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CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES

FRIDAY 31st JANUARY 2014

Affliated to The British & International

Federation of Festivals For Music, Dance & Speech

Patron: HM The Queen

Friday 28 Friday 28thth March 2014 March 2014 [evening] [evening]

Saturday 29 Saturday 29thth March 2014 March 2014

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Wirral Festival of Music, Speech and Drama (Registered Charity No. 1024920)

This Festival is affiliated to the British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance, Speech and Drama of which HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IS PATRON

IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE:

Teachers are required to return the slip relating to the Child Protection Policy

(required by law) to the Speech Secretary not later than the date of the Festival.

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WIRRAL FESTIVAL OF MUSIC SPEECH AND DRAMA

To be held at:

BIRKENHEAD HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY 86 DEVONSHIRE PLACE, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL CH43 1TY

Friday Evening 28th March & Saturday 29th March

Wirral Festival Committee:

CHAIRMAN Mr A. J. Brandon 120 Sutherland Drive Eastham, WIRRAL. CH62 8EE Tel: 0151 327 2752 GENERAL SECRETARY Mr P. Colyer 8 Glyn Avenue, Bromborough, WIRRAL. CH62 6AJ Tel: 0151 334 7941 MUSIC SECRETARY Mrs J. Martindale 33 Millfield Close, Bebington. WIRRAL. CH63 2QN Tel: 0151 608 4313 SPEECH SECRETARY Mr P.L. Jackson 9 Pickering Road, New Brighton, WIRRAL. CH45 9LP Tel: 0151 630 2179 TROPHY SECRETARY Mrs M. Jordan 20 Chorley Way, Spital

WIRRAL CH63 9LS Tel: 0151 334 6189

SPEECH & DRAMA SYLLABUS

Objects of the Festival:

1. To encourage the study of Music, Speech and Drama in Wirral and the surrounding districts. 2. To increase the interest of the public in these arts. 3. To assist competitors to recognise their strong and weak points by comparing their performance

with those of others.

Adjudicators:

Stephen Owen, BA(Hons),BA(Ed),MA,MEd,FRSA,FLCM, LRAM, LGSM, LLAM

Colin Snell, Maryrose Swarbrick, ALAM

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AWARDS AND TROPHIES Certificates will be awarded in all classes, provided a mark

of 81 or over is obtained. 90+ represents Honours; 87- 89 represents Distinction; 84- 86 represents Commended; 81- 83 represents Merit

The Emily E. Stent Challenge Cup Class 1 The John McDonald Cup Class 2 The Hargreaves Trophy Class 3 The Gladys May Smith Memorial Trophy Class 4 The Yvonne Rae Stevenson MemorialTrophy Class 5 The Jnr Rita Trantom Jones Cup Class 6 The Vivienne Glover Trophy Class 7 The Dorothy Jones MemorialTrophy Class 8 The Rose Brown Memorial Trophy Class 9 The John Nance Cup Class 10 The Valerie Ann Butterworth Memorial Trophy Class 11 The Lancelyn Green Cup Class 12 The Maryleyn Lawrence Trophy Class 13 The Dr Susan Beatty Cup Class 17 The Betty Chappelle Cup Class 18 The Bebington Chamber of Trade Cup Class 19 The Bromborough Cup Class 20 The Roger Lancelyn Green Memorial Cup Class 21 The Charles Thompson Lewis Memorial Cup Class 22 The Marion Hughes Trophy Class 23 The Wirral Cup Class 24 The BF Trophy: Junior Bible Rdg <9 Class 26 The BF Trophy: Junior Bible Rdg<11 Class 27 The BF Trophy: Junior Bible Rdg<14 Class 28

Class 30 The Rita Trantom Jones Sonnet Cup Class 32

Class 33 Class 34 Class 35

The Sanders Memorial Cup Class 36 The Winifred Inch Trophy Class 37 The Lamont Cup Class 38 The Mary A. Inch Trophy Class 39 The Ballantyne Trophy Class 40 The Roberta Byrom Trophy Class 41 The John Hall Memorial Shield Class 42 The Irene Hammond Cup Class 43 The Elsie Webb Memorial Trophy Class 44

Class 45 Class 46

The Vee Sanders Cup for Junior Drama Class 47 The Sarah Urmston Memorial Trophy Class 48

Class 49 The Ena Grace Trophy Class 50

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SPECIAL RULES FOR 'OWN CHOICE' CLASSES

For copyright reasons, own choice entries will not be accepted without TITLE, AUTHOR, PUBLISHER and duration being shown on the ENTRY FORM. Competitors must provide a copy of their chosen piece for the adjudicator.

