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Speech Classes - Syllabus
ENTRIES CLOSE - Monday 12th July 2010
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PLEASE NOTE REGULATIONS IN OWN CHOICE CLASSES (Rules 10 & 11). THE TITLE AND PUBLISHER OF OWN CHOICE PIECE AND COPY MUST BE SENT WITH THE ENTRY FORM. All set books are available from any good bookshop
IN THE INTERESTS OF UPHOLDING THE ART OF VERSE SPEAKING, THIS FESTIVAL DISCOURAGES THE USE OF MOVEMENT AND GESTURE IN VERSE SPEAKING AND SONNET CLASSES, with the exception of Comic Verse Classes 130, 132, 138 and 115
  • The committee reserves the right to refuse to accept any Speech and Drama item that contains language that may cause offence. See Rule 20
  • Competitors may only enter once in any solo class. See Rule 7
  • More than one duologue may not be performed with the same partner.
  • Acting solos and duologues: Own choice of a scene from any play. (Shakespeare solos accepted in Classes 118 and 119 only).
  • No Costume. Hand props only allowed.

Timing: See Rule 9 re the marks

  • Solos: Not to exceed 5 minutes
  • Duologues (Junior) Not to exceed 5 minutes
  • Duologues (Adult) Not to exceed 8 minutes
FRIDAY, 1st OCTOBER, 2010
Adjudicator:  Ann Newsom
Class 129

CHORAL SPEAKING (15 yrs and under).

Lancashire Evening Post Perpetual Challenge Trophy FREE
  Own choice of 2 contrasting poems. Not more than 8 minutes in total. Minimum number of 8 in each group. A COPY OF THE PIECES MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY    
Class 130 CHORAL SPEAKING (16 years and over). Two contrasting pieces of own choice. A COPY OF EACH PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY Festival Trophy FREE
SATURDAY, 2nd OCTOBER, 2010
Adjudicators: June Raynor, Ann Newson, Stephen Owen, Carol Lamont, Priscilla Morris
Class 80
VERSE SPEAKING (7 years and under)
Harold Baker Cup
£3.50
The Man Outside, Richard Edwards (LAMDA Vol 14, Pg 31) OR Who's In, Elizabeth Fleming (LAMDA Vol 14, Pg 27)
Class 81
VERSE SPEAKING (8 years)
Rimmer Cup
£3.50
My Sister Thinks I'm Hopeless, Valerie Bloom (Works 3 Pg 301) OR Ocean Travel, Jennifer Tweedie (Works 2, pg 126)
Class 82
VERSE SPEAKING (9 years)
Ellen Mapp Trophy
£3.50
Map of Me, James Carter (Works 6 Pg 178) OR Sorry, Corale Rumble (Works 6 Pg 156)
Class 83
VERSE SPEAKING  (10 years)
Clarke Cup
£3.50
Sometimes, Stewart Henderson (Works 6 Pg 103) OR The Sloth, Theodore Roethke (Works 5 Pg 36)
Class 84
VERSE SPEAKING  (11 years)
Joanna Newson Cup
£3.50
April 1st , Liz Brownee (Works 6 Pg 36) OR The Bogeyman, Jack Prelutsky (LAMDA Vol 14, Pg 68
Class 85
VERSE SPEAKING (12 & 13years)
Haworth Cup
£4.00
Names, Brian Moses (Works 2, pg 374) OR The Fieldmouse's Monologue, Elizabeth Jennings (LAMDA Vol 14 Pg 60)
Class 86
VERSE SPEAKING (14 & 15 years)
Pat Markham Cup
£4.00
The Power of Love, Vernon Scannel (Works 6 Pg 292) OR It Was Long Ago, Eleanor Farjeon (Works 3 Pg 321)
Class 87
VERSE SPEAKING (16 yrs and over)
Michael Callaghan Trophy
£5.00
Own choice of a poem, or extract of a poem by Vernon Scannel OR Stevie Smith. A COPY OF THE POEM OR EXTRACT MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY
Class 88
COMIC VERSE (11 years and under)
Festival Shield
£3.50
Own choice of a poem or extract of a poem. Not to exceed 3 minutes. A COPY OF THE POEM OR EXTRACT MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY
Class 89
COMIC VERSE ( 12 & 13 years)
Victor Jones Memorial Trophy
£4.00
Own choice of a poem or extract of a poem. Not to exceed 3 minutes. A COPY OF THE POEM OR EXTRACT MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY
Class 90
COMIC VERSE ( 14 & 15 years)
Elsie Wright Cup
£4.00
Own choice of a poem or extract of a poem. Not to exceed 3 minutes. A COPY OF THE POEM OR EXTRACT MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY
Class 91
COMIC VERSE (16 years and over)
Annie St. John Memorial Trophy
£5.00
Own choice of a poem or extract of a poem. Not to exceed 3 minutes. A COPY OF THE POEM OR EXTRACT MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY
Class 92
NOVICE VERSE SPEAKING (11 years and under)
Festival Shield
£3.50
Own Choice. Not to exceed 2 minutes. A COPY OF THE POEM OR EXTRACT MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY. This class is open only to competitors who have not, so far, won a first prize in Verse Speaking in any Festival.
Class 93 NOVICE VERSE SPEAKING (16 years and over) Festival Trophy £5.00
 
