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| DATES & VENUES 2010 |
| ADJUDICATORS 2010 |
| INSTRUMENTAL CLASSES |
| DANCE CLASSES |
| VOCAL & CHORAL CLASSES |
| SPEECH & DRAMA CLASSES 2010 |
Supplementary rules: a. Costume and props: costumes must not be worn in any class. In drama classes, long practice skirts may be used together with small items such as scarves, hats, shawls, gloves etc. Table, chairs and hand props only are permitted. b. Copies of own choice pieces must be handed to the adjudicators steward at least 15 minutes before the start of the class c. Copyright - The North Devon Performing Arts Festival has entered into an agreement with the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society. 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 and authors will be directly reimbursed as a consequence of their work being performed at this Festival. One act plays, Duologues & Group Dramatic Activity are not covered by this agreement, and copyright for these items should be sought by performers at the time of entry. The performance of works by Harold Pinter and Dylan Thomas is not permitted. Performers or teachers with queries on how to obtain copyright permission should contact Festivals House on 0906 302 1302 before making their entries. d. Creative Writing – all entries must be the original and unpublished work of the competitors. Manuscripts must be sent the Speech & Drama Secretary by the 9th October 2010. Please contact Lucy Giddy 01237 422603 for further information. e. Candidates will be allowed one minute to set up and introduce their piece, and will be penalised for over – running on time limits by a reduction in the mark given. |
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| NOVICE PERFORMER - POETRY | |
| - first time entered in FestivalOwn choice of any poem. A copy must be provided for the adjudicator. Max 2 mins |
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| NP1. | 9 yrs and under Festival Award |
| NP2. | 10 - 14 yrs Festival Award |
| NP3. | 15 - 18 yrs Festival Award |
| POETRY CLASSES | |
| 253. | 6 yrs and under The Sadler Shield max 1½ minutes |
| 254. | 7 yrs Own Choice Festival Cup for Own Choice Poetry 7 yrs & under max 1½ minutes |
| 255. | 8 yrs The Dotheridge Cup |
| 256 | 9yrs Own Choice Festival Cup for Own Choice Poetry 8 yrs & under max 1 ½ minutes |
| 257. | 10 yrs. Own choice The Sanders Cup max 2 minutes |
| 258. | 11 - 12 yrs Own choice The Sophia Warby Cup max 2 minutes |
| 259. | 13 – 14 yrs Own choice The Down Family Cup max 2½ minutes |
| 260. | 15 – 16 yrs Own choice max 3 minutes |
| 261. | 17 - 18 yrs. Own choice The Elena Shayne Tray (classes 260,261) max 4 minutes |
| 262. | Open – 19yrs & over. Own choice max 4 minutes |
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| POEMS FROM OTHER CULTURES | |
| Solo performance of any poem written in English by a minority or foreign poet. | |
| PC1. | 10 yrs & under (max 2 mins) |
| PC2. | 14 yrs & under (max 2 ½ mins) |
| PC3. | 18 yrs & under (max 3 mins) |
| PC4. | 19 yrs & over (max 3 mins) |
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| HUMOROUS VERSE Own choice |
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| HV1. | 6 yrs & under (max 1 min) |
| HV2. | 7 yrs & under (max 1 min) |
| HV3. | 8 yrs & under (max 1 min) |
| HV4. | 9 yrs & under (max 1 ½ mins) |
| HV5. | 10 yrs & under (max 2 mins) |
| HV6. | 11 -12 yrs (max 2 mins) |
| HV7. | 13-14 yrs (max 2 ½ mins) |
| HV8. | 15-16 yrs (max 3 mins) |
| HV9. | 17-18 yrs (max 3 mins) |
| HV10. | 19 yrs & over (max 3 mins) |
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| POETRY DUOLOGUE Own choice |
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| The poem should lend itself to 2 voices. | |
| PD1. | 6 yrs & under (max 1 min) |
| PD2. | 7 yrs & under (max 1 min) |
| PD3. | 8 yrs & under (max 1 min) |
| PD4. | 9 yrs & under (max 1 ½ mins) |
| PD5. | 10 yrs & under (max 2 mins) |
| PD6. | 11-12 yrs (max 2 mins) |
| PD7. | 13-14 yrs (max 2 ½ mins) |
| PD8. | 15-16 yrs (max 3 mins) |
| PD9. | 17-18 yrs (max 3 mins) |
| PD10. | 19 yrs & over (max 3 mins) |
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| SONNET RECITAL | |
| SR1 | 14 yrs & over. Own choice |
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| PROSE READING | |
| A choice from any book. The extract
must be read, not recited. A copy of the prose selected must be provided for the Adjudicator. |
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| 269. | 7 yrs & under (max 2 minutes) The Barbara Flynn Cup |
