Drama Syllabus 2006

DRAMA - SYLLABUS 2006

VERSE SPEAKING CLASSES

All poems are taken from:

"Read Me & Laugh" - MacMillan (1), "Read Me One" - MacMillan (2), "The Works" - MacMillan (3)

Class 1 - 6 years and under, one of the following

"Sounds Like Magic" - Celia Warren (3) "What Are Little Girls" - Adrian Henri (3) "We Want To Wear Our Wellies" - David Ward (3)

Class 2 - 7 years, one of the following

"Victoria’s Poem" - Fred Sedgwick (1) "It's Spring" - John Foster (3) "Octopus or Octopuss" - Stewart Henderson (2)

Class 3 - 8 years, one of the following

"My Hands" - Jo Peters (3) "The Rival Arrives" - Brian Patten (1) "Chicken Poxed" - Valerie Bloom (1)

Class 4 - 9 years, one of the following

"Superman's Dog" - Paul Cookson (2) "Old Noah's Ark" - Anon (2) "Fantastic Facts" - John Irwin (3)

Class 5 - 10 years, one of the following

"The Witches School of Flying" - Marian Swinger (3) "Footballers in the Park" - Wes Magee (2) "Billy McBone" - Allan Ahlberg (2)

Class 6 - 11 years, one of the following

"Me and My Brother" - Michael Rosen (2) "You Can't Be That" - Brian Patten (2) "Clouds" - Elizabeth Jennings (2)

Class 7 - 12 years, one of the following

"Help" - David Harmer (1) "Cats" - Phoebe Hesketh (2) "Sky in the Pie" - Roger MCGough (1)

Class 8 - 13/14 years, one of the following

"The Duel" - Eugene Field (2) "Seasons" - Jo Peters (3) "Sir Smashum Uppe" - E.V.Rieu (2)

Class 9 - 15/16 years, one of the following

"SS Titanic" - Judith Nicholls (2) "If" - Rudyard Kipling (3) "Adlestrop" - Edward Thomas (2)

Class 10 - 17 years and over - Own choice

40 lines max. - PLEASE SEND COPY

SONNET CLASSES

Class 11 - 14/17 years - Own choice (PLEASE SEND COPY)

Class 12 - 18 years and over - Own choice (PLEASE SEND COPY)

BIBLE READING CLASSES

(Authorised Version Only)

Class 13 - 9 years and under - Genesis Chapter 1 Verses 14 - 21 inclusive

Class 14 - 10 years - Psalm 121 The Whole

Class 15 - 11/12 years - Genesis Chapter 8 Verses 15 - 22 inclusive

Class 16 - 13/14 years - St. Luke Chapter 11 Verses 1 - 13 inclusive

Class 17 - 15/16 years - St. John Chapter 20 Verses 1 - 13 inclusive

Class 18 - 17 years and over - Own Choice - PLEASE SEND COPY

MIME CLASSES

(All Solos max. 3 minutes)

Class 19 - 10 years and under - Own choice

Class 20 - 11/12 years - Own choice

Class 21 - 13/14 years - Own choice

Class 21 a - 15/16 years - Own choice

Class 50 - Group Mime - Own choice (max 5 mins)

Costume may be worn in Group Mime Only

DRAMA CLASSES

PLEASE NOTE - Dramatic pieces must be from a named play or adaptation from a prose piece. Monologues are not acceptable. Table, chairs and hand properties only. Hats, scarves, shawls, aprons etc. are classed as costume and should not be worn. Competitors maybe disqualified if this rule is broken. Performances from Shakespeare are not permitted.

COPIES MUST BE SENT FOR ALL DRAMA CLASSES BY 1ST MARCH 2006

Class 22 - Duologue 12 years and under - Own choice (3 - 4 mins.)

Class 23 - Duologue 13/14 years - Own choice (3 - 4 mins)

Class 24 - Duologue Open Age - Own choice (3 - 4 mins)

Class 24a - Trio 12 years and under - Own choice (3 - 4 mins)

Class 24b - Trio 13 years and over - Own choice (3 - 4 mins)

THESE TIME LIMITS MUST BE OBSERVED OR THE ADJUDICATOR’S BELL MAY TERMINATE

PRESENTATION (TITLE AND INTRO NOT INCLUDED). COMPETITORS MAY ENTER ONE DUO CLASS ONLY.

Class 25 - Solo Drama 8 years and under - Own choice (max. 2 & half mins.)

Class 26 - Solo Drama 9/10 years - Own choice (max. 2 & half mins.)

Class 27 - Solo Drama 11/12 years - Own choice (max. 3 & half mins.)

Class 28 - Solo Drama 13/14 years - Own choice (max. 3 & half mins.)

Class 29 - Solo Drama 15/16 years - Own choice (max. 4 mins.)

Class 30 - Solo Drama 17 years and over - Own choice (max. 4 mins.)

THESE TIME LIMITS MUST BE STRICTLY OBSERVED (TITLE AND INTRO NOT INCLUDED)

Class 51 - Group Drama - Open Age - Own choice (max. 15 mins.)

Costume may be worn for group drama only

DRAMA IN COSTUME CLASSES

Competitors MUST wear a costume, make-up and appropriate accessories. Excerpts from any other drama class during the Festival are not permitted.

Class 31 - 12 years and under - Own choice (3 - 4 mins)

Class 32 - 13/15 years - Own choice (3 - 4 mins)

Class 33 - 16 years and over - Own choice (3 - 4 mins)

TIME LIMITS MUST BE STRICTLY OBSERVED

SHAKESPEARE CLASSES

Class 34 - 12/14 years - Own choice (3 - 4 mins)

Class 35 - 15/17 years - Own choice (3 - 4 mins)

Class 36 - 18 years and over - Own choice (3 - 4 mins)

Class 37 - Duologue - Open Age - Own choice (3 - 4 mins)

TIME LIMITS MUST BE STRICTLY OBSERVED

COPIES MUST BE SENT FOR ABOVE BY 1st MARCH 2006

PROSE READING CLASSES

PROSE MUST BE READ FROM THE APPROPRIATE BOOK AND NOT MEMORISED.

The maximum number of words must be strictly observed.

COPIES MUST BE SENT BY THE 1st MARCH 2006.

All classes are own choice from the following :

Class 38 - 7 years and under (200 words max.)

Own choice from any Julia Donaldson or Jeremy Strong book

Class 39 - 8 years (200 words max.)

Own choice from any "Paddington Bear" Michael Bond or "Judy Moody" Megan MCDonald

Class 40 - 9 years (200 words max.)

Own choice from "Pippi Longstocking" Astrid Lindgren or "Stig of the Dump" Clive Kine

Class 41 - 10 years (250 word max.)

Own choice from any Roald Dahl or Alice Hoffman book

Class 42 - 11 years (250 word max.)

Own choice from "Goodnight Mr.Tom" Michelle Magorian or "Secret Garden" F.H. Burnett

Class 43 - 12 years (250 word max.)

Own choice from any Cornelia Funke Book or "Lion Boy" Zizou Corder

Class 44 - 13/14 years (300 words max.)

Own choice from "King Solomon's Mines" H.Rider Haggard or any Anne Fine book

Class 45 - 15/16 years (300 words max.)

Own choice from any Jane Austen or Jules Verne Book

Class 46 - 17 years and over (300 words max.)

Own choice from any D.H.Lawrence book

Class 47 - 14 years and over (400 words max.)

Own choice Charles Dickens reading

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