SPEECH AND DRAMA

THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY TO BOTH THE SENIOR & JUNIOR SECTIONS

 (To be read in conjunction with the Main Festival Rules)

  1. The IWMDDF 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. Team is defined as between 4 and 15 persons in total, unless otherwise stated; e.g. any number allowed in Classes 439, 440, 441, 442, 443 and 495 but Health & Safety considerations must prevail.
  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. The Committee reserves the right to stop a performance if deemed offensive.
  8. Curtained background – where 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.

 

JUNIOR SECTION

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

  1. The Junior section is open to all competitors aged 18 and under on September 1st  2022

3. For all Junior Solo Classes, the Entrance Fee is £6.00, unless otherwise stated. Junior pairs classes Entry fee is £8

4. The Closing Date for all Entries is: 8th December 2022 

  1. Please email coatesjanet@hotmail.com for ALL COPIES OF POEMS AND PROSE EXTRACTS           

AGE LIMITS – Stated age limits as at 1st September

 VERSE SPEAKING – JUNIOR –SOLO

THERE IS A CHOICE OF 2 POEMS IN EACH AGE GROUP

PLEASE ONLY CHOOSE ONE

 400       6 – 7 years         Big Fat Budgie – Michaela Morgan

407       6 – 7 years          My Teddy Bear – Ellen Weeks

401       8 years                The Paint Box – E.V.Rieu

408       8 years                I’m trying to learn to skip – Eleanor McLeod

402       9 years                I’m the One who Rules the School – Clive Webster

409       9 years                Because of Number One – Pam Gidney

410       10 years              Empty House – S. Gilman

403A     10 years             A Corner of Bread – Richard Edwards

411       11 years              I Woke Up This Morning – Karla Kuskin

403B     11 years             Witchwater – Sally Farrell Odgers

412       12 years             Haunted – Walter de la Mare

404A     12 years             On a Swing – Jane Clarke

413       13 years             Sky in the Pie! – Roger McGough

404B    13 years             New Boy – Gareth Owen

414       14 – 15 years    The Proper Study – W.S. Slater

405       14 – 15 years    Windy Boy in a Windswept Tree – Geoffrey Summerfield

406       16 – 18 years    Caged Bird – Maya Angelou

415       16 – 18 years    Memories – Geoffrey Bache Smith            

PROSE SPEAKING – JUNIOR –  EXTRACTS FROM PREPARED READING

TO BE MEMORISED, NOT READ – copies of all extracts available from the Festival Secretary – Janet Coates, 332 Park Road, Cowes, PO31 7NN email coatesjanet@hotmail.com          

 416         8 – 9 years      The BFG – Roald Dahl

417       10 – 11 years     The Mystery of the Cupboard – Lynne Reid Banks

418       12 – 13 years     Tom’s Midnight Garden – A. Philippa Pearce

419       14 – 15 years     Emma & I – Sheila Hocken

420       16 – 18 years     The Hooded Man – Virginia Woolf

421       8 – 9 years         Atticus Claw Settles a Score – Jennifer Gray

422       10 – 11 years     Katy – Jacqueline Wilson

424       12 – 13 years    The Midnight Horse – Monica Edwards

425       14 – 15 years    Private Peaceful – Michael Morpurgo

426       16 – 18 years    Percy Jackson and the last Olympian – Rick Riordan           

DRAMATIC SCENES – JUNIOR – SOLO

427       14 – 15 years    Any Male Character’s speech from any Shakespeare Play. Time Limit – 3-5 minutes

428       16 – 18 years   Any Male Character’s speech from any Shakespeare Play. Time Limit – 3-5 minutes

429       14 – 15 years   Any Female Character’s speech from any Shakespeare Play. Time Limit – 3-5 minutes

430       16 – 18 years  Any Female Character’s speech from any Shakespeare Play. Time Limit – 3-5 minutes 

