POETRY, PROSE & DRAMA SECTION
8th - 12th April 2024
"I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." W.B.Yeats
SECTION RULES
Competitors are only eligible to compete in one section and in their own year or Key Stage.
Competitors who currently attend private Speech & Drama classes are not eligible to compete in Section A or B. The name of the Speech & Drama School attended must be included on the official entry form.
Competitors who do not attend private Speech & Drama School classes must compete in either Section A or B.
In the event of a competition having a large number of entrants, it will be divided into groups; e.g: Event 101A, Event 101B, Event 101C.
To view and print a copy of the set poems/prose, please use the link below.
All "Own Choice" pieces must be sent to the Secretary at least two weeks prior to the competition (by 25th March 2024) with the competitors details attached.
The adjudicator's decision is final.
All events in this section must be spoken in the English Language.
Prompting is not permitted by anyone other than the adjudicator or Feis Assistants.
Entries can be made via the online link above. Please contact the competition secretary if you require a paper entry form.
Entry Fee: £3.00 per competition
Primary/Second Level Schools & Private Drama/Theatre Schools will be invoiced after the entry closing date.
Individual Entries (not through schools) will be contacted directly to arrange payment.
Entry fees must be paid prior to the competition and are non-refundable.
Entries will not be accepted by telephone.
Entries close on Friday 26th January 2024.
NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Please direct any queries to the Poetry, Prose & Drama Secretary, Mrs Orla Kelly via email: orlakelly222@gmail.com
SYLLABUS 2024
SECTION A PRIMARY
Event 101 Reception Poem [Boys & Girls] “Worm Words” by Tony Mitton.
Event 102 Year 1 Girls Poem "The Skipping Rope Queen" by Paul Cookson.
Event 103 Year 1 Boys Poem "Playground Song” by Paul Cookson.
Event 104 Year 2 Girls Poem "A Spike of Green” by Barbara Baker.
Event 105 Year 2 Boys Poem "If You Should Meet A Crocodile” Anon.
Event 106 Year 3 Girls Poem "Bed in Summer” by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Event 107 Year 3 Boys Poem "We Want to Wear Our Wellies” by Dave Ward.
Event 108 Year 4 Girls Poem "Nine Mice” by Jack Prelutsky.
Event 109 Year 4 Boys Poem "Absent” by Bernard Young.
Event 110 Year 5 Girls Poem "Class Discussion” by Gervase Phinn.
Event 111 Year 5 Boys Poem " Will it go to a Replay?” by David Harmer.
Event 112 Year 6 Girls Poem "The dragon’s birthday party” by Ian McMillan.
Event 113 Year 6 Boys Poem "Mr Baggs” by Michael Rosen.
Event 114 Year 7 Girls Poem "Four Crazy Pets” by Paul Cookson.
Event 115 Year 7 Boys Poem "Instructions for Giants” by John Rice.
Event 116 Choral verse speaking Key stage 1 (Boys/Girls)
"If All The Seas” Anon.
Event 117 Choral verse speaking Key Stage 2 (Boys/Girls)
"The Old Wife and the Ghost” by James Reeves.
Event 118 Dramatic Duologues Key Stage 2 (Boys/Girls/Mixed)
Own choice, not previously performed (3mins approx.) Simple costume and basic props, if desired. Please forward a copy to the Secretary two weeks prior to competition with competitor details attached.
Event 119 Prepared Prose reading Key Stage 2(Boys/Girls)
"George’s Marvellous Medicine” by Roald Dahl.
This extract must contain dialogue, last no longer than 3 minutes and must be read from the original book.
SECTION B SECOND LEVEL
Event 120 Years 8/9/10 Girls Poem "To Daffodils” by Robert Herrick.
Event 121 Years 8/9/10 Boys Poem "Death of a Snowman” by Vernon Scannell.
Event 122 Years 11 and over Girls Poem "The Singing Cat” by Stevie Smith.
Event 123 Years 11 and over Boys Poem "Morning After A Storm” by William Wordsworth [taken from “Resolution and Independence”]
Event 124 Monologues Key Stage 3 (Boys/Girls)
Own choice, not previously performed (3mins approx.) Please forward a copy to the Secretary two weeks prior to competition with competitor details attached.
