THE 65th COULSDON AND PURLEY FESTIVAL

SPEECH AND DRAMA

       Entries must be received by 31 January 2009.       

TROPHIES AND AWARDS

THE CAMERON CUP - to be awarded to the competitor gaining the highest average mark from at least two classes
THE BUXTON MEMORIAL CUP - for own choice prose
THE SANDERSTEAD CUP - for duologues
THE CECILY SKINNER CUP - for Shakespearean classes
THE CLEVERTON CUP - for choral speaking
THE VERA MITCHELL CUP - for own choice poem
THE NORBURY MANOR TROPHY - for solo drama
THE CLAIRE GIMBLETT TROPHY - for shared poem (shared between 2 or 3 speakers)
THE ROTARY CUP - for set poem
THE OLWEN MORGAN SHIELD FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING

COPYRIGHT

THE RULES GOVERNING COPYRIGHT FOR SPEECH AND DRAMA ARE SET OUT IN REGULATION FIVE. PLEASE READ THIS REGULATION CAREFULLY.

SPEECH AND DRAMA CLASSES

All prose passages and poems must be memorised unless reading is specified, in which case reading is compulsory. For copies of SET POEMS please send a stamped addressed envelope to address the Section Secretary

Classes are OWN CHOICE unless otherwise stated. In these classes please note:

(a) The standard and suitability of the selection will be taken into consideration
(b) A copy of the selection must be provided for the Adjudicator
(c) The copy of the selection provided for the Adjudicator must give the title of the selection, the author and the publisher

SENIOR CLASSES

SENIOR CLASSES 16 years and over. Classes 401 to 405 are all OWN CHOICE

Class Fee
400SET POEM: "For the Fallen"£5.00
401POEM – time limit, 3 minutes£5.00
402aPROSE – time limit, 3 minutes (from memory)£5.00
402bPROSE – time limit, 3 minutes (text may be read)£5.00
403SHAKESPEARE – time limit, 4 minutes£5.00
404SOLO DRAMA OTHER THAN SHAKESPEARE – time limit, 5 minutes£5.00
405DUOLOGUE – time limit, 5 minutes£7.50

JUNIOR CLASSES

SET POEMS

Class AgeFee
4065 years"Tadpoles" by Rose Fyleman
£4.50
4076 years" A Fishy Problem" by Judy Buchanan
£4.50
4087 years"Upside Down" by Aileen Fisher
£4.50
4098 years"Jack Frost" by Cecily Pike
£4.50
4109 years"Topsy Turvy Land" by H E Wilkinson
£4.50
41110 years"There isn't Time" by Eleanor FArjeon
£4.50
41211 years"A Tragic Story" by W M Thackeray
£4.50
41312-13 years"The Old Coach Road" by Rachel Field
£5.00
41414-15 years"Moonlit Apples" by John Drinkwater/td>£5.00

OWN CHOICE POEMS

Class Age Fee
4155 yearsTime limit, 2 minutes£4.50
4166 yearsTime limit, 2 minutes£4.50
4177 yearsTime limit, 2 minutes£4.50
4188 yearsTime limit, 2 minutes£4.50
4199 yearsTime limit, 2 minutes£4.50
42010 yearsTime limit, 2 minutes£4.50
42111 yearsTime limit, 2 minutes£4.50
42212-13 yearsTime limit, 3 minutes£4.50
42314-15 yearsTime limit, 3minutes£4.50

SHARED POEMS

One poem – shared between 2 or 3 speakers

Class AgeFee
4248 years and underTime limit, 2 minutes£4.50
42511 years and underTime limit, 2 minutes£4.50
42615 years and underTime limit, 2 minutes£4.50

PROSE

Class Age Fee
427a6-7 yearsTime limit, 2 minutes (from memory)£4.50
427b6-7 yearsTime limit, 2 minutes (to be read from text)£4.50
428a8-9 yearsTime limit, 2 minutes (from memory)£4.50
428b8-9 yearsTime limit, 2 minutes (to be read from text)£4.50
4129a10-11 yearsTime limit, 2minutes (from memory)£4.50
429b10-11 yearsTime limit, 2 minutes (to be read from text)£4.50
430a12-13 yearsTime limit, 3 minutes (from memory)£5.00
430b12-13 yearsTime limit, 3 minutes (to be read from text)£5.00
431a14-15 yearsTime limit, 3 minutes (from memory)£5.00
431b14-15 yearsTime limit, 3 minutes (to be read from text)£5.00

SIGHT READING

UNPREPARED SIGHT READING - A poem or prose, chosen by the adjudicator, will be given to the competitor to be read at sight

Class AgeFee
4327 years and under£4.50
4338-9 years and under£4.50
43410-11 years and under£4.50
43512-13 years and under£4.50
43614-15 years and under£5.00
43716 years and under£5.00

DUOLOGUES

The use of costume, hand-held props, tables, chairs and sound effects is permitted, though optional

The setting of the stage must be included in the time limit

Class AgeFee
43811 years and underTime limit, 4 minutes£6.50
43912-15 years and underTime limit, 5 minutes£7.50
440Mixed agesTime limit, 5 minutes£7.50

SHAKESPEARE CLASSES

SOLO SPEECH

The use of costume, hand-held props, tables, chairs and sound effects is permitted, though optional

The setting of the stage must be included in the time limit

Class Age Fee
44113 years and underTime limit, 4 minutes£4.50
44214-15 years and underTime limit, 5 minutes£5.00

SONNET

44312-13 years and under £5.00
44414-15 years and under £5.00

SOLO DRAMA OTHER THAN SHAKESPEARE

The use of costume, hand-held props, tables, chairs and sound effects is permitted, though optional

The setting of the stage must be included in the time limit, which is five minutes

Class AgeFee
4458 years and under£4.50
44611 years and under£4.50
44715 years and under£5.00

CHORAL SPEAKING

There should be a minimum of six members in the choir. One, or not more than two items of verse and/or prose.

Class AgeFee
4487 years and underTime limit, 6 minutes£12.00
4498-11 yearsTime limit, 6 minutes£12.00
450Mixed agesTime limit, 6 minutes£12.00

GROUP ACTING

There should be a minimum of four in the group. The use of costume, hand-held props, tables, chairs and sound effects is permitted, but optional. The setting of the stage must be included in the time limit

Class AgeFee
45112 years and underTime limit, 20 minutes£12.00
45213 years and overTime limit, 20 minutes£12.00
453Mixed agesTime limit, 20 minutes£12.00

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Competitors to make a speech of their own composition – notes and simple visual aids are permitted

Class AgeFee
45412 years and underTime limit, 3 minutes£4.50
45513-15 yearsTime limit, 4 minutes£4.50
45616 and overTime limit, 5 minutes£5.00
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