SPEECH AND DRAMA

SPEECH AND DRAMA

e SPECIAL AWARDS FOR SPEECH & DRAMA f

Sir Robert Hobart Rose Bowl awarded for the Highest Mark gained in the Speech and Drama Sections;

The Charles Blake Memorial Cup awarded for the Highest Marks in Classes 465, 466 & 467;

The Hon Mrs Kitcheson Cup (Lady Seely Junior Cup) for the Highest Individual Mark in Junior Piano, Strings, Woodwind & Drama Sections;

Lady Seely Senior Cup for the Highest Individual Mark in the Senior Strings, Piano, Woodwind and Drama Sections;

The Thomas Hudson Shield for the Highest Aggregate Score in Literary Composition;

Joan Timms (nee Pleninger) Salver for the Highest Mark in the Miming Team

THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO BOTH THE SENIOR & JUNIOR SECTIONS

(To be read in conjunction with the Festival Rules in the White Section)

1. The IWMCF has entered into an agreement with the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS). This means that entrants do not have to seek copyright permission for any poetry, prose or solo dramatic items performed to a time limit of 10 minutes.

2. Solo dramatic items must be announced with title and author at the time of performance to qualify for copyright indemnity and the performer must not change the words or gender of the character.

3. Duologues and group dramatic activity are not covered by this agreement and copyright for these items should be sought by performers at the time of entry.

4. A Team is defined as between 4 and 15 persons in total, unless otherwise stated; e.g. any number allowed in Classes 439, 440, 441 and 495.

5. No competitor may compete more than once in any SOLO Class.

6. Time Limits must be strictly adhered to or the performance will be stopped.

7. Anything of an adult or explicit nature should be brought to the attention of a member of the Speech & Drama Committee as soon as is practicable or, failing that, to the Table Steward or Adjudicator on the day, prior to performance.

8. Curtained background - as provided - will be used for all Classes.

9. Essential hand props are permitted in all Classes except Miming, where they are prohibited.

10. In the Miming Classes, a short sub-title may be given.

11. In the Miming Classes, background music may be used as a stimulus.

12. Costume is not allowed in the Miming Classes.

13. Costume is optional in Drama and Duologue Classes.

14. Plays: the Title, Type and Period of the play (e.g. Comedy, Drama etc. and Modern, Restoration etc.) along with the performance time must be stated on the Entry Form.

15. In the Drama and Senior Duologue Classes, a limit of 5 minutes is allowed for setting the stage after it has been cleared by the previous team.

16. The Closing Date for all entries is: 1^st December 2009.

JUNIOR SECTION

1. In all Solo speaking, competitors will be judged on the test pieces only. No own choice pieces will be required.

2. Classes are open to all competitors aged 18 & under on January 1^st 2010.

3. For all Junior Solo Classes, the Entrance Fee is £5.00, unless otherwise stated.

4. The Closing Date for all Entries is: 1^st December 2009.

Ý STOP PRESS Ý

In the JUNIOR SECTION for 2010, the Speech & Drama Committee is pleased to introduce the following NEW Classes – denoted by an asterisk in the main listings – and summarised below:

Class 431A Solo Acting for Boys and Girls (9 to 11 year olds);

Class 431B Solo Acting for Boys and Girls (12 & 13 year olds);

Class 431C Solo Acting for Boys and Girls (14 & 15 year olds);

Class 437A Create and tell a story around an object provided by the Adjudicator;

Class 446 Newspaper Headline Class with First and Second Prizes in each age group;

Class 458 ‘The Dungeon’;

Class 459 Dialect Class for 12 to 15 year olds;

Class 460 Dialect Class for 16 to 18 year olds;

Class 470 Devised Theatre;

Class 472A Media Studies-Style Interview;

