Speech and Drama
SPEECH AND DRAMA
31 May – 1 June 2012
Last date for ENTRIES and SUBMISSION OF OWN CHOICE PIECES: FRIDAY 12 MARCH 2012
Adjudicator: FIONA STRACHAN
BOOKLIST:
All set pieces will be taken from the following books. Each book is indicated by the number below:
Book 1
The New English Bible – Oxford and Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 564 002011
Book 2
The Four Gospels in Braid Scots – Paisley: Alexander Gardner (no ISBN)
Book 3
Read Me 1 – Macmillan ISBN 0 330 37353 6
Book 4
The Works – Macmillan ISBN 0 330 48104 5
Book 5
The Works 3 – Macmillan ISBN 0 330 41578 6
Book 6
Spik Nae Evil – GKB Books ISBN 0 952 65545 9
Book 7
The Rattlebag – Faber and Faber ISBN 0 571 11976
Book 8
Scots Poems for Children – Mercat Press ISBN 841830240
Book 9
Ten North East Poets – Aberdeen University Press ISBN 0 08 0324 304
Book 10
A Richt Cuddy – Scottish Children‟s Press ISBN 1 899827 021
Book 11
Hamewith – Complete Works of Charles Murray
Book 12
Brocket – Les Wheeler – Curriculum Resources and Information Centre,
Kincorth Academy, Cairngorm Drive, Aberdeen, AB12 5PQ – telephone 01224 859772
STORY TELLING
SD1 £4.00 8 and under
Re-tell a story told by the adjudicator
SD2 £5.00 9 to 11
Re-tell a story told by the adjudicator
SD3 £6.00 12 to 15
Four words, apparently unrelated, are given to the competitor five minutes before coming to the platform. An original story must be told making use of the four words. Words will be supplied by the adjudicator.
BIBLE READING
SD4 £5.00 9 to 11
Luke Ch 8 vv 22-25 – from Book 1 – Jesus Calms the Storm
SD5 £6.00 12 to 15
John Ch 6 vv 1-13 – from Book 1 – The Feeding of the Five Thousand
SD6 £7.00 16 to 18
Matthew Ch 5 vv 1-12 – from Book 1 – The Sermon on the Mount
SD7 £8.00 Open
Mark Ch 6 vv 17-29 – from Book 1 – The Death of John the Baptist
SCOTS BIBLE READING
SD8 £8.00 Open
Luke‟s Gospel Chapter Aucht v 4 tae v15 – from Book 2 – Parable o‟ the Sower
SOLO VERSE
SD9 £4.00 Under 6 years NON-COMPETITIVE Class
Own choice – “My favourite short poem”. The title need not be given on the entry form.
SD10 £4.00 Girls age 6
1. “Here is the Seed” – from Book 4 pp21-22
2. “Spring Cleaning” – from Book 4 p22
SD11 £4.00 Girls age 7
1. “B Beautiful B” – from Book 4 p46-47
2. “Sounds Page” – from Book 5 p170
SD12 £4.00 Boys age 6 to 7
1. “Song of the Kite” – from Book 4 p43
2. “New Sights” – from Book 4 p173-74
SD13 £4.00 Girls age 8
1. “Experiment” – from Book 3 p15
2. “My dog Spot” – from Book 3 p321-322
SD14 £5.00 Girls age 9
1. “True Confession” – from Book 4 p182
2. “It‟s Spring” – from Book 4 p183
SD15 £4.00 Boys age 8 to 9
1. “We want to wear our wellies” – from Book 4 p28
2. “The Fox and the Grapes” – from Book 4 p75-76
SD16 £5.00 Girls age 10
1. “The Bonfire” – from Book 4 p376
2. “Watch your French!” – from Book 3 p235-236
SD17 £5.00 Girls age 11
1. “Children‟s Prayer” – from Book 4 p290
2. “Best Friends” – from Book 4 p179-180
SD18 £5.00 Boys age 10 to 11
1. “My eyes are watering” – from Book 4 p180-18
2. “Smelly People” – from Book 4 p173
SD19 £6.00 Girls age 12
1. “Walking the Dog seems fun to me” – from Book 3 p209-210
2. “On a tired housewife” – from Book 3 p398