Own Choice. Not to exceed 2 minutes. A COPY OF THE POEM OR EXTRACT MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY. This class is open only to competitors who have not, so far, won a first prize in Verse Speaking in any Festival.
    
Class 94 SONNET RECITAL (12 to 15 years inclusive) Festival Shield £4.00
  Own Choice. A COPY OF THE PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY    
Class 95 SONNET RECITAL (16 yrs and over) June Stansfield Cup £5.00
  Own Choice. A COPY OF THE PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY    
Class 96 PREPARED PROSE READING (8 years and under) Soroptomists International of Fleetwood Cup £3.50
  From any book by Humphrey Carpenter. The title of the book must be sent with the entry. A passage not to exceed 3 minutes to be chosen. A COPY OF THE PIECE CHOSEN MUST BE SENT WITH THE ENTRY    
Class 97 PREPARED PROSE  READING (9 years and under) Margaret Rowntree Trophy  £3.50
  From any book by Anthony Browne. The title of the book must be sent with the entry. A passage not to exceed 3 minutes to be chosen. A COPY OF THE PIECE CHOSEN MUST BE SENT WITH THE ENTRY    
Class 98 PREPARED PROSE READING (10 years and under 12 years) Festival Shield £3.50
  From any book by Nina Bawden. The title of the book must be sent with the entry. A passage not to exceed 3 minutes to be chosen. A COPY OF THE PIECE CHOSEN SHOULD BE SENT WITH THE ENTRY    
Class 99 PREPARED PROSE READING (12 and 13 years) Lucy Stansfield Cup £4.00
  Any book by Berlie Doherty. The title of the book must be sent with the entry. A passage not to exceed 3 minutes to be chosen and prepared by the competitor. A COPY OF THE PIECE CHOSEN SHOULD BE SENT WITH THE ENTRY    
Class 100 PROSE READING (14 & 15 years) Percy and Edna Bedford Trophy £4.00
  From the book Just Henry, Michelle Magorian. A passage not to exceed 3 minutes to be chosen and prepared by the competitor. A COPY OF THE PIECE CHOSEN SHOULD BE SENT WITH THE ENTRY    
Class 101 PREPARED PROSE READING (16yrs and over) Festival Shield £5.00
  An extract from a book by EITHER Elizabeth Gaskell OR Khaled Hosseini. A passage not to exceed 3 minutes to be chosen and prepared by the competitor.. A COPY OF THE PIECE CHOSEN SHOULD BE SENT WITH THE ENTRY    
Class 102 PROSE READING (11 years and under) Festival Trophy £3.50
  A passage to be chosen by the ADJUDICATOR    
Class 103 PROSE READING (12 & 13 years) Ethel Morrow Cup £4.00
  A passage to be chosen by the ADJUDICATOR    
Class 104 PROSE READING (14 & 15 years) Festival Shield £4.00
  A passage to be chosen by the ADJUDICATOR    
Class 105 SOLO IMPROVISATION ( 16 years and over) Whittaker Cup £5.00
  The adjudicator will set various themes.  Each competitor will be handed a slip of paper with a different subject title and will be allowed a few minutes to prepare an improvisation (with speech).  NOT to exceed 3 minutes    
Class 106 MEMORIZED PROSE (11 years and under) Festival Trophy £3.50
  Own choice    
Class 107 MEMORIZED PROSE (12 to 15 years inclusive) Festival Trophy £4.00
  Own Choice. No more than 3 minutes including introduction. A COPY OF THE PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY    
Class 108 PREPARED SCRIPTURE READING (11 years and under) James and Agnes Haworth Memorial Trophy £3.50
  A passage to be chosen from any translation of the Bible and introduced relating to a special occasion. E.g. Harvest Festival, Christening, Wedding etc. A passage NOT to exceed 3 minutes to be chosen and prepared by the competitor. THE CHAPTER AND VERSE REFERENCE MUST BE SENT WITH THE ENTRY.    
Class 109 PREPARED SCRIPTURE READING (12 to 15 years inclusive) The Major and Mrs Brown Trophy £4.00
  A passage to be chosen from any translation of the Bible and introduced relating to a special occasion. E.g. Harvest Festival, Christening, Wedding etc. A passage NOT to exceed 3 minutes to be chosen and prepared by the competitor. THE CHAPTER AND VERSE REFERENCE MUST BE SENT WITH THE ENTRY.    
Class 110 PREPARED SCRIPTURE READING (16yrs and over) Savoy Trophy £5.00
  A passage to be chosen from any translation of the Bible and introduced relating to a special occasion. E.g. Harvest Festival, Christening, Wedding etc. A passage NOT to exceed 3 minutes to be chosen and prepared by the competitor. THE CHAPTER AND VERSE REFERENCE MUST BE SENT WITH THE ENTRY.    
