varied and interesting professional theatrical career began with Haymarket Stage Productions progressing from stage management to acquiring her Equity card as an actress. She enjoyed touring the UK and appearing in all aspects of theatre including repertory and musicals, as well as appearing on television and in films. Louise is presently not only an adjudicator for the British and International Federation of Festivals and the Guild of Drama Adjudicators, but is also an adjudicator member of the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama. She was Artistic Director of the Phoenix Youth Theatre in Southend, formerly the New Focus Theatre for many years. Louise’s extensive work as an adjudicator has taken her all over the UK and abroad. She has adjudicated for festivals in Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and Canada. During the pandemic, Louise also adjudicated online. She runs workshops and master classes, directs plays (including open air productions) and musicals, devises original drama compositions, writes poetry and has written many musical plays for children and students. She teaches speech, drama, musical theatre, mime and dance drama to all ages of students, including adults and specialises in the LAMDA examinations. Louise is an experienced theatre director and even finds time to dance flamenco! A festival is a celebration and enables all entrants to bring their creativity and enthusiasm to fruition. Louise is really looking forward to her first visit to the Watford Festival and sharing in these celebrations. |
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SPEECH SECTION |
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VERSE SPEAKING (SET POEMS)You can download a booklet containing the poems from here. Note that there may be different wordings in different published editions and performances will be judged according to the versions in the poem booklet we provide. |
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| S0 | Reception Year & Under | £13.00 | |
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My Shell by Matt Goodfellow OR |
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And Suddenly Spring by Margaret Hillert OR |
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Magic by Shel Silverstein |
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| S1 | School Year 1 | £13.00 | |
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A Frog in a Well Explains the World by Alice Schertle OR |
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Crick, Crack, Crocodile! by Joan Poulson OR |
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Ten Things Found in a Wizard's Pocket by Ian McMillan |
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| S2 | School Year 2 | £13.00 | |
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It's Only the Storm by David Greygoose OR |
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How to Get There by Bonnie Nims OR |
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Flint by Christina Rossetti |
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| S3 | School Year 3 | £14.50 | |
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Country Cat by Elizabeth Coatsworth OR |
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Sand by Carol Ann Duffy OR |
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Sergeant Brown's Parrot by Kit Wright |
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| S4 | School Year 4 | £14.50 | |
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Winter is a Wolf by Grace Cornell Tall OR |
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The Old Field by D. J. Enright OR |
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The Hippopotamus's Birthday by E. V. Rieu |
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| S5 | School Year 5 | £14.50 | |
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Books Have Helped Me by Joseph Coelho OR |
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The Word Party by Richard Edwards OR |
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Lucky Star by Eleanor Farjeon |
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| S6 | School Year 6 | £14.50 | |
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Jack Frost is Playing Cards at the Roadside by Brian Patten OR |
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If I Were in Charge of the World by Judith Viorst OR |
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Pencil Me In by Benjamin Zephaniah |
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| S7 | School Year 7 | £15.50 | |
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About Standing (In Kinship) by Kimberly Blaeser OR |
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November Evening by Gerald Bullett OR |
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Overheard on a Saltmarsh by Harold Monro |
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| S8 | School Year 8 | £15.50 | |
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Stage Directions for Bluebells by Dinah Hendry OR |
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Casting a Spell by Elizabeth Jennings OR |
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The Song of the Mischievous Dog by Dylan Thomas |
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| S9 | School Years 9 & 10 | £15.50 | |
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Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt OR |