DRAMATIC SCENES – JUNIOR – SOLO

431A       9 – 11 years     Own choice piece; a maximum of 3 minutes

431B     12 – 13 years     Own choice piece; a maximum of 3 minutes

431C     14 – 15 years     Any Speech from a play between 1800 and 2000.  Time Limit – 3-5 minutes

431D     14 – 15 years    Any Speech from a post-2000 play.  Time Limit – 3-5 minutes

431E     16 – 18 years    Any Speech from a play between 1800 and 2000.  Time Limit – 3-5 minutes

431F     16 – 18 years    Any Speech from a post-2000 play.  Time Limit – 3-5 minutes 

SIGHTREADING – JUNIOR

432         8 – 9 years      To read a passage set by the Adjudicator

433       10 – 11 years   To read a passage set by the Adjudicator

434       12 – 13 years   To read a passage set by the Adjudicator

435       14 – 15 years   To read a passage set by the Adjudicator

436       16 – 18 years   To read a passage set by the Adjudicator 

IMPROVISED SPEAKING – JUNIOR

437A     9 – 11 years     Create and tell a story around an object provided by the Adjudicator

4 minutes each for preparation and performance

437B     12 – 15 years   Subject to be selected from a list set by the Adjudicator

4 minutes each for preparation and performance

438       16 – 18 years   Subject to be selected from a list set by the Adjudicator

5 minutes each for preparation and performance

CHORIC SPEECH – JUNIOR (See notes below)

439A       7 years and under      Time limit – 3 minutes each piece

439B       8 – 10 years               Time limit – 3 minutes each piece

440       11 – 13 years                Time limit – 3 minutes each piece

441       14 – 18 years                Time limit – 3 – 4 minutes each piece          

Entrance Fees are as follows:   4 to 10 performers – £15:    More than 10 – £20

  1. Own choice of 2 contrasting pieces
  2. Teachers are NOT to conduct
  3. No specified upper limit to number of persons in a team, but Health and Safety considerations must prevail 

THEME – JUNIOR (See notes below)

442       11 years and under      Own choice – Time limit 15 minutes

443       12 – 18 years                Own choice – Time limit 15 minutes           

Entrance Fees are as follows:   4 to 10 performers – £15:    More than 10 – £20

  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 

ORIGINAL COMPOSITION – JUNIOR (See notes below)

444       POEM  – 50 lines or fewer

445       SHORT STORY    Own choice of subject in 2,000 words or fewer

 Competitors must send their entries for this section to:

Janet Coates, 332 Park Road, Cowes, PO31 7NN no later than 8th December 2022

  1. Scripts that exceed the stated number of lines or words will be disqualified.
  2. Noms-de-plume need not be used.
  3. Winning entries should not be entered in subsequent years.
  4. All work should be unpublished.
  5. Entrance Fee – £6 per script           

MIMING – SOLO

446         9 – 11 years   The Magic…

447       12 – 13 years    The Latest Fashion

448       14 – 15 years    Where did I put……?

449       16 – 18 years    Unexpected 

  1. Time limit: Classes 446, 447 & 448 – 3 minutes. Class 449 – 4 minutes 

MIMING – TEAMS

450       9 years & under             Let’s go to the park

451       13 years & under          The Haunted House

452       18 years & under          The Party

IMPROVISED MIMING TEAMS – JUNIOR (see notes below)

453       9 years and under        Subject to be set by Adjudicator

454       13 years and under      Subject to be set by Adjudicator

455       18 years and under      Subject to be set by Adjudicator           

Entrance Fees are as follows:   4 to 10 performers – £15:    More than 10 – £20

  1. Teams may be between 4 and 15 performers
  2. Time limit – 5 minutes each for preparation and performance 

MIMING – PAIRS

456         8 – 9 years      The New Pet

457       10 – 11 years   The Mirror

458       12 – 13 years   It’s Easy!

459       14 – 15 years   In the Kitchen

460       16 – 18 years   Disaster!