Class 111 ACTING SOLO (9 years and under) Whitham Cup £3.50
  A COPY OF THE PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY    
Class 112 ACTING SOLO (10 years and under 12 years) Borrowdale Trophy £3.50
  A COPY OF THE PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY    
Class 113 ACTING SOLO (12 years) Own choice Edgeware Cup £4.00
  A COPY OF THE PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY.    
Class 114 ACTING SOLO (13 years) Alice Stirrup Cup £4.00
  A COPY OF THE PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY.  
Class 115 ACTING SOLO (14 years and under 16 years) Peggy Secker Trophy £4.00
  Own choice. A COPY OF THE PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY.    
Class 116 ACTING SOLO (16 years and over) Margot Hutchinson Cup £5.00
  Own choice. A COPY OF THE PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY    
Class 117 NOVICE ACTING SOLO (12 to 15 years inclusive) Susan Sieradski Cup £4.00
  This class is open only to competitors who have not, so far, won a first prize in Solo Acting in any Festival. Not to exceed 2 minutes. A COPY OF THE PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY.    
Class 118 JUNIOR SHAKESPEARE SOLO (15 years and under) Anne Barlow Cup £4.00
  Particulars including Act, Scene from…to…must be given on the entry form.  No copy need be sent.     
Class 119 SHAKESPEARE SOLO (16 years and over) Aitkin Trophy £5.00
  Particulars including Act, Scene from…to… must be given on the entry form.  No copy need be sent.    
Class 120 SOLO IMPROVISATION (11 years and under) Joyce McKay Trophy £3.50
  The adjudicator will set various themes. Each competitor will be handed a slip of paper with a different subject title and will be allowed a few minutes to prepare an improvisation (with speech). NOT to exceed 3 minutes.    
Class 121 SOLO IMPROVISATION (12 years and under 16 years) Whittaker Trophy £4.00
  The adjudicator will set various themes. Each competitor will be handed a slip of paper with a different subject title and will be allowed a few minutes to prepare an improvisation (with speech). NOT to exceed 3 minutes.    
Class 122 OWN COMPOSITION (15 years and under) Festival Shield £4.00
  Compose and Submit an unpublished poem. A copy of the poem should be sent with the entry form for adjudication. For an additional mark it should be read on Festival day. If the competitor is not present to perform during the class an adjudication will be given but a mark will not be awarded.    
Class 122a OWN COMPOSITION (16 years and above) Festival Shield £4.00
  Compose and Submit an unpublished poem. A copy of the poem should be sent with the entry form for adjudication.  For an additional mark it should be read on Festival day.  If the competitor is not present to perform during the class an adjudication will be given but a mark will not be awarded    
Class 123 PREPARED MIME (15 years and under). Festival Shield £4.00
  Prepare a mime not lasting more than 2 minutes on the theme "Going Home" OR "Entertaining". Hand props, vocal utterance and costumes will NOT be allowed    
Class 124 PREPARED MIME (16 years and over) Festival Shield £5.00
  Prepare a mime lasting not more than 3 minutes on the theme of "Delayed" OR " Disaster in the Kitchen". Hand props, vocal utterance and costumes will NOT be allowed    
Class 125 JUNIOR DUOLOGUE (11yrs and under) Eatough Trophy £5.00
  Own Choice. No competitor may enter this class more than twice, and not with the same partner. A COPY OF THE PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY    
Class 126 JUNIOR DUOLOGUE (15years and under) Kathandra Cups £5.00
  One partner must be 12 to 15 years of age. No competitor may appear in this class more than twice and not with the same partner. A COPY OF THE PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY  
Class127 SENIOR DUOLOGUE Vera Toolan Trophy £6.00
  One competitor must be 16 years or over – the partner may be younger. No competitor may enter more than twice in this class and not with the same partner. A COPY OF THE PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY    
Class 128 PREPARED READING FROM THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER (11-18 years)   £4.00
 