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The Moment by Kathleen Raine OR |
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The Lake Isle of Innisfree by W. B. Yeats |
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| S10 | School Years 11 — 13 | £16.50 | |
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Filling Station by Elizabeth Bishop OR |
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Cat in an Empty Apartment by Wislawa Szymborska OR |
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The Squirrel by Ian Serraillier |
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VERSE SPEAKING (OWN CHOICE – But NOT a set poem listed above) |
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| S11 | Reception Year & Under | 1 min | £13.00 |
| S12 | School Year 1 | 1 min | £13.00 |
| S13 | School Year 2 | 2 mins | £13.00 |
| S14 | School Year 3 | 2 mins | £14.50 |
| S15 | School Year 4 | 2 mins | £14.50 |
| S16 | School Year 5 | 2 mins | £14.50 |
| S17 | School Year 6 | 2 mins | £14.50 |
| S18 | School Years 7 & 8 | 3 mins | £15.50 |
| S19 | School Years 9 & 10 | 3 mins | £15.50 |
| S20 | School Years 11 — 13 | 3 mins | £16.50 |
PROSE READING (OWN CHOICE) |
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| S23 | School Years 2 & Under | 2 mins | £13.00 |
| S24 | School Year 3 | 2 mins | £14.50 |
| S25 | School Year 4 | 2 mins | £14.50 |
| S26 | School Year 5 | 2 mins | £14.50 |
| S27 | School Year 6 | 2 mins | £14.50 |
| S28 | School Year 7 | 3 mins | £15.50 |
| S29 | School Year 8 | 3 mins | £15.50 |
| S30 | School Year 9 & 10 | 3 mins | £15.50 |
| S31 | School Years 11 — 13 | 3 mins | £16.50 |
PUBLIC SPEAKING |
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| S33 | School Years 6 & Under | 3 mins | £14.50 |
| S34 | School Years 7 — 9 | 4 mins | £15.50 |
| S35 | School Years 10 — 13 | 4 mins | £16.50 |
SIGHT READING |
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| S36 | School Years 3 & 4 | £14.50 | |
| S37 | School Years 5 & 6 | £14.50 | |
| S38 | School Years 7 — 9 | £15.50 | |
| S39 | School Years 10 — 13 | £16.50 | |
DRAMA SECTION |
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MIME |
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Solo |
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| S40 | School Years 6 & Under | 3 mins | £14.50 |
| S41 | School Years 7 — 9 | 4 mins | £15.50 |
| S42 | School Years 10 — 13 | 4 mins | £16.50 |
Duologue |
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| S43 | School Years 6 & Under | 4 mins | £22.00 |
| S44 | School Years 7 — 9 | 5 mins | £23.00 |
| S45 | School Years 10 — 13 | 5 mins | £24.00 |
ACTING |
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SHAKESPEAREAN |
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Solo |
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| S46 | School Years 7 — 9 | 4 mins | £15.50 |
| S47 | School Years 10 — 13 | 4 mins | £16.50 |
Duologue |
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| S48 | School Years 7 — 9 | 5 mins | £23.00 |
| S49 | School Years 10 — 13 | 5 mins | £24.00 |
SCENE FROM A PLAY, SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED PROSE OR MONOLOGUE (excluding Shakespearean) |
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Solo |
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| S50 | School Years 4 & Under | 3 mins | £14.50 |
| S51 | School Years 5 & 6 | 3 mins | £14.50 |
| S52 | School Years 7 — 9 | 4 mins | £15.50 |
| S53 | School Years 10 — 13 | 4 mins | £16.50 |
Duologue |
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| S54 | School Years 4 & Under | 4 mins | £22.00 |
| S55 | School Years 5 & 6 | 4 mins | £22.00 |
| S56 | School Years 7 — 9 | 5 mins | £23.00 |
| S57 | School Years 10 — 13 | 5 mins | £24.00 |
ADULT ACTING - SCENE FROM A PLAY, SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED PROSE OR MONOLOGUE |
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Solo |
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| S74 | Adult | 4 mins | £16.50 |
GROUPS |
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GROUP ACTING (Scene from a play, screenplay or novel) |
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| S58 | School Years 6 & Under | 10 mins | £68.00 |
| S59 | School Years 13 & Under | 10 mins | £74.00 |
GROUP ANTHOLOGY |
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| S60 | School Years 6 & Under | 10 mins | £68.00 |
| S61 | School Years 13 & Under | 10 mins | £74.00 |
DEVISED SCENE |
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| S62 | School Years 6 & Under | 4 mins | £57.00 |
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Secrets and Lies OR |
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The Surprise |
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| S63 | School Years 9 & Under | 5 mins | £57.00 |
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The Interview OR |
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Disappointment |
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| S64 | School Years 11 & Under | 5 mins | £61.00 |
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The Detention OR |
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Any Minute Now |
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| S65 | School Years 13 & Under | 5 mins | £61.00 |
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Protest March OR |
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I Deny Everything! |
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