RULES

The Time Limit in all classes must not be exceeded. ADJUDICATORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO DE-DUCT MARKS OR CURTAIL THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPETITOR WHO INFRINGES THIS RULE Costume, make-up and hand props are permitted in all acting classes, but no scenery, stage props, or furniture are allowed, except that a table and chair (s) will be provided if required. Competi-tors may wear practice skirts.

GENERAL RULES

1. Entries must reach the Speech Secretary on or before 18th January 2013

2. Wirral Festival has an agreement with the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society. This means that SOLO own choice entrants do not have to seek copy­right permission for any solo poetry, solo prose or solo dramatic items performed, to a time limit of ten minutes. Solo dramatic items must be announced with title and author at the time of the performance, and the words or gender of the character must not be changed. Duo­logues and group activity are not covered by the above agreement, and copyright for these items should be sought by performers at time of entry.

3. Competitors may only enter classes in THEIR OWN SCHOOL YEAR.

4. The Committee reserves the right to appoint additional adjudicators or divide large classes and make any neces-sary alterations or regulations in the conduct of the Festival.

5. A ticket will be sent to each competitor. Entrants will be notified of the day, time and room of the Class approxi-mately two weeks before the Festival.

6. The Festival is bound by copyright law and cannot allow flash photography, tape, telephone or video recordings which are absolutely forbidden during performances or adjudication.

7. The use of sound amplification equipment is not allowed for Speech classes.

8. NO SMOKING or ALCOHOL is permitted on School premises. No eating or drinking in the competition rooms.

9. Trophies will be held by the winner for one year. They must be cleaned and returned to the Trophy Secretary when requested.

TROPHY SECRETARY MRS M. JORDAN, 20 Chorley Way, Spital, WIRRAL CH63 9LS Tel: 0151 334 6189

10. No persons OTHER THAN THE OFFICAL STEWARDS may speak to the adjudicator. Communica­tions must be through the officials.

11. The Festival committee may from time to time make, repeal and amend the Rules and Regulations as they shall think expedient for the management of the Festival. The decision of the Committee upon any ques tion of interpretation or upon any matter affecting the Festival and not provided for by these Rules and Regulations shall be final and binding on competitors

12. WARNING Neither the Festival nor the School authorities accept any responsibility for property lost, stolen or damaged during the Festival.

REMINDER: TEACHERS ARE REQUIRED TO RETURN THE SLIP RELATING TO THE CHILD PROTEC-TION POLICY (REQUIRED BY LAW) TO THE SPEECH SECRETARY NOT LATER THAN THE DATE OF THE FESTIVAL

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SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - SET PIECES

Class 1 Entrance fee: £3.50 School Year 1 or earlier

‘’Under The Stairs’ by Daphne Lister in ‘A Very First Poetry Book’ Pub : OUP OR

‘The Witch’s Garden, by Lilian Moore in 'The Complete Rhyme Time(2)' ed: Barbara Ireson Pub: Red Fox 1992, p67 Class 2 Entrance fee: £3.50 School Year 2 ‘Daddy Fell Into The Pond’ by Alfred Noyes from The Nation’s Favourite Children’s Poems’ Pub: BBC 2001 [and in many anthologies & internet sources] Class 3 Entrance fee: £3.50 School Year 3 ‘The Owl And The Pussycat’ by Edward Lear from ‘The Book of 1000 Poems’ Pub: Evans Bros 1979 p 462 [and in many anthologies] Class 4 Entrance fee: £3.50 School Year 4 ‘Beautiful Soup’ by Lewis Carroll OR

‘Spaghetti! Spaghetti! by Jack Prelutsky in The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems ed: June Crebbin Pub Puffin 2000