Event 125 Monologues Key Stage 4+ (Boys/Girls)
Own choice, not previously performed (3mins approx.) Please forward a copy to the Secretary two weeks prior to competition with competitor details attached.
Event 126 Dramatic Duologues Key Stage 3 (Boys/Girls/Mixed)
Own choice, not previously performed (4mins approx.) Simple costume and basic props, if desired. Please forward a copy to the Secretary two weeks prior to competition with competitor details attached.
Event 127 Dramatic Duologues Key Stage 4+ (Boys/Girls/Mixed)
Own choice, not previously performed (4mins approx.) Simple costume and basic props, if desired. Please forward a copy to the Secretary two weeks prior to competition with competitor details attached.
Event 128 Prepared Prose Key Stage 3 (Boys/Girls)
“Goodnight Mr Tom” by Michelle Magorian.
This extract must contain dialogue, last no longer than 3 minutes and must be read from the original book.
Event 129 Prepared Prose Key Stage 4 + (Boys/Girls)
"The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
This extract must contain dialogue, last no longer than 3 minutes and must be read from the original book.
SECTION C PRIVATE
Event 130A Nursery / Reception Poem (Boys & Girls) "To Let” by D. Newey-Johnson.
Event 130 Year 1&2 Girls Poem “Here is the Seed” by John Foster.
Event 131 Year 1&2 Boys Poem "Mr Giraffe” by Geoffrey Lapage.
Event 132 Years 3&4 Girls Poem "Chicken Poxed” by Valerie Bloom.
Event 133 Year 3&4 Boys Poem "The Day We Built The Snowman” by Paul Cookson.
Event 134 Year 5&6 Girls Poem "A Butter Bother” by Graham Denton.
Event 135 Year 5&6 Boys Poem "The Lone Teacher” by David Harmer.
Event 136 Year 7 Girls Poem "The Friendly Cinnamon Bun” by Russell Hoban.
Event 137 Year 7 Boys Poem "The Rival Arrives” by Brian Patton.
Event 138 Year 8/9/10 Girls Poem "Teacher “ by Carol Ann Duffy.
Event 139 Year 8/9/10 Boys Poem "The Sound Collector” by Roger McGough.
Event 140 Year 11 and over Girls Poem "Desk” by Dave Calder.
Event 141 Year 11 and over Boys Poem "The Tyger” by William Blake.
Event 142 Monologues Key Stage 2 (Boys/Girls)
Own choice, not previously performed (4mins approx.) Please forward a copy to the Secretary two weeks prior to competition with competitor details attached.
Event 143 Monologues Key Stage 3 (Boys/Girls)
Own choice, not previously performed (4mins approx.) Please forward a copy to the Secretary two weeks prior to competition with competitor details attached.
Event 144 Monologues Key Stage 4+ (Boys/Girls)
Own choice, not previously performed (4mins approx.) Please forward a copy to the Secretary two weeks prior to competition with competitor details attached.
Event 145 Dramatic Duologues Key Stage 2 (Boys/Girls/Mixed)
Own choice, not previously performed (3mins approx.) Simple costume and basic props, if desired. Please forward a copy to the Secretary two weeks prior to competition with competitor details attached.
Event 146 Dramatic Duologues Key Stage 3 (Boys/Girls/Mixed)
Own choice, not previously performed (4mins approx.) Simple costume and basic props, if desired. Please forward a copy to the Secretary two weeks prior to competition with competitor details attached.
Event 147 Dramatic Duologues Key Stage 4+ (Boys/Girls/Mixed)
Own choice, not previously performed (4mins approx.) Simple costume and basic props, if desired. Please forward a copy to the Secretary two weeks prior to competition with competitor details attached.
Event 148 Prepared Prose [Key Stage 2] "The Witches” by Roald Dahl.
This extract must contain dialogue, last no longer than 3 minutes and must be read from the original book.
Event 149 Prepared prose [Key Stage 3) "Black Beauty” by Anna Sewell
This extract must contain dialogue, last no longer than 3 minutes and must be read from the original book.
Event 150 Prepared Prose [Key Stage 4 +] "Northern Lights” by Philip Pullman.
This extract must contain dialogue, last no longer than 3 minutes and must be read from the original book.