To speak or read passages from the 1662 Prayer Book of not less than 3, or more than 5minutes duration. The passages chosen by the competitor should be selected from the following:

  • A selection from Morning prayer, Evening Prayer or Holy Communion (omitting any priestly words - absolution, consecration, blessing)
  • A suitable passage from services of Baptism, Marriage or Burial (again no priestly words)
  • A suitable passage or selection from elsewhere in the Book of Common Prayer e.g. The Litany, Special Prayers and Thanksgivings, the Catechism, Communion, Forms of Prayer to be used at sea.
  • A selection of Psalms
  • The Collect, Epistle and Gospel for any Sunday or Holy Day (or part there from)

Competitors should have passed their eleventh but have not attained their nineteenth birthday by 1st December

Each competitor will receive a copy of the Book of Common Prayer or a Book Token. In addition the BLACKBURN BRANCH of the PRAYER BOOK SOCIETY will award a FIRST PRIZE of £20.  
Class 131 RECITAL CLASS (any age) Festival Shield £5.00
  A linked programme of 3 items of poetry, prose and/or drama to be performed on a theme of the competitor’s choice. Not to exceed 10 minutes. None of the material may be used in any other class. A COPY OF EACH PIECE MUST BE SENT WITH ENTRY    
Class 135 JUNIOR VERSE SPEAKING CHAMPIONSHIP (under 12 years) E & M Clarke Trophy  
  Winners in classes 80, 82, 83 and 84 will take part in this competition.    
Class 136 JUNIOR VERSE SPEAKING CHAMPIONSHIP (12 -15yrs) Fleetwood Round Table Rose Bowl  
  Winners in classes 85, 86 and 94 will take part in this competition.    
Class 137 JUNIOR ACTING CHAMPIONSHIP (under 12) Festival Shield  
Class 138 SPEECH CHAMPIONSHIP (12 -15yrs) Gina Penkeyman Trophy  
Class 139 DUOLOGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Festival Shield  
  Winners in classes 125, 126 and 127 will take part in this competition    
The Maureen Tyler Cup will be awarded to the competitor aged 16, 17 or 18 years gaining the highest mark in any solo speech class, including Reading and Improvisation on Saturday 2nd Oct.
A Certificate will be awarded to the competitor with the highest mark in classes 87, 91, 95, 116, & 119.
The Fleetwood competitor gaining the highest marks in the Acting and Shakespeare solo classes will be eligible for the Onward Theatre Festival Trophy. This will be presented during the Championship classes at Fleetwood High School, during the early evening.