Class 5 Entrance fee: £3.50 School Year 5 ‘A Birthday ‘ by Christina Rosetti from ‘Palgrave’s Golden Treasury ’ Pub: OUP [and in many anthologies]

Class 6 Entrance fee: £3.50 School Year 6‘ ‘The Sound Collector’ by Roger McGough from ‘The Poetry Store’ ed: Paul Cookson Pub: Hodder 2005 p 259

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Competitors may only enter a class in their OWN SCHOOL YEAR

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SOLO VERSE SPEAKING - SET PIECES (Contd)

Class 7 Entrance fee: £4.00 School Year 7 In Flanders Fields’ by John McRae from ‘The Oxford Book of War Poetry ‘ Pub: OUP 1995 ed p 165 [and in many other anthologies] OR

‘Kite Flight’ by Vernon Scannell The Poetry Store’ ed: Paul Cookson Pub: Hodder 2005 p 104 [and in many anthologies] Class 8 Entrance fee: £4.00 School Year 8 ‘Snow In The Suburbs’ by Thomas Hardy in ‘The Poetry Store’ ed: Paul Cookson Pub: Hodder 2005 p 104 [and in many anthologies] Class 9 Entrance fee: £4.00 School Year 9 ‘The Naming of Cats’ by T. S. Eliot in ‘1000 Best Poems for Children’ Pub: Puffin 2002 [and in many anthologies] Class 10 School Years 10 & 11 Entrance fee: £4.00 ‘The Call’ by Charlotte Mew in ‘Poems by Heart’ Pub: Penguin 2009 OR ‘The Way Through The Woods’ by Rudyard Kipling in ‘Seven Ages’ Poetry for A Lifetime Pub Penguin 1992 [and in many anthologies] Class 11 Entrance fee: £4.00 Open ‘Song At The Beginning Of Autumn’ by Elizabeth Jennings in The Nation’s Favourite Poems of Childhood Pub: BBC 2000 [and in many anthologies]

SOLO VERSE SPEAKING (OWN CHOICE)

Class 12 Entrance fee: £3.50 School Years 3 & 4 1 own choice piece (prepared and spoken from memory) - maximum time limit 2 minutes

Class 13 Entrance fee: £3.50 School Years 5 & 6 1 own choice piece (prepared and spoken from memory) - maximum time limit 2 minutes

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SOLO PROSE READING (Own Choice)

Maximum time limit 2 minutes (not including a brief introduction) Adjudicators reserve the right to deduct marks or curtail the performance if the passage is overtime

Class 17 School Year 2 Entrance Fee £3.50 Class 18 School Year 3 Entrance Fee £3.50 Class 19 School Year 4 Entrance Fee £3.50 Class 20 School Year 5 Entrance Fee £3.50 Class 21 School Year 6 Entrance Fee £3.50 Class 22 School Year 7 Entrance Fee £4.00 Class 23 School Year 8 & 9 Entrance Fee £4.00 Class 24 School Year 10 & 11 Entrance Fee £4.00 .

PREPARED BIBLE READING

All Readings from: Authorised King James Version Only Class 26 School Years 2 - 4

Exodus, Chapter 2, verses 3 - 10 inclusive Entrance Fee £3.50 Class 27 School Years 5 - 6 Genesis, Chapter 8, verses 6 - 13 inclusive Entrance Fee £3.50 Class 28 School Years 7 - 9 St. Luke, Chapter 2, verses 41- 52 inclusive Entrance Fee £4.00

CHORAL VERSE SPEAKING OPEN COMPETITIVE CLASS (Own Choice)

Class 30 School Year 6 & Under Entrance fee: £8.00

Classes 29 & 30 The group must not be fewer than 6 people, nor more than 30. The verse must be spoken from memory & must not exceed 3 minutes. The group must not be conducted. The grouping must not be changed or added to. The verse is to be presented in unison although it is entirely acceptable for individual lines or phrases to be taken by a solo voice or smaller group. The title(s) and author(s) must be an-nounced prior to the performance. A little movement is allowed.