SD20 £6.00 Girls age 13
1. “The Donkey” – from Book 3 p110
2. “The Day after the Day after Boxing Day” – from Book 3 p463-464
SD21 £6.00 Boys age 12 to 13
1. “Our Bonfire” from Book 3 p410
2. “The Microbe” – from Book 3 p423
SD22 £6.00 Girls age 14 to 15
1. “Cargoes” – from Book 3 p252-53
2. “The Adventures of Isabel” – from Book 5 p488-489
SD23 £6.00 Boys age 14 to 15
1. “Sheep in Winter” – from Book 3 p392
2. “You are Old Father William” – from Book 3 p35-36
SD24 £8.00 Open
Award: Association Gold Medal 1. “Blackberry Picking” – from Book 3 p307-38
2. “The Plaint of the Camel” – from Book 3 p322-324
CHORAL VERSE
SD25 £14.00 9 and under
“Cats” – from Book 5 p328
SD26 £14.00 11 and under
“Rap my Lunch” – from Book 5 p362
SD27 £17.00 12 and over
“Henry VIII” – from Book 5 p325-326
SCOTS VERSE
SD28 £4.00 Under 6 years – NON-COMPETITIVE
1. “Peter the Pelican” – from Book 6 p1
2. “Hyena” – from Book 6 p1
SD29 £4.00 Age 6
1. “Pru the Coo” – from Book 6 p3
2. “This is the Wey the Leddies Ride” – from Book 8 p6
SD30 £4.00 Age 7
1. “Kites” – from Book 8 – p 39
2. “The Tattie Bogle” – from Book 8 p38
SD31 £4.00 Girls age 8 to 9
Award for overall best performance
1. “Horace the Hippo” – from Book 6 p9
2. “The Sair Finger”- from Book 8 p80-81
SD32 £4.00 Boys age 8 to 9
Award for overall best performance
1. “Baa” – from Book 6 p38
2. “The Fisherman‟s Song” – from Book 8 p 88
SD33 £5.00 Girls age 10 to 11
1. “I dinna like the Midge” – from Book 8 p40
2. “Sleep Weel” – from Book 8 p97
SD34 £5.00 Boys age 10 to 11
1. “Spik Nae Evil” – from Book 6 – p41
2. “Speerin‟” – from Book 6 – p42
SD35 £6.00 Girls age 12 to 15
1. “The Comin‟ o‟ the Wee Malkies” – from Book 8 – p90
2. “Schule in June” – from Book 8 p41
SD36 £6.00 Boys age 12 to 15
1. “The Ghaist o‟ the Wine Toor” – from Book 6 p34
2. “The Competitor” – from Book 6 p43
SD37 £8.00 Open
1. “The Price o‟ Bress” – from Book 9 p67-68
2. “Dockens afore His Peers” – from Book 11 p81-83
SD38 £5.00 Burns 11 and under
Award: Aberdeen Burns Association Silver Cup “Willie Wastle” – from any complete Works of Burns
SD39 £6.00 Burns 12 to 15
“To a Mouse” – from any complete Works of Burns
SD40 £8.00 Burns Open
“Holy Willie‟s Prayer” – from any complete Works of Burns
SD41 £5.00 Ballad 9 to 11
“As I cam in by Fiddich-side” – from Book 7 p38-39
SD42 £6.00 Ballad 12 to 15
“The Twa Corbies” – from Book 7 p440-441
SD43 £8.00 Ballad Open
“Sir Patrick Spens” – from Book 7 p391-392
SD44X £6.00 Charles Murray 15 and under
Own choice of poem by Charles Murray – Book 11 (Title must be stated on entry form)
SD45X £8.00 Charles Murray Open
Own choice of poem by Charles Murray – Book 11 (Title must be stated on entry form)
SCOTS PROSE (to be spoken from memory)
SD46 £5.00 11 and under
“Brockit” – from Book 12 p1-2
SD47 £6.00 12 to 13
“Brocket‟s Sweemin‟ Lesson” – from Book 12 p3-4
SD48 £6.00 14 to 15
“Brocket the Hero” – from Book 12 p21-22
SD49 £8.00 Open
“A Richt Cuddy” – from Book 10 p 1-5
SIGHT READING
Candidates will be given a piece of English verse or prose to read out. They will be allowed 2 minutes to read it over beforehand, and will be excluded from the hall until their names are called.