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VERSE SPEAKING – JUNIOR – BOYS’ SOLO
Class	Age	Details
400	6 & 7 yrs	MARY HARRIS MEMORIAL CUP THE GUARD DOG – John Foster Climb Aboard the Poetry Plane – O.U.P
401	8 years	RICH BEQUEST CUP THE FAMOUS FLEA CIRCUS – Jack Prelutsky It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles – Collins
402	9 years	MISSES EGERTON & HOUGH CUP I CHASED A DRAGON THROUGH THE WOODS – Jack Prelutsky It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles - Collins
403	10 & 11 years	WESTMONT SCHOOL CUP THE ALIEN FOOTBALL TEAM – Charles Thomson Aliens Stole my Underpants etc. - Macmillan
404	12 & 13 years	FESTIVAL MEDAL THE HOUSE ON THE HILL – Wes Magee The Very Best of Wes Magee - Macmillan
405	14 & 15 years	FESTIVAL MEDAL THE NEIGHBOUR WITHOUT A SHADOW – Brian Patten Juggling with Gerbils – Puffin
406	16 - 18 years	MR & MRS W L McISAAC CUP for Highest Mark with Class 420 CRICKETING COMPASSION – Neville Denson A Breathless Hush – An Anthology of Cricket Poems - Methuen

VERSE SPEAKING – JUNIOR – GIRLS’ SOLO
Class	Age	Details
407	6 & 7 yrs	MARY HARRIS MEMORIAL CUP THE CENTRAL HEATING – John Foster Four O’Clock Friday – O.U.P
408	8 years	L R LONGHURST MEMORIAL CUP I HAD AN INVISIBLE PLAYMATE – Jack Prelutsky It’s Raining Pigs & Noodles – Collins
409	9 years	MARY WARD-PEARSON CUP THE HOUR WHEN THE WITCHES FLY – John Foster Four O’Clock Friday – O.U.P
410	10 years	JANINA SNOW MEMORIAL CUP AND S-S-SO TO B-B-BED – Max Fatchen Petrifying Poems - Hippo
411	11 years	TOM PRICE MEMORIAL CUP MIDNIGHT SNOW – Gareth Owen My Granny is a Sumo Wrestler – Young Lion
412	12 years	BARBARA ARNOLD CUP THE MERMAID AND THE FISHERMAN – John Foster Climb Aboard the Poetry Plane – O.U.P
413	13 years	MARIGOLD BLAKE CUP GIANT WINTER – John Foster Four O’Clock Friday – O.U.P
414	14 & 15 years	MISSES EGERTON & HOUGH CUP A CHINESE PICTURE – Linda Suggate LAMDA Anthology of Verse & Prose XI – Max Reinhardt
415	16 - 18 years	CAROL ORR MEMORIAL CUP THE SHINING – Brian Lee The Works 5 - Macmillan

PROSE SPEAKING – JUNIOR – BOYS’ SOLO
Class	Age	Details
416	8 & 9 years	RICH BEQUEST CUP MR MAJEIKA AND THE GHOST TRAIN – Humphrey Carpenter (Puffin) Taken from Chapter 4: “The weather factory to “…wrong lever.” [Omit from “But we haven’t got”…..to”…..Wellington boots.”]
417	10 & 11 years	FESTIVAL MEDAL CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR – Roald Dahl (Collins) Taken from Chapter 16: “Charlie realised” to “ This is it Charlie.”
418	12 & 13 years	FESTIVAL MEDAL HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS – J.K.Rowling (Bloomsbury) Taken from Chapter 5: “Ron put his foot on the accelerator” to “ …solid castle wall.”
419	14 & 15 years	FESTIVAL MEDAL I’M THE KING OF THE CASTLE – Susan Hill (Penguin) Taken from Chapter 6: “Kingshaw hesitated.” to “…came the first rumble of thunder.”
420	16 - 18 years	MR & MRS W L McISAAC CUP for the Highest Mark with Class 406 THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Wordsworth Classics) Taken from The Speckled Band: “Suddenly there was…” to “…Holmes answered.”