SONNET (Own Choice) Spoken from memory

Class 32 Open Entrance fee: £4.00

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CHARACTER STUDIES (Own choice)

Time limit 5 minutes maximum

Class 36 School Year 4 & Under Entrance fee: £3.50 Class 37 School Year 5 & 6 Entrance fee: £3.50 Class 38 School Year 7 Entrance fee: £4.00 Class 39 School Year 8 & 9 Entrance fee: £4.00 Class 40 School Year 10 & 11 Entrance fee: £4.00 Class 41 Open Entrance fee: £4.00 Enter class in your own School Year. Costume and make-up may be worn. Hand props are permitted but must be kept to a minimum. No scenery, stage props, or furniture are allowed, except that a table and chairs will be provided.

SHAKESPEARE CHARACTER or SHAKESPEARE DUOLOGUE (Own choice)

Time limit 4 minutes

Class 42 School Year 9 & Under Solo Entrance fee: £3.50 Duo Entrance fee: £7.00

Class 43 School Year 10 & Over Solo Entrance fee: £4.00 Duo Entrance fee: £8.00 Enter class in your own School Year. Costume and make-up may be worn. Hand props are permitted but must be kept to a minimum. No scenery, stage props, or furniture are allowed, except that a table and chairs will be provided.

SIGHT READING

Competitors are required to read a short passage of prose selected by the adjudicator.

Time limit 2 minutes

Class 33 Up to School Year 7 Entrance Fee £3.50 Class 34 School Years 8 & 9 Entrance Fee £4.00 Class 35 School Years10 & 11 Entrance Fee £4.00 Adjudicators reserve the right to deduct marks or curtail the performance if the passage is over-time

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GROUP ACTING (Own choice) Up to 6 Players.

Time limit 7 minutes

Class 50 Open Entrance fee: £10 Costume and make-up may be worn. Hand props are permitted but must be kept to a minimum. No scenery, stage props, or furniture are allowed, except that a table and chairs will be provided.

DUOLOGUE (Own choice)

Time limit 6 minutes

Class 47 School Year 6 & Under Entrance fee: £7.00 Class 48 School Year 7, 8, & 9 Entrance fee: £8.00 Class 49 School Year 10 & Over Entrance fee: £8.00

Enter class in your own School Year. Costume and make-up may be worn. Hand props are permitted but must be kept to a minimum. No scenery, stage props, or furniture are allowed, except that a table and chairs will be provided.

MIME - Solo or Duet

Competitors to devise a mime scene on a theme of their own choice. Music is permitted NO spoken words, costume, stage make-up or props are allowed except that a table and chairs will be provided.

Time limit 4 minutes

Class 44 School Year 9 & under Solo Entrance fee: £3.50 Duo Entrance fee: £7.00

Class 45 School Year 10 & Over Solo Entrance fee: £4.00 Duo Entrance fee: £8.00

MIME - Group 3 to 8 people

Competitors to devise a mime scene on a theme of their own choice. Music is permitted NO spoken words, costume, stage make-up or props are allowed; except that a table and chairs will be provided.

Time limit 7 minutes

Class 46 Open Entrance fee: £10.00

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POINTS TO REMEMBER

Entries: Please complete an Entry Form for each Class you enter Please give an e-mail address if you have one, as well as a postal ad-dress. This is very useful if there are any last-minute messages. Children under 16 can be entered by a teacher (private speech/drama teacher or school teaching staff ) or by a parent or guardian. Over-16s and adults may enter as individuals. Fees: Where an entrance fee applies, payment should be by cheque. Please ensure this is made payable to “Wirral Festival” and not to any individual. Own Choice Items When selecting own choice items please be aware of the time limit. Adjudicators can penalise performers who over-run. Don’t forget to bring an extra copy of the performance piece you have chosen for use by the adjudicator. Please bear in mind that our audiences contain many small children and we ask you to exercise caution and to censor or to avoid altogether offensive or obscene material when making your own choice selection. Audience: Competitors receive tickets before the Festival and do not have to pay We welcome parents, friends and supporters to attend the Festival. A small charge is made for this. The Wirral Festival is self-financing so we rely on this charge plus performers‘ entrance fees to cover our essential costs. Silence is observed during performances and also while the adjudicator is making his or her comments. At appropriate times please feel free to applaud the competitors.

‘Thank you for your co-operation and thank you for supporting The Wirral Festival.’

The Committee

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Wirral Festival is a Registered Charity No. 1024920

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