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PLEASE NOTE THE
CUT-OFF DATE OF SEPTEMBER 1st FOR AGE LIMITS
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401
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Shakespeare
16 years and over Own choice (4 minutes)
Prize: The SENIOR CHALLENGE CUP FOR SPEECH
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£6.00
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The JUNIOR CHALLENGE CUP will be awarded
to the competitor gaining the highest mark in Classes 402 & 403
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402
403
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13
to 15 years Own choice (3 minutes)
12
years and under Own choice (3 minutes)
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£5.50
£5.00
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405
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Solo Drama other than Shakespeare
16 years and over Own
choice (4 minutes)
Prize:
The CECILY SKINNER CUP FOR SENIOR DRAMA
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£6.00
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The
BRANSTON CUP will be awarded to the competitor gaining the highest mark in
classes 406 and 407
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406
407
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13
to 15 years Own
choice (3 minutes)
12 years and under Own choice (3 minutes)
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£5.50
£5.00
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Duologue
In
these classes, small essential hand props are allowed, but no excessive
scenery or costume is permitted. The age limits apply only to the elder of
the performers.
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410
411
412
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15 to 17
years Own choice (5 minutes)
Prize: The CECILY SKINNER PLATES
12 to 14 years Own choice (4 minutes)
Prize: The VANGUARD AWARD
11 years and under Own choice (4 minutes)
Prize: The MARY SHACKEL CUPS
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£7.80
£7.20
£6.60
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413
414
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Solo Mime
13 years and over (4 minutes)
Theme: A mime to illustrate a
well-known saying or proverb
Prize:
The CROFT TROPHY (SENIOR)
12 years and under (3 minutes)
Theme: A mime to illustrate a
well-known saying or proverb
Prize: The CROFT TROPHY (JUNIOR)
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£5.50
£5.00
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415
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Group
Mime
Any
age Own choice (6 minutes)
Prize: The NEW ERA ACADEMY TROPHY
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£13.00
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Prose Speaking
Own choice of a
passage from the following set novels according to the stated time limits
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418
419
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11 to 13
years (3 minutes)
Goodnight Mr Tom
by
Michelle Magorian (Puffin)
9 and 10 years (3 minutes)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (Puffin)
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£5.00
£4.50
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Religious Text Reading
A prepared passage
from the Bible or the religious text of the candidate's own religion, to be
read in English
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421
422
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12 to 15 years
(4 minutes)
11 years and under (3 minutes)
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£5.50
£4.50
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Theme Classes
For Groups of 3 – 12 people. To
explore and present a programme on a theme such as School, Time, Adventure,
Weather or a title of own choice. Poetry, prose, drama, music and movement
may be included. (NB live music only)
Fee
£4.00 per person (Maximum £30.00)
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425
426
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13 years and over (15 minutes)
12 years and under (15 minutes)
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Choral Speaking
Minimum of 6
performers in the choir
Own
choice of one or two items of verse or prose
The CHORAL SPEAKING CHALLENGE SHIELD will
be awarded to the competitors gaining the highest mark in Classes 428 &
429
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428
429
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12
years and over (6 minutes)
11 years and
under (6 minutes)
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£13.00
£13.00
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A
Poem of Own Choice NEW CLASSESS
The ELOCUTION CHALLENGE CUP will be awarded to the competitor
gaining the highest mark in Classes 431 to 435
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431
432
433
434
435
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16 years and over
12 to15 years
10 and 11 years
8 & 9 years
7 years and under
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(4 minutes)
(3 minutes)
(3 minutes)
(2 minutes)
(2 minutes)
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£5.50
£5.00
£4.50
£4.00
£4.00
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Shared
Poem
Own choice of poem shared between
two speakers
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436
437
438
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Mixed Ages
9 to 11 years
8 years and under
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(3 minutes)
(2 minutes)
(2
minutes)
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£6.60
£6.00
£5.40
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Closed Classes NEW CLASSESS
Classes
441 to 445 are CLOSED CLASSES
open only to competitors who have not won a first place in a Speech Class
at any Festival at the time of entry
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441
442
443
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16 years and
over
12 to 15
years
10 and 11 years
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Own choice
poem (4 minutes)
Own choice
poem (3 minutes)
Own choice poem (3 minutes)
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£5.50
£5.00
£4.50
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444
445
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8 and 9 years
7 years and
under
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Own choice
poem (2 minutes)
Own choice
poem (2 minutes)
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£4.00
£4.00
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450
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Non
Competitive Class
18 years and under
Own choice of a
favourite piece of poetry or prose
(4 minutes)
No awards will be made in
this class. Entrants will receive an
adjudication and a
Performer’s Certificate.
They
may not enter for any other solo speech classes
Set Poem Classes
In Classes 453, 454,
455, 456, 457 &
458 all poems come from Read Me 2 - chosen by Gaby Morgan (Macmillan Children’s
Books)
The CECILY SKINNER TROPHY FOR POETRY will be
awarded to the competitor
gaining the highest mark in classes 453 and 454
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£5.50
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453
454
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12 to 14 years
First Day at School by Roger
McGough (p 129) OR
The Visitor by Ian Serraillier (p 179)
11 years
The Cane by Allan Ahlberg (p 8)
OR
Escape at Bedtime by Robert
Louis Stevenson (p 93)
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£5.00
£4.50
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455
456
457
458
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The McGRATH CUP to be awarded to the competitor gaining the
highest mark in classes 455 to 458
10 years
Spaghetti by Frank Flynn (p 83)
OR
What has Happened to Lulu? by Charles
Causley (p 47)
9 years
Hot Food by
Michael Rosen (p 163) OR
Nightmare by
Siv Widerberg (p 207)
8 years
Greedy Dog by
James Hurley (p102) OR
What Became of Them? Anon (p
20)
7 years
Stretching by Sharon Cheeks (p 50)
OR
The Little Turtle by
Vachel Lindsay (p118)
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£4.00
£4.00
£4.00
£4.00
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