PROSE SPEAKING – JUNIOR – GIRLS’ SOLO
Class	Age	Details
421	8 & 9 years	FESTIVAL MEDAL BAD BECKY IN TROUBLE – Gervase Phinn (Puffin) Taken from Story 2: Becky and the School Inspector: “When his beady green eyes” to “’Oh!’ was all the School Inspector could bring himself to say.”
422	10 years	SONIA WRAY MEMORIAL CUP THE BFG – Roald Dahl (Puffin) Taken from ‘The Snatch’: “Sophie, by squirming around in the blanket,…” to “…and then he’ll have me for breakfast.”
423	11years	J M LONGHURST CUP THE SECRET GARDEN – Frances Hodgson Burnett (Puffin) Taken from Chapter 1: “I believe I have taken…” to “…box your ears.”
424	12 & 13 years	MARY HARRIS MEMORIAL CUP MOONDIAL – Helen Cresswell (Puffin) Taken from Chapter 1: “The telephone rang.” to “…and was silent.”
425	14 & 15 years	FESTIVAL MEDAL THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN – Alan Garner (Harper Collins) Taken from Chapter 9: “They tiptoed into the room…” to “Colin and Susan stood transfixed.”
426	16 to 18 years	LORRAINE THOMAS CUP ATTENTION ALL SHIPPING – Charlie Connelly (Abacus) Taken from ‘Dover, Wight, Portland’: “The next morning I headed…” to “It burned down soon afterwards.”

DRAMATIC SCENES – JUNIOR – BOYS’ SOLO (Time limit - 3 minutes)
Class	Age	Details
427	14 & 15 years	BELLEVUE PLAYERS CUP Any Male Character’s speech from any Shakespeare play
428	16 to 18 years	MATTHEW KIMPTON CUP Any Male Character’s speech from any Shakespeare play

DRAMATIC SCENES – JUNIOR – GIRLS’ SOLO (Time limit - 3 minutes)
Class	Age	Details
429	14 & 15 years	MARY PARSONS-PAULA HIGGINS CUP Any Female Character’s speech from any Shakespeare play
430	16 to 18 years	THE MISS K M DAMON CUP Any Female Character’s speech from any Shakespeare play

DRAMATIC SCENES – JUNIOR – BOYS’ & GIRLS’ SOLO
Class	Age	Details
Ý431A	9 to 11 years	Own choice piece; a maximum of 3 minutes
Ý431B	12 & 13 years	Own choice piece; a maximum of 3 minutes
Ý431C	14 & 15 years	Own choice piece; a maximum of 3 minutes
431D	16 - 18 yrs	Any Speech from a post-1980 play; a maximum of 3 minutes

SIGHT READING – JUNIOR
Class	Age	Details
432	8 & 9 yrs	HAROLD COOPER CUP
433	10 & 11 yrs	HAROLD COOPER CUP
434	12 & 13 yrs	MISS LEIGH CUP
435	14 & 15 yrs	ORR-EWING CUP
436	16 - 18 yrs	LEIGH CUP

IMPROMPTU SPEAKING – JUNIOR
Class	Age	Details
Ý437A	9 to 11 yrs	Create and tell a story around an object provided by the Adjudicator 4 minutes each for preparation and performance
437B	12 to 15 yrs	SHANKLIN TOWN COUNCIL CUP Subject to be selected from a list set by the Adjudicator 5 minutes each for preparation and performance
438	16 - 18 yrs	MARK WOODNUTT CUP Subject to be selected from a list set by the Adjudicator 5 minutes each for preparation and performance

CHORIC SPEECH – JUNIOR (See Notes, below)
Class	Age	Details
439	9 yrs & under	YOUNG VECTIS PLAYERS CUP Time limit - 3 minutes each piece
440	10 - 13 years	MRS M E CULLOTY CUP Time limit - 3 minutes each piece
441	18 years & under	MRS H S BENZIE CUP Time limit - 4 minutes each piece

1. Own choice of 2 contrasting pieces.

2. Teachers are NOT to conduct.

3. Any number of performers may take part.

4. Entrance Fees are as follows:

a. 10 or fewer performers - £10;

b. More than 10 performers - £14.