| 270. | 8-9yrs (max 2 minutes) |
| 271. | 10 yrs (max 2 minutes) The Cup for Prose (classes 270,271) |
| 272. | 11 - 12 yrs (max 3 minutes) The Mayor of Barnstaple Shield |
| 273. | 13 – 14 yrs (max 3 minutes) The Hayes Cup |
| 274. | 15 – 16 yrs (max 3 minutes) max 3 minutes |
| 275. | 17 – 18yrs (max 4 minutes) The Warwick Cup (classes 274 –275) |
| 276. | Open 19 yrs & over (max 4 minutes) |
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| SOLO DRAMA (Classical or modern, not Shakespeare) | |||||||||||||||
| 279. | 9 yrs & under (max 3 mins) | ||||||||||||||
| 280. | 10 yrs (max 3
mins) The Junior Shield for Monologue (classes 279,280) |
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| 281. | 11 yrs max 3 mins | ||||||||||||||
| 282. | 12 yrs max 3 mins | ||||||||||||||
| 283. | 13 yrs (max 4
mins) The Intermediate Shield for Monologue (classes 281– 283) |
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| 284. | 14 – 15 yrs (max 4 mins) | ||||||||||||||
| 285. | 16 – 18 yrs (max 5
mins) The Senior Shield for Monologue (classes 284– 285) |
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| 286 | Open – 19yrs & over (max 3 mins) | ||||||||||||||
The Freya Alderson Cup for highest mark in any Monologue Class (classes 279 – 286 & 296 – 300) |
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| DUOLOGUE (Classical or Modern, not Shakespeare) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 287. | 9 yrs & under (max 3
mins) The Pitts Award |
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| 288. | 10 yrs (max 3
mins) The Michael Morris Cup for Duologue |
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| 289. | 11 yrs (max 3½
mins) The Shebbear College Cup |
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| 290. | 12 yrs (max 3½
mins) The Smeddle Cup |
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| 291. | 13 yrs (max4
mins) The Sharman Cups |
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| 292. | 14 – 15 yrs (max 5
mins) The Casey Cup |
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| 293. | 16 – 18 yrs (max 5
mins) Festival Award for Duologue 18 yrs & under |
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| 294. | Open – 19yrs and over (max 5 mins) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 295. | Mixed Open – any age (max 6 mins) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| DRAMATIC SOLO SPEECH - SHAKESPEARE | |
An extract from any of his plays. |
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| 296. | 11 yrs & under (max 3
mins) max 3 mins |
| 297. | 12 – 13 yrs (max 3½
mins) Swaby Miller Cup for Junior Shakespeare (classes 296,297) |
| 298. | 14 – 15 yrs (max 4 mins) |
| 299. | 16 – 18 yrs (max 4
mins) Timothy Isaac Cup for Performance (classes 298-299) |
| 300. | Open – 19 yrs & over (max 4 mins) |
The Freya Alderson Cup for highest mark in any Monologue Class (classes 279 – 286 & 296 – 300) |
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| SHAKESPEARE DUOLOGUE | |
| An extract from any of his plays. | |
| 301. | 11yrs & under (max 4
mins) Kathy Kettle Shakespeare Awards |
| 302. | 12 – 13 yrs (max 4
mins) Intermediate Festival Shakespeare Awards |
| 303. | 14 – 15 yrs (max 5
mins) max 5 mins Senior Festival Shakespeare Awards |
| 304. | 16 - 18 yrs (max 6 mins) |
| 305. | Open - 19 years & over (max 6 mins) |
| 306. | Mixed Open – any age (max 6
mins) Midland Bank Cup for Shakespeare Duologue (classes 301– 306) |
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| SOLO RECITAL CLASS | |
| Mixed verse, prose reading & acting on a theme of the entrants own choice. (Max 12 mins) | |
| RC1 |
14 yrs & under |
| RC2 | 18 yrs & under |
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| GROUP ACTING | |
| A scene from a play, or a short one-act play, or an original script performed by any number of players. 2 minutes setting up time allowed. (max 10 mins) | |
| Original scripts should be sent to the section secretary by 9th Oct 2010 | |
| 307. | 11 yrs and under Festival Shield for Junior Group Acting |
| 308. | 12 – 13 yrs Festival Shield for Intermediate Group Acting |
| 309. | 14 – 15 yrs |
| 310. | 16 – 18 yrs |
| 311. | Open – 19 yrs & over |
| 312. | Mixed Open – any combination of ages Edgehill Cup (classes 309– 312) |
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| IMPROMPTU-IMPROVISED DRAMA | |
| A choice of subjects will be offered
10 minutes before the competition. Any number of players may enter.