SD50 £4.00 Age 6
SD51 £4.00 Age 7 to 8
SD52 £5.00 Age 9 to 10
SD53 £5.00 Age 11
SD54 £6.00 Age 12 to 13
SD55 £6.00 Age 14 to 15
SD56 £8.00 Open
SD57 No fee. Winners and runners up from classes SD55 and SD56.
Award: Association Silver Medal
PUBLIC SPEAKING – SOLO
SD58X £5.00 11 and under
Entrants are to give a talk of 3-4 minutes on any object they care to bring with them.
(Talk must not have been used in a previous festival)
SD59X £6.00 12 to 15
Entrants are to give a talk of 4-5 minutes on a favourite hobby or pastime.
(Talk must not have been used in a previous festival)
SD60X £8.00 Open
Entrants are to give a talk of 5-6 minutes on any topic of their choice.
(Talk must not have been used in a previous festival)
PUBLIC SPEAKING – GROUPS
Teams of three, including Chairman, Speaker and Proposer of votes of thanks. Time limit 12 minutes.
SD61X £10.00 16 and under
Award: Junior Chamber of Commerce trophy
Own choice topic – must not have been used in previous festivals
SD62X £13.00 Open
Award: Burnett Silver Challenge Cup
Own choice topic – must not have been used in previous festivals
VERSE DRAMA
Scenes to be acted may be chosen from any Shakespeare play, or any verse drama of the 16th and early 17th centuries. Choice of pieces to be performed must be shown on the entry form and copies, labelled with competitor‟s name(s) and class number, should be provided WITH THE ENTRY FORM.
Award: Gold medal for best performance in classes SD64, SD65, SD67 and SD68 presented by the Late Marquis of Aberdeen and Temair
SD63X £6.00 Individual 13 and under
Own choice – not to exceed 3 minutes
SD64X £7.00 Individual 16 and under
Award: Temair Gold Medal
Own choice – not to exceed 4 minutes
SD65X £8.00 Individual Open
Award: Temair Gold Medal
Own choice – not to exceed 4 minutes
SD66X £7.00 Group 11 and under
Own choice – not to exceed 6 minutes
SD67X £10.00 Group 16 and under
Award: Temair Gold Medal
Own choice – not to exceed 8 minutes
SD68X £13.00 Group Open
Award: Temair Gold Medal
Own choice – not to exceed 8 minutes
20th CENTURY DRAMA
Scenes to be acted from any 20th century play. Choice of pieces to be performed must be given on the entry form and copies, labelled with competitor‟s name(s) and class number, should be provided WITH THE ENTRY FORM.
SD69X £5.00 Individual 11 and under
Own choice – not to exceed 3 minutes
SD70X £7.00 Individual 16 and under
Own choice – not to exceed 4 minutes
SD71X £8.00 Individual Open
Own choice – not to exceed 4 minutes
SD72X £7.00 Group 11 and under
Own choice – not to exceed 6 minutes
SD73X £10.00 Group 16 and under
Own choice – not to exceed 8 minutes
SD74X £13.00 Group Open
Own choice – not to exceed 8 minutes
CREATIVE GROUP PERFORMANCE
Groups of no less than 3 and no more than 12 must present a programme round any theme of their choice. The time limit is 10 minutes. Any combination of poetry, prose, mime and movement, or dramatisation may be used, but these must not include any pieces set in any other class in the Speech and Drama section. Theme titles should be given on the entry form, and copies of all pieces to be performed must be submitted TO THE ADJUDICATOR‟S STEWARD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE CLASS.