THEME – JUNIOR (See Notes, below)
Class	Age	Details
442	11 years & under	FESTIVAL CHALLENGE CUP OWN CHOICE – Time limit 15 minutes
443	18 years & under	MATTHEWS CUP OWN CHOICE – Time limit 15 minutes

1. The chosen Theme may be interpreted through a combination of Verse, Prose, Reading, Drama or Mime.

2. Teams may be between 4 and 15 performers.

3. Entrance Fees are as follows:

a. 10 or fewer performers - £10;

b. More than 10 performers - £14.

ORIGINAL COMPOSITION – JUNIOR (See Notes, below)
Class	Details
444	KATRINA STEWART ROSE BOWL POEM - 50 lines or fewer
445	SHORT STORY – Own choice of subject in 2,000 words or fewer

1. Competitors must send their entries for this section, along with the official Entry Form, to Mrs B. Joyce Johnson, 18 Ward Avenue, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8AY, no later than 1^st December 2009.

2. Scripts that exceed the stated number of lines or words will be disqualified.

3. Nom-de-plumes need not be used.

4. Winning entries should not be entered in subsequent years.

5. All work should be unpublished.

6. Entrance Fee - £5 per script.

Class

Age

Details (See also Notes (including specific deadlines), below

Ý446A

9 & 10 years

SIX WORD NEWSPAPER HEADLINE

In conjunction with the Isle of Wight County Press whose Editor

will judge all entries and provide feedback.

First and Second Prizes to be awarded in each Age Group

Ý446B

11 to 13 years

1. Intention to enter Classes 446A and 446B has to be declared on the general Speech and Drama Entry Form which is to be found at the end of the Yellow Section of the Syllabus. The set fee for this Class of only £3.00 has to accompany the general Speech and Drama Entry Form which – in common with all other Festival Classes - has to be submitted by the Closing Date of 1^st December 2009.

2. Thereafter, from February 1^st 2010, a copy of the set news item for which the headline is to be written will be provided by the Isle of Wight County Press and can be viewed on the IWMCF website, with additional paper copies obtained if required from the Entries’ Secretary (Mrs B. Joyce Johnson, 18 Ward Avenue, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8AY).

3. Competitors are asked to study the news item for their particular age group and, as a result, compose a suitable headline of up to SIX words – every word to count.

4. Once competitors have composed their newspaper headline – which is to be entirely their own work – they are to fill in the dedicated Entry Form which is both downloadable from the IWMCF website and is also available in paper copy positioned at the back of the Yellow Section of this Syllabus.

5. Please note ONLY ONE ENTRY PER COMPETITOR is allowed.

6. The aforementioned dedicated Entry Form (or a photocopy thereof), duly completed and countersigned by a responsible adult, is then to be returned to the Entries’ Secretary by 20^th February 20^th 2010. Please note that intention to enter must already have been declared back in December 2009, along with the attendant Entry Fee. No late entries or monies will be taken at this February 2010 submission date which is solely for the submission of the headline itself.

7. In the case of a school’s block entry, the address of the school may be substituted for that of the individual entrant but please note that the prize(s) will be awarded to the individual concerned. First and Second Prizes in each age group will be awarded.

8. To enable adequate time for judging by the Editor of the Isle of Wight County Press, the First and Second placed persons of each age group will be notified after the 2010 Festival itself and invited to a Special Awards Ceremony.

9. Certificates will be awarded to every entrant and distributed by the most economical means possible.

10. The decision of the Editor of the Isle of Wight County Press, in conjunction with the Festival Committee, is final and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into. The winning headline(s) in each category will be published on the IWMCF website, along with feedback on the competition.

