WORK IN PROGRESSSUBJECT TO CHANGESpeech & DramaSaturday 27th 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 | £14.50 | |
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The Scorpion by Hilaire Belloc OR |
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Elephants by John Newlove OR |
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Oh to be by Mike Griffin |
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| S1 | School Year 1 | £14.50 | |
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Chips by Stanley Cook OR |
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New Sights by Anon OR |
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The Coat by Dennis Lee |
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| S2 | School Year 2 | £14.50 | |
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Bedtime by Eleanor Farjeon OR |
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New Shoes by Anon OR |
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Poem for the Last Day of Football Season by Paul Cookson |
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| S3 | School Year 3 | £16.00 | |
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It’s not my Fault by John Kitching OR |
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Monday by Eric Finney OR |
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If You’re No Good at Cooking by Kit Wright |
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| S4 | School Year 4 | £16.00 | |
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Elastic Jones by John Foster OR |
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Why? by Gyles Brandreth OR |
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Enough to Make you Sick by Dick King-Smith |
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| S5 | School Year 5 | £16.00 | |
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Favouritism by Trevor Harvey OR |
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Because of Number One by Pam Gidney OR |
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Homework by Ray Mather |
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| S6 | School Year 6 | £16.00 | |
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Midnight Wood by Raymond Wilson OR |
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I’d Like to be a Teabag by Peter Dixon OR |
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The Snowman by Roger McGough |
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| S7 | School Year 7 | £17.00 | |
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The Ghoul by Jack Prelutsky OR |
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Give Up Slimming, Mum by Kit Wright OR |
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How to Ask for a Hamster by Valerie Bloom |
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| S8 | School Year 8 | £17.00 | |
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Dear Mr Examiner by Gareth Owen OR |
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Orders of the Day by John Cunliffe OR |
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If I Were a Shape by Brian Moses |
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| S9 | School Years 9 & 10 | £17.00 | |
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The Visitor by Ian Serraillier OR |
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The Huntsman by Edward Lowbury OR |
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Teacher by Carol Ann Duffy |
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| S10 | School Years 11 - 13 | £18.00 | |
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Colour of my Dreams by Peter Dixon OR |
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All the World’s a Stage by William Shakespeare OR |
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For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon |
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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 | £14.50 |
| S12 | School Year 1 | 1 min | £14.50 |
| S13 | School Year 2 | 2 mins | £14.50 |
| S14 | School Year 3 | 2 mins | £16.00 |
| S15 | School Year 4 | 2 mins | £16.00 |
| S16 | School Year 5 | 2 mins | £16.00 |
| S17 | School Year 6 | 2 mins | £16.00 |
| S18 | School Years 7 & 8 | 3 mins | £17.00 |
| S19 | School Years 9 & 10 | 3 mins | £17.00 |
| S20 | School Years 11 - 13 | 3 mins | £18.00 |
PROSE READING (OWN CHOICE) |
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| S23 | School Years 2 & Under | 2 mins | £14.50 |
| S24 | School Year 3 | 2 mins | £16.00 |
| S25 | School Year 4 | 2 mins | £16.00 |
| S26 | School Year 5 | 2 mins | £16.00 |
| S27 | School Year 6 | 2 mins | £16.00 |
| S28 | School Year 7 | 3 mins | £17.00 |
| S29 | School Year 8 | 3 mins | £17.00 |
| S30 | School Year 9 & 10 | 3 mins | £17.00 |
| S31 | School Years 11 - 13 | 3 mins | £18.00 |
ADULT PERFORMANCE |
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| S74 (new in 2027) | Solo Performance — Age 19 and over | 3 mins | £18.00 |
OWN COMPOSITION |
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| S78 (new in 2027) | Own Composition — School Years 6 & Under | 2 mins | £16.00 |
| S79 (new in 2027) | Own Composition — School Years 13 & Under | 3 mins | £18.00 |
PERFORMANCE POETRY |
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| S76 (new in 2027) | Performance Poetry — School Years 6 & Under | 3 mins | £16.00 |
| S77 (new in 2027) | Performance Poetry — School Years 13 & Under | 4 mins | £18.00 |
RELAXED CLASS |
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| S75 (new in 2027) | Relaxed Class — Non-competitive | 5 mins | £14.50 |
PUBLIC SPEAKING |
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| S33 | School Years 6 & Under | 3 mins | £16.00 |
| S34 | School Years 7 - 9 | 4 mins | £17.00 |
| S35 | School Years 10 - 13 | 4 mins | £18.00 |
SIGHT READING |
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| S36 | School Years 3 & 4 | £16.00 | |
| S37 | School Years 5 & 6 | £16.00 | |
| S38 | School Years 7 - 9 | £17.00 | |
| S39 | School Years 10 - 13 | £18.00 | |
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 | £16.00 |
| S51 | School Years 5 & 6 | 3 mins | £16.00 |
Duologue |
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| S54 | School Years 4 & Under | 4 mins | £23.50 |
| S55 | School Years 5 & 6 | 4 mins | £23.50 |
SCENE OR MONOLOGUE FROM A SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY |
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Solo |
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| S46 | School Years 7 - 9 | 4 mins | £17.00 |
| S47 | School Years 10 - 13 | 4 mins | £18.00 |
Duologue |
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| S48 | School Years 7 - 9 | 5 mins | £24.50 |
| S49 | School Years 10 - 13 | 5 mins | £25.50 |
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 | £17.00 |
| S53 | School Years 10 - 13 | 4 mins | £18.00 |
Duologue |
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| S56 | School Years 7 - 9 | 5 mins | £24.50 |
| S57 | School Years 10 - 13 | 5 mins | £25.50 |
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 | £71.00 |
| S59 | School Years 13 & Under | 10 mins | £77.00 |
GROUP ANTHOLOGY |
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| S60 | School Years 6 & Under | 10 mins | £71.00 |
| S61 | School Years 13 & Under | 10 mins | £77.00 |
DEVISED SCENE |
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| S62 | School Years 6 & Under | 4 mins | £60.00 |
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Party Time OR |
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At the Library |
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| S63 | School Years 9 & Under | 5 mins | £60.00 |
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The Car Trip OR |
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Kitchen Capers |
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| S64 | School Years 11 & Under | 5 mins | £64.00 |
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Visit to an Art Gallery OR |
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The Experiment |
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| S65 | School Years 13 & Under | 5 mins | £64.00 |
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Keep Very Still! OR |
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The Operation |
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