PREPARED SPEAKING (VARIOUS) – JUNIOR

461       9 – 11 years

THE DUNGEON: Solo Class. Candidates must choose ONE item (not human) to condemn to The Dungeon.

Reasons must be given for their choice. Time limit 2 minutes

462       12 – 15 years

Dialect Class: Grand Old Duke of York – Traditional. Available from Festival Secretary. Janet Coates, 332 Park Road, Cowes, PO31 7NN email coatesjanet@hotmail.com

USA – other than one’s own. To be spoken not sung.

463       16 – 18 years

Dialect Class: Pick a pocket or two – Lionel Bart. Available from Festival Secretary. Janet Coates, 332 Park Road, Cowes, PO31 7NN email coatesjanet@hotmail.com

USA – other than one’s own. To be spoken not sung.

464A     14 – 15 years

‘Desert Island’ Book. Review of favourite book giving reasons for choice (notes may be used).

To include at least one quotation from the chosen text. Time limit – 3 mins.

464B     16 – 18 years

‘Desert Island’ Book. Review of favourite book giving reasons for choice (notes may be used).

To include at least one quotation from the chosen text. Time limit – 3 mins.

 DRAMA TEAMS – JUNIOR (See notes below)

465       13 years and under      Own choice. Time limit – 20 minutes      

466       18 years and under      One Act Play or one Act from a Play (inc. Shakespeare). Time limit – 30 minutes.

Entrance Fees are as follows:   4 to 10 performers – £15:    More than 10 – £20 

IMPROVISED DRAMA PAIRS – JUNIOR

466A       8 – 9 years      Title from the Adjudicator on the day. 5 minutes preparation. Up to 3 mins performance

466B     10 – 11 years    Title from the Adjudicator on the day. 5 minutes preparation. Up to 3 mins performance

466C     12 – 13 years    Title from the Adjudicator on the day. 5 minutes preparation. Up to 3 mins performance

466D     14 – 15 years   Title from the Adjudicator on the day. 5 minutes preparation. Up to 3 mins performance

466E     16 – 18 years   Title from the Adjudicator on the day. 5 minutes preparation. Up to 3 mins performance 

IMPROVISED DRAMA TEAMS – JUNIOR (See notes below)

467       13 years and under

468       18 years and under

Entrance Fees are as follows:   4 to 10 performers – £15:    More than 10 – £20

  1. The subject will be set by the Adjudicator
  2. Teams will be allowed 10 minutes for preparation and 10 minutes for performance 

DUOLOGUE – JUNIOR (See notes below)

469A     9 years & under Own choice. Time limit – 4 minutes

469B     10 – 11 years   Own choice. Time limit – 4 minutes

470       12 – 13 years    Own choice. Time limit – 5 minutes

471       14 – 15 years    Own choice. Time limit – 5 minutes

472       16 – 18 years    Own choice. Time limit – 5 minutes

473       Parent & Child Own choice. Time limit – 6 minutes

Child to be 18 or under. Class to be held during an evening session.

Entrance Fee: £8 per pair

 YOUTH CLUBS OR ORGANISATIONS & SCHOOLS (See notes below)

474       YOUTH CLUB – DEVISED THEATRE

            Title: MEETING  Time limit – 10 minutes

            To create a devised performance which may include movement, music and drama

Entrance Fees are as follows:  4 to 10 performers – £12:   More than 10 – £15

475       ONE ACT PLAY OR ONE ACT FROM A PLAY

 Own choice – Time limit – 30 minutes

Entrance Fee – 4 to 10 performers – £15, more than 10 – £20

476       DUOLOGUE

            Own choice – Time limit – 5 minutes

Entrance Fee – £8.00  

 For Classes 474, 475 and 476, Entrants must be bona fide Members of the said Organisations but note the upper age limit is extended to ‘Under 21’ (being an exception to No.15 of the main Festival Rules).