MIMING TEAMS – JUNIOR (See Notes, below)
Class	Age	Details
447	9 years & under	THE SCHOOL TRIP
448	13 years & under	THE MISSES CAWS CUP MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
449	18 years & under	BARBARA ALLISON CUP TOO MUCH

1. Teams may be between 4 and 15 performers.

2. Time limit – 5 minutes.

3. Entrance Fees are as follows:

a. 10 or fewer performers - £10;

b. More than 10 performers - £14.

IMPROMPTU MIMING TEAMS – JUNIOR (See Notes, below)
Class	Age	Details
450	9 years & under	Subject to be set by the Adjudicator;
451	13 years & under	Subject to be set by the Adjudicator;
452	18 years & under	Subject to be set by the Adjudicator;

1. Teams may be between 4 and 15 performers.

2. Teams will be allowed 10 minutes for preparation, with a further 10 minutes for performance.

3. Entrance Fees are as follows:

a. 10 or fewer performers - £10;

b. More than 10 performers - £14.

MIMING PAIRS – JUNIOR (See Notes, below)
Class	Age	Details
453	8 & 9 years	DRAKE MARKS CUP THE BOX
454	10 & 11 years	PARTLANDS CUP THE SECRET…
455	12 & 13 years	McBRIDE CUP UNDER
456	14 & 15 years	LAW CUP SENSE
457	16 - 18 years	KAREN WHITE CUP DISTURBANCE

1. Entrance Fee - £6 per pair.

PREPARED SPEAKING (VARIOUS) – JUNIOR
Class	Age	Details
Ý458	9 to 11 years	JOYCE COOPER MEMORIAL CUP ‘THE DUNGEON’: Solo Class. Candidates must chose ONE item (not human) to condemn to ‘The Dungeon’. Reasons must be given for their choice. Time limit - 2 minutes
Ý459	12 to 15 years	MILLICENT NEWEY CUP DIALECT CLASS: Set piece (available on IWMCF website): *Sing a Song of Sixpence LINK* Own choice Regional British Isles accent (other than one’s own) to be applied to the set piece which is to be recited from memory (NOT sung)
Ý460	16 to 18 years	MILLICENT NEWEY TROPHY DIALECT CLASS: Set piece (available on IWMCF website): *My Favourite Things LINK* Own choice Regional British Isles accent (other than one’s own) to be applied to the set piece which is to be recited from memory (NOT sung)

DRAMA TEAMS – JUNIOR (See Notes, below)
Class	Age	Details
461	13 years & under	MRS A M TANNER CUP OWN CHOICE Time limit - 20 minutes
462	18 years & under	ONE ACT PLAY OR ONE ACT FROM A PLAY (inc. Shakespeare) Time limit - 30 minutes

1. Entrance Fees are as follows:

a. 10 or fewer performers - £10;

More than 10 performers - £14.

IMPROMPTU DRAMA TEAMS – JUNIOR (See Notes, below)
Class	Age	Details
463	13 yrs & under	BARBARA ALLISON CUP for the Highest Marks in classes 462 & 463
464	18 yrs & under

1. The subject will be set by the Adjudicator;

2. Teams will each be allowed 10 minutes for preparation and 10 minutes for performance.

3. Entrance Fees are as follows:

a. 10 or fewer performers - £10;

b. More than 10 performers - £14.

DUOLOGUE – JUNIOR (See Notes, below)
Class	Age	Details
465	9 - 11 years	TARYN RULTON CUP OWN CHOICE - Time limit - 5 minutes
466	12 & 13 years	ST THERESE PRESENTATION CONVENT CUP OWN CHOICE - Time limit - 8 minutes
467	14 & 15 years	TAYLOR-DYER CUP OWN CHOICE - Time limit - 10 minutes
468	16 & 18 years	BARBARA ALLISON CUP OWN CHOICE - Time limit - 10 minutes
469	Parent & Child	EVA MAY BRICE CUP OWN CHOICE - Time limit - 10 minutes Child to be 18 or under. Class to be held during an evening session.