Groups of over 10 performers
SD75X £14.00 11 and under
SD76X £15.00 12 to 16
SD77X £17.00 Open
Groups of 3 to 10 performers
SD78X £ 7.00 11 and under
SD79X £ 8.00 12 to 16
SD80X £13.00 Open
MIME (Titles to be given on the entry form)
SD81X £4.00 Solo mime 8 and under
Own choice – not to exceed 3 minutes
SD82X £5.00 Solo mime 9 to 11
Own choice – not to exceed 3 minutes
SD83X £6.00 Solo mime 12 to 16
Own choice – not to exceed 5 minutes
SD84X £8.00 Solo mime Open
Own choice – not to exceed 6 minutes
5D85X £7.00 Group mime 8 and under
Own choice – not to exceed 5 minutes
SD86X £7.00 Group mime 11 and under
Own choice – not to exceed 5 minutes
SD87X £10.00 Group mime 12 to 16
Own choice – not to exceed 8 minutes
SD88X £13.00 Group mime Open
Own choice – not to exceed 10 minutes
DEVISED PERFORMANCE
Each entry will be allowed a certain time to prepare a given situation to improvise, and a performance time which should not be exceeded. The stimuli for the devised performance, given by the adjudicator, can be character, time, place, props, music, opening or closing lines, etc.
SD89 £5.00 Solo Devised Performance 9 to 11
Preparation 3 minutes – performance 3 minutes
SD90 £6.00 Solo Devised Performance 12 to 14
Preparation 3 minutes – performance 4 minutes
SD91 £7.00 Solo Devised Performance 15 to 18
Preparation 3 minutes – performance 5 minutes
SD92 £7.00 Pairs Devised Performance 9 to 11
Preparation 5 minutes – performance 4 minutes
SD93 £8.00 Pairs Devised Performance 12 to 14
Preparation 5 minutes – performance 5 minutes
SD94 £10.00 Pairs Devised Performance 15 to 18
Preparation 5 minutes – performance 6 minutes
SD95 £7.00 Group Devised Performance 9 to 11
Preparation 10 minutes – performance 5 minutes
SD96 £10.00 Group Devised Performance 12 to 16
Preparation 10 minutes – performance 5 minutes
SD97 £13.00 Group Devised Performance Open
Preparation 10 minutes – performance 6 minutes
WRITE YOUR OWN POEM
Recite a poem of own composition. Title should be given on the entry form, and a copy for the adjudicator must be submitted WITH THE ENTRY FORM, labelled with the name of the competitor and class number.
SD98X £4.00 Age 8 to 9
SD99X £5.00 Age 10 to 11
SD100X £6.00 Age 12 to 13
SD101X £6.00 Age 14 to 15
SD102X £7.00 Age 16 to 18
SD103X £8.00 Open
WRITE YOUR OWN STORY
Read a story of own composition. Title should be given on the entry form, and a copy for the adjudicator must be submitted WITH THE ENTRY FORM, labelled with the name of the competitor and class number.
SD104X £4.00 Age 8 to 9
Not to exceed 3 minutes
SD105X £5.00 Age 10 to 11
Not to exceed 3 minutes
SD106X £6.00 Age 12 to 13
Not to exceed 5 minutes
SD107X £6.00 Age 14 to 15
Not to exceed 5 minutes
SD108X £7.00 Age 16 to 18
Not to exceed 6 minutes
SD109X £8.00 Open
Not to exceed 8 minutes
TEAM DEBATES
SD 110X £10.00 Age 15 and under
Teams of four performers, comprising a chairperson and two speakers (one to support the motion and one to oppose it) and a person to propose a vote of thanks. After the speeches for and opposing the motion, the chairperson may invite up to two questions from the floor. Own choice of subject. Debate must not exceed 15 minutes. No member of the team may take part in SC111X.
SD111X £13.00 Open
Teams of four performers, comprising a chairperson and two speakers (one to support the motion and one to oppose it) and a person to propose a vote of thanks. After the speeches for and opposing the motion, the chairperson may invite up to two questions from the floor. Own choice of subject. Debate must not exceed 15 minutes. No member of the team may take part in SC110X.
DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES
SD112X £6.00 Age 11 and under
Own choice of dramatic monologue – not to exceed 5 minutes
SD113X £7.00 Age 12 to 16
Own choice of dramatic monologue -not to exceed 6 minutes
SD114X £8.00 Open
Own choice of dramatic monologue -not to exceed 8 minutes
DRAMATIC DUOLOGUES
SD115X £7.00 Age 11 and under
Own choice of dramatic duologue – not to exceed 5 minutes
SD116X £8.00 Age 12 to 16
Own choice of dramatic duologue – not to exceed 6 minutes
SD117X £13.00 Open
Own choice of dramatic duologue – not to exceed 8 minutes