 

SENIOR SECTION

 

  1. All Classes are now Open.
  2. Senior competitors must be aged 19 & over on September 1st
  3. For all Senior Solo Classes – Entrance Fee is £7.50 unless otherwise stated.
  4. The Closing Date for all Entries is: 8th December 2022.

                       

VERSE SPEAKING – SENIOR

477       a.  To the Unknown Lover – Carol Ann Duffy

  1. Own choice.   Time limit – 3 minutes

478       Dialect Class: My Grandmother – Elizabeth Jennings. Available from Festival Secretary. Janet Coates, 332 Park Road, Cowes, PO31 7NN email  coatesjanet@hotmail.com

USA – other than one’s own. To be spoken not sung.

479       a. My Grandmother – Elizabeth Jennings

  1. Own choice.   Time limit – 3 minutes

480       MEN & WOMEN

  1. Any Poem or extract from Tennyson
  2. Own choice by any living poet.   Time limit – 3 minutes for each piece 

READING – SENIOR

481       PREPARED

  1. Parson’s Pleasure – Roald Dahl
  2. Own choice, Verse or Prose – Time limit – 4 minutes

482       PREPARED

            BOOK AT BEDTIME – Passage taken from:

The Magic Show – Vernon Scannell

Entrant to read the relevant piece hidden from view of the Adjudicator, so that the voice is the key element ie. in the style of a radio broadcast.   Available from Festival Secretary. Janet Coates, 332 Park Road, Cowes, PO31 7NN. email coatesjanet@hotmail.com

483       SIGHT READING (Open)

            To read a passage set by the Adjudicator

 DRAMATIC SCENE – SENIOR

484       SOLO   Any speech from a pre-2000 play. Time limit – 3-4 minutes

484A     SOLO   Any speech from a post-2000 play. Time limit – 3-4 minutes

 MIMING – SENIOR (See notes below)

485       SOLO   Preparations – Time limit – 5 minutes

486       PAIRS  The Mistake

487       TEAM   All was going well until…

IMPROVISED SPEAKING – SENIOR (See notes below)

489       MEN & WOMEN

            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.

 DRAMA – SENIOR (See notes below)

490       DUOLOGUE (Open)      Open choice.  Time limit – 10 minutes         

 IMPROMPTU DRAMA TEAMS – SENIOR

491       SUBJECT TO BE SET BY ADJUDICATOR

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

            10 minutes each will be allowed for preparation and performance.

Entrance Fees are as follows:   4 to 10 performers – £15:    More than 10 – £20

 IMPROMPTU DRAMA PAIRS – SENIOR

491A     SUBJECT TO BE SET BY ADJUDICATOR        

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

5 minutes preparation. Up to 3 minutes performance 

ORIGINAL COMPOSITION – SENIOR (see notes below)

492       POEM – 50 lines or fewer        

493       SHORT STORY            Own choice of subject. 2000 words or fewer

494       ONE ACT PLAY           Own choice of subject

495       ARTICLE                      Own choice of subject. 2000 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. Composition entries must be sent to J Coates, 332 Park Road, Cowes PO31 7NN no later than 8th December 2022. 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.

 Entrance Fee: £9 per item. 

COMPETITIVE SPECIAL DRAMA / MOVEMENT (See notes below)

496       OWN CHOICE

  1. COMPETITIVE Class for groups with learning difficulties, to showcase their performance in front of an encouraging Adjudicator and audience. Competitors will receive a Certificate of Performance and marks will be awarded.
  2. Groups may comprise between 4 and 15 persons of any age and, if desired, may include a minority of supporters without learning difficulties. They may perform any type of drama and/or movement.
  3. Backing track/music is allowed with or without vocals. Live music is also permitted.
  4. At the time of publication, the venue for this Class is not yet determined and could be either Ryde, Newport or Shanklin.

Entrance Fee: £15 per group. 

 

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