1. Entrance Fee - £6 per pair.

YOUTH CLUBS OR ORGANISATIONS & SCHOOLS (See Notes, below)
Class	Details
Ý470	DEVISED THEATRE – Title: ROCK SOLID Time limit - 10 minutes. To create a devised performance which may include movement, music and drama. Entrance Fee – 10 or fewer performers - £10, more than 10 - £14
471	OLD GIRLS WESTWING SCHOOL CUP ONE ACT PLAY OR ONE ACT FROM A PLAY - Time limit - 30 minutes. Entrance Fee – 10 or fewer performers - £10, more than 10 - £14
472	SOUTH WIGHT YOUTH THEATRE TROPHY DUOLOGUE - Own choice - Time limit - 5 minutes. Entrance Fee - £6.00
Ý472A	NEW TROPHY MEDIA STUDIES-STYLE INTERVIEW For 15 and 16 year olds in line with GCSE Syllabus Entries to be in pairs – one the interviewer; one the interviewee; Adjudicator to give impromptu character to each pair to conduct mock interview. 5 minutes preparation time; minimum 2 mins & maximum 4 mins delivery. Entrance Fee - £6.00 per pair

1. For Classes 470, 471 and 472, Entrants must be bona fide Members of the said Organisations but note that the upper age limit is extended to ‘Under 21’ (being an exception to No. 15 of the main Festival Rules).

SPECIAL DRAMA/MOVEMENT – NON-COMPETITIVE (See Notes, below)

Class

Details

495

**Non-Competitive **

OWN CHOICE

Time limit – 15 minutes

· This is a non-competitive Class for groups which must include people with learning difficulties. Its aim is to showcase their performance in front of an encouraging Adjudicator and audience. Marks will not be awarded but competitors will receive a Certificate of Performance.

· Groups may include supporters without learning difficulties.

· Groups with any age or number of performers, any type of drama and/or movement are permitted.

· Backing track/music is allowed with or without vocals. Live music is also permitted.

· This Class is likely to be held on the stage at Ryde Theatre.

· Entrance Fee - £10 per group.

SENIOR SECTION

1. All Classes are now Open.

2. Senior competitors should be aged 19 & over on January 1^st 2010.

3. For all Senior Solo Classes - Entrance Fee is £6.00, unless otherwise stated.

4. The Closing Date for all Entries is: 1st December 2009.

Ý STOP PRESS Ý

The Speech & Drama Committee looks forward to a keen entry in the newly introduced DIALECT CLASS and BOOK AT BEDTIME. See Classes 474 & 477A below for further details.

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VERSE SPEAKING - SENIOR
Class	Specification	Details
473	Women	ASSOCIATION CUP a. MR STRUGNELL – Wendy Cope Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis - Faber and Faber b. OWN CHOICE - Time limit - 4 minutes
Ý474	Men & Women	JOYCE WHITEHEAD TROPHY DIALECT CLASS: Set piece (available on IWMCF website): *If I ruled the world LINK* Own choice Regional British Isles accent (other than one’s own) to be applied to the set piece which is to be recited from memory (NOT sung)
475	Men	MRS F C Y SMITH CUP a. THE PRESIDENT – Leonard Clark (A Puffin Sextet of Poets) b. OWN CHOICE - Time limit - 4 minutes
476	Men & Women	TENNYSON CUP a. ANY POEM or EXTRACT FROM TENNYSON b. ANY CONTRASTING POEM or EXTRACT FROM A LIVING POET Time limit - 4 minutes

READING - SENIOR
Class	Specification	Details
477	Prepared	MRS JUDY LEWIS TROPHY a. THE SCULPTOR – Kathleen Herbert LAMDA Anthology of Verse & Prose VII – Max Reinhardt b. OWN CHOICE, VERSE OR PROSE - Time limit - 4 minutes
Ý477A	Prepared	NEW TROPHY BOOK AT BEDTIME - Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl Taken from Someone like you – A Collection of Short Stories (Penguin) “She lowered herself back…” to “So I’ve killed him.” Entrant to read the selected piece hidden from view of the Adjudicator, so that voice is the key element i.e. in the style of a radio broadcast
478		CLASS WITHDRAWN FOR 2010
479	Sight (Open)	ISOBEL ENGLISH CUP TO READ A PASSAGE SET BY THE ADJUDICATOR