Please bring with you any props you may think useful and suggestions
of costume. At the start of the competition all preparations by all
candidates must stop. The time limit for this section must not exceed 5 minutes. |
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| 313. | 10 yrs & under Junior Improvisation Cup |
| 314. | 11 – 12 yrs Festival Award for Improvisation |
| 315. | 13 – 15 yrs |
| 316. | 16 – 18 yrs The Youings Shield (classes 315– 316) |
| 317. | Open - 19 yrs & over |
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| PUBLIC SPEAKING (max3 mins) | |
| Enter as a Team of 3 | |
| 324. | Junior – 14 yrs & under. (2 – 4
mins) |
| 325. | Senior – 15 yrs & over. (3 – 5
mins) Chairperson to introduce the speaker (max 1 min) Speaker – any subject (max 3 mins) Vote of thanks for the speaker by 3rd team member (max 1 min) |
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| BIBLE READING (max 2 mins) | |
| Performers are required to read a prepared passage of their own choice from any edition of the Bible and, in performance, must state from which edition they are reading. A copy must be provided for the Adjudicator. | |
| 326. | 11 – 13 yrs West Buckland School Award |
| 327. | 14 – 18 yrs West Buckland School Award |
| 328. | Open 19 yrs & over |
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| TELEVISION NEWS READING | |
| Entrants must read an original text, which must be brought with them, based on real news in the local press. Each text should contain a number of short items, which can include a sports or weather report. The bulletin can contain national or local stories or a mixture of both. The style should be of a TV news bulletin. A choice of news presentation is acceptable. | |
| 329. | 11 -13yrs West Country Television Award Solo - max 2 mins Dual - max 3 mins Team - max 4 mins |
| 330. | 14 – 18 yrs West Country Television Award Solo - max 2 mins Dual - max 3 mins Team - max 4 mins |
| 331. | Open 17yrs & over |
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| SPEAKING TO A MUSICAL BACKING | |
| Own Choice of any poem or extract from a poem spoken with a recorded musical backing. Competitors will be required to provide their own playback equipment and are advised to ensure copyright laws are observed with regard to the musical backing. | |
| SMB1 | 11yrs & under (max 2 mins) |
| SMB2 | 14yrs & under (max 2 ½ mins) |
| SMB3 | 18 yrs & under (max 3 mins) |
| SMB4 | 19 yrs & above (max 3 mins) |
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| SIGHT READING | |
| Entrant will be allowed 1 minute to read the extract chosen by the adjudicator prior to performance | |
| SR 340. | 11-12 yrs |
| SR 341. | 13-14yrs |
| SR 342. | 15-16yrs |
| SR 343. | 17-18 yrs |
| SR 344. | 19 yrs & over |
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| CREATIVE WRITING | |
| Deadline to send manuscripts to Speech & Drama Secretary is 9th October 2010 | |
| JUNIOR SECTION -An original poem of own choice not fewer than 9 or more than 20 lines. |
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| CR-P1 | 7 yrs & under Festival Award for Original Poetry 7 yrs & under |
| CR–P2 | 8 yrs |
| CR–P3 | 9 yrs Festival Award for Original Poetry 9 yrs & under (P2 & P3) |
| CR–P4 | 10 yrs |
| CR–P5 | 11 yrs The Jenny McKean Cup (P4 & P5) |
An original short story of own choice not exceeding 400 words
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| CR–S1 | 7 yrs & under |
| CR–S2 | 8 yrs |
| CR–S3 | 9 yrs |
| CR–S4 | 10 yrs |
| CR–S5 | 11 yrs |
| Junior Creative Writing Trophy (S1 – S5) | |
INTERMEDIATE SECTION - An original poem of own choice not fewer than 12 or more than 24 lines |
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| CR–P6 | 12 - 13 yrs The Kathy Kettle Cup |
| CR–P7 | 14 – 15 yrs The Lisa Baker Poetry Cup (P6 &P7) |
| CR–P8 | 16 – 18 yrs The Festival Cup for Original Poetry |
| An original short story of own choice not exceeding 400 words |
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| CR–S6 | 12 – 13 yrs |
| CR–S7 | 14 – 15 yrs |
| CR–S8 | 16 – 18 yrs |
| Intermediate Creative Writing Trophy (S6 – S8) | |
SENIOR SECTION - An original poem of not fewer than 40 lines - own choice |
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| CR–P9 | 19 yrs & over |
| An original short story not exceeding 1,500 words - own choice of subject |
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| CR–S9 | 19 yrs & over |
| Senior Creative Writing Trophy | |
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| SCRIPT WRITING | |
If you feel you have the skill and ideas to write your own piece, then why not put pen to paper and write your own script. Then learn it and act it out as Solo drama or duologue. |
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| 332. | Solo Drama 10 yrs & under (max 3 mins) |
| 333. | Solo Drama 11-14yrs (max 4 mins) |
| 334. | Solo Drama 15-18yrs (max 4 mins) |
| 335. | Solo Drama 19 yrs & above (max 4 mins) |
| 336. | Duologue 10 yrs & under (max 3 mins) |
| 337. | Duologue 11-14yrs (max 4 mins) |
| 338. | Duologue 15-18 yrs (max 4 mins) |
| 339. | Duologue 19 yrs & above (max 4 mins) |
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Overall Awards for the speech section to be presented by the Adjudicator at the Gala Concert THE NORTH DEVON PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL COMEDY CUP for the best comedy performance from any discipline. THE BARCLAYS BANK TROPHY to the most promising performer in the festival. THE FESTIVAL CUP FOR YOUNG PERFORMER to the most promising performer, boy or girl, 12 yrs and under. FESTIVAL SHIELD for highest mark in speech or drama. THE FREYA ALDERSON CUP for highest
mark in any Monologue Class |
The North Devon Music Performing Arts Festival |
The Festival Committee would particularly like to thank the following for their support and use of premises: Kingsley School |
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