Speech and Drama

Speech and Drama - Saturday 13th March 2010
Alan Williamson - Secretary - Speech and Drama

Adjudicators - Susan McKay, Maryrose Swarbrick and Anne Warr

Closing date for entries: 25th January 2010

CLASSES FOR 2010
Class        Description                                                             Age               Time Limit       Fee
No
All set pieces for classes 701 to 706 are taken from:-
LAMDA Anthology XIV publ. except where shown.

SOLO VERSE SPEAKING
701 SOLO VERSE SPEAKING                    Set Piece            6 under           ***                £3.00
        "ANDES ONE CUP"
         Either     Two Witches, by Alexander Resnikoff
         Or           It's Dark in Here, by Shel Silverstein

702  SOLO VERSE SPEAKING                     Set Piece           7 & under        ***                £3.00
        "ANDES TWO CUP"
         Either     Magic Shoes, by Brian Moses from Twinkle, Twinkle Chocholate
                        Bar, compiled by John Foster
         Or           Cat in the Dark, by John Agard

703 SOLO VERSE SPEAKING                      Set Piece          8 & under        ***                £3.50
        "THE LANE CUP"
        Either       It's Not My Fault, by John Kitching
        Or            Counting Sheep, by Wes Magee

704   SOLO VERSE SPEAKING                      Set Piece          9 & under        ***               £3.50
         "THE BYRON CUP"
        Either        The Shark, by Lalla Ward
        Or              Cat, by Mary Miller

705   SOLO VERSE SPEAKING                        Set Piece        10 & under       ***              £4.00
         "THE DUNELM CUP"
         Either         The Bogeyman, by Jack Prelutsky
         Or               Where's Your Homework, by David Jackson

706   SOLO VERSE SPEAKING                         Set Piece        12 & under       ***             £5.00
         "THE E J LINDSAY CUP"
         Either          The Insult, by Paul Gallico
         Or                The Tom Cat, by Don Marquis

707   SOLO VERSE SPEAKING                          Set Piece        14 & under       ***            £5.50
         "THE CASTLE CUP"
         Either           The Church Mouse, by Gerald Bullett
         Or                 Memorial Tablet, by Siegfried Sassoon

708   SOLO VERSE SPEAKING                           Own Choice    13 & under     3 min        £5.50
         "THE THESPIAN CUP"

709 SOLO VERSE SPEAKING                          Own Choice     15 & under      3 min       £5.50
         "IRENE SWALES TROPHY"

710** SOLO VERSE SPEAKING                          Own Choice     18 & under      3 min       £5.50
         "THE MONTREAUX TROPHY"

711 20th CENTURY VERSE                               Limited Choice 14 & under     3 min       £5.50
         "THE WESTMINSTER TROPHY"
         Any verse by Robert Frost, Robert Graves, Ted Hughes or Seamus Heaney

712** 20th CENTURY VERSE                              Limited Choice 18 & under    3 min       £5.50
          "THE SARAH GIBSON CUP"
          Any verse by Robert Frost, Robert Graves, Ted Hughes or Seamus Heaney

713** SONNET CLASS                                         Own Choice    under 21         3 min      £6.00
         "THE CLOISTER CUP"
SOLO PROSE READING (Timing to include explanatory introduction)
714   SOLO PROSE READING                                 Own Choice  8 & under       2 min      £3.50
         "THE HOOLEY CUP"

715   SOLO PROSE READING                                 Own Choice  9 & under       2 min      £4.00
         "THE PRESIDENT CUP"

716    SOLO PROSE READING                                 Own Choice 10 & under      2 min     £4.00
         "THE PRINCES CUP"

717   SOLO PROSE READING                                  Own Choice  12 & under      3 min    £5.00
         "THE GWYNETH DINWOODIE TROPHY"

718   SOLO PROSE READING                                  Own Choice    14 & under     3 min   £5.00
         "THE MARY COCKER CUP"

719   SOLO PROSE READING                                  Own Choice    16 & under     3 min   £5.50
         "THE CARDEN CUP"

720** SOLO PROSE READING                                  Own Choice     under 21       3 min  £6.00
         "THE GORDON WILLIAMS CUP"
DUOLOGUE (Except Shakespeare)
No costume but small hand props may be used - timing to include introduction
721   DUOLOGUE                                                       Own Choice  10 & under      4 min £6.00
         "THE TINIES DUOLOGUE CUP"

722   DUOLOGUE                                                       Own Choice  12 & under      4 min  £6.00
         "HMYF MEDALS"

723   DUOLOGUE                                                       Own Choice  14 & under      5 min £7.00
         "TWO HMFY MEDALS"

724   DUOLOGUE                                                       Own Choice  16 & under      5 min  £8.00
         "HMYF MEDALS"
SOLO ACTING (Except Shakespeare)
No costume but small hand props may be used - timing to include introduction
725   SOLO ACTING                                                   Own Choice   10 & under     3 min  £4.00
         "THE BURNAGE"

726   SOLO ACTING                                                   Own Choice   12 & under     3 min £5.00
         "THE GREEN CUP"

727   SOLO ACTING                                                    Own Choice  14 & under     4 min £5.50
         "THE CHESHIRE CUP"

728   SOLO ACTING                                                    Own Choice  16 & under     4 min £6.50
         "THE JOY NICHOLSON CUP"

729**SOLO ACTING                                                    Own Choice  under 21        4 min £7.00
         "CUP TBC"

SOLO COMEDY
No costume but small hand props may be used - timing to include introduction
730   SOLO COMEDY                                                   Own Choice  13 & under    3 min £5.50
         "THE IDRIS OWEN CUP"

731   SOLO COMEDY                                                   Own Choice  16 & under    4 min £6.50
         "THE BRAESIDE CUP"

SHAKESPEARE SOLO
No costume but small hand props may be used - timing to include introduction
732   SHAKESPEARE SOLO                                           Own Choice14 & under    5 min £6.00
         "THE LODGE CUP"

733   SHAKESPEARE SOLO                                           Own Choice16 & under    5 min £7.00
          "CUP TBC"

734** SHAKESPEARE SOLO                                           Own Choice under 21     5 min £8.00
         "THE LAUREL CUP"
THE SUBSCRIBER'S ROSEBOWL

** The winners of Classes 710, 712, 713, 720, 729, and 734 (provided that a minimum mark of 87 has been achieved) will be invited to compete for the rosebowl.
Competitors will perform their winning piece from the respective class.
Ths class will be held at the end of the afternoon session.
No competitor may perform more than once in this class.

HMYF

Heaton Mersey Youth Festival