DRAMATIC SCENE - SENIOR

Class

Specification

Details

480

Solo

MRS BETTY COOK TROPHY

OWN CHOICE – Time limit – 3 minutes

MIMING - SENIOR (See Notes, below)
Class	Specification	Details
481	Solo	K WOOD CUP ALTERATION – Time limit – 5 minutes
482	Pairs	NORA ROLF TANKARD IT WAS MEANT TO BE – Time limit – 5 minutes
483	Team	JOSEPHINE GIBBS TROPHY MIX – Time limit – 5 minutes
484	Impromptu Pairs	SILK-STEWART CUP SUBJECT SET BY THE ADJUDICATOR 10 minutes each for preparation and performance

1. Entrance Fees will be as follows:

a. Class 481 - £6;

b. Class 482 - £8 per pair;

c. Class 483 – 10 or fewer performers - £12; more than 10 performers - £15;

d. Class 484 - £8 per pair.

IMPROMPTU SPEAKING – SENIOR (see Notes, below)

Class

Specification

Details

485

Men & Women

MRS JUDY LEWIS TANKARD

THE SUBJECT WILL BE SELECTED FROM A LIST SET BY THE ADJUDICATOR

1. This Class will be held during an evening session.

2. 5 minutes each will be allowed for preparation and performance.

3. Entrance Fee - £6.

DRAMA – SENIOR (See Notes, below)
Class	Specification	Details
486	Duologue (Open)	OWN CHOICE
487, 488, 489		THESE CLASSES ARE WITHDRAWN for 2010

1. Time limit – 10 minutes.

2. Entrance Fee - £8 per pair.

IMPROMPTU DRAMA TEAMS – SENIOR (See Notes, below)

Class

Details

490

SUBJECT TO BE SET BY THE ADJUDICATOR

10 minutes each allowed for preparation and performance

1. Entrance Fees will be as follows:

a. 10 or fewer performers - £12;

b. More than 10 performers - £15.

ORIGINAL COMPOSITION – SENIOR (See Notes, below)
Class	Details
491	MARGERY HUME CUP POEM – 50 lines or fewer
492	FLORENCE ELIZABETH DICKSON CUP SHORT STORY – Own choice of subject. 2,000 words or fewer
493	SHEILA KERLOGUE MEMORIAL CUP ONE ACT PLAY – Own choice of subject
494	MRS M ELGAR CUP ARTICLE – Own choice of subject. 2,000 words or fewer

1. Competitors may enter under a nom-de-plume, but in that case should give their own name and address on the entry form.

2. Entries must be sent, with the official Entry Form, to Mrs B. Joyce Johnson, 18 Ward Avenue, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8AY by 1st December 2009. Late entries will not be accepted.

3. Scripts that exceed the stated number of lines or words will be disqualified.

4. Winning entries should not be entered in subsequent years.

5. No item entered for this class should have been previously published.

6. Entrance Fee - £9.00 per item.

SPECIAL DRAMA/MOVEMENT – NON-COMPETITIVE (See Notes, below)
Class	Specification	Details
495	Non-Competitive	OWN CHOICE

· This is a non-competitive Class for groups, which must include people with learning difficulties. Its aim is to showcase their performance in front of an encouraging Adjudicator and audience. Marks will not be awarded but competitors will receive a Certificate of Performance.

· Groups may include supporters without learning difficulties.

· Groups with any age or number of performers, any type of drama and/or movement are allowed.

· Backing track/music is allowed with or without vocals. Live music is also permitted.

· Time limit – 15 minutes.

· This Class is likely to be held on the stage at Ryde Theatre.

· Entrance Fee - £10.00 per group.