WORK IN PROGRESSSUBJECT TO CHANGESpeech & DramaSunday 28th February - Sunday 14th March 2027 |
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Adjudicators: Julie McLoughlin BA (Hons) RBTCDip Ann Bauer BA(Hons) LRAM LGSM DipSpLD Vivienne Redford LLAM MSTSD(Adj) Vanessa Buckley LSDE MSTSD |
JULIE MCLOUGHLIN trained at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, worked in the professional theatre and has full Equity membership. She taught for twenty years, first in Buckinghamshire where she was a Senior Moderator for CSE Drama and then in Jersey, where she set up A-Level Theatre Studies and GCSE Drama courses. She has directed numerous school productions and is a Full Member of the Guild of Drama Adjudicators as well as an Adjudicator for The British and International Federation of Festivals. She teaches speech, drama, communication skills and public speaking to children and adults. |
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ANN BAUER has spent her working life in education teaching in secondary and primary schools, theatres, university and therapy teams, as well as examining drama and theatre studies. Ann is also an adjudicator for The British and International Federation of Festivals. Ann trained to teach under John Hodgson at Bretton Hall, his major influence was the importance of improvisation. Ann continues to be an enthusiastic teacher of improvisation for developing all performance skills. She believes strongly in the inclusive power of drama, that it offers confidence building, team work, and the discipline of controlling body, voice – and nerves. |
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| VANESSA BUCKLEY, in addition to being a passionate adjudicator, has been a performer herself from an early age. She runs her own school with students ranging from nursery to adults, teaching interviewing skills and working with people with speech difficulties, as well as speech, drama, music and dance. As a director and performer she has ‘trodden the boards’ in pantomime for 8 years. She has worked on a number of TV shows including ‘Hollyoaks’ and ‘Emmerdale’, and currently directs for the ‘Walk on Touring’ theatre company. She also promotes assemblies and workshops for schools on anti-bullying, and also runs courses on internet safeguarding, including speaking with politicians on the subject. She presents seminars at education shows, and was a presenter on Teachers TV. | |||
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VIVIENNE REDFORD has been Principal of the Redford School of Speech & Drama for nearly thirty years, training adults and children from across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire in all aspects of performance and communication. An experienced LAMDA examiner and teacher, Vivienne was also Head of Speech & Drama at a large independent girls’ school in Bedford for msny years, and runs successful drama classes and summer courses – offering young adults professional instruction in performance and theatre skills. In addition, Vivienne has also directed a diverse range of musical and theatrical productions and many of her former pupils are now working in theatre, film and television across the world. |
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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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Cat Kisses by Bobbi Katz OR |
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My Den by Tony Mitton OR |
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That's What You Think! by Doreen Dean |
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| S1 | School Year 1 | £13.00 | |
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The Flood by Charles Thomson and John Foster OR |
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Let's Send a Rocket by Kit Patrickson OR |
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The Unicorn by Gervase Phinn |
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| S2 | School Year 2 | £13.00 | |
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The Rooks by Jane Euphemia Browne OR |
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Can't Wait by John Kitching OR |
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The Wind by James Reeves |
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| S3 | School Year 3 | £14.50 | |
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Cat by Vernon Scannell OR |
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Four O'Clock Friday by John Foster OR |
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Chair Boy by Peter Dixon |
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| S4 | School Year 4 | £14.50 | |
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Spells by John Foster OR |
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Questions by Peter Dixon OR |
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Ears by Max Fatchen |
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| S5 | School Year 5 | £14.50 | |
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The Boy Who Dropped Litter by Lindsay MacRae OR |
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Greedy Dog by James Hurley OR |
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Hide and Seek by Robert Graves |
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| S6 | School Year 6 | £14.50 | |
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The Kite by Harry Behn OR |
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All Creatures by Gervase Phinn OR |
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From a Railway Carriage by Robert Louise Stevenson |
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| S7 | School Year 7 | £15.50 | |
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What is Red? by Mary O'Neill OR |
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Alone in the Grange by Gregory Harrison OR |
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Christmas Thank Yous by Mick Gowar |
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| S8 | School Year 8 | £15.50 | |
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Our Hamster's Life by Kit Wright OR |
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Kenneth by Wendy Cope OR |
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Leviathan by Gervase Phinn |
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| S9 | School Years 9 & 10 | £15.50 | |
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The Ghost Train by Gervase Phinn OR |
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Moth by Alan Sillitoe OR |
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My Sister Betty by Gareth Owen |
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| S10 | School Years 11 — 13 | £16.50 | |
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For Old Times' Sake: a Tree Speaks by James Kirkup OR |
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The Fawn in the Snow by William Rose Benét OR |
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The Legend of the Lambton Worm by Gervase Phinn |
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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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ACTING |
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SCENE FROM A PLAY, SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED PROSE OR MONOLOGUE (including 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 |
Duologue |
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| S54 | School Years 4 & Under | 4 mins | £22.00 |
| S55 | School Years 5 & 6 | 4 mins | £22.00 |
SCENE OR MONOLOGUE FROM A SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY |
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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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| S52 | School Years 7 — 9 | 4 mins | £15.50 |
| S53 | School Years 10 — 13 | 4 mins | £16.50 |
Duologue |
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| S56 | School Years 7 — 9 | 5 mins | £23.00 |
| S57 | School Years 10 — 13 | 5 mins | £24.00 |
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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The Journey OR |
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A Success! |
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| S63 | School Years 9 & Under | 5 mins | £57.00 |
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A Celebration OR |
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Stormy Weather |
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| S64 | School Years 11 & Under | 5 mins | £61.00 |
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Laundry Day OR |
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The Examination |
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| S65 | School Years 13 & Under | 5 mins | £61.00 |
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What a Muddle! OR |
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The Trial |
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