POETRY, PROSE & DRAMA SECTION - 2025
POETRY, PROSE & DRAMA SECTION - 2025
Monday 28th April - Friday 2nd May
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"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 three weeks prior to the competition (by 7th April 2025) 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 2025
SYLLABUS 2025
SECTION A PRIMARY
Event 101 Reception Poem [Boys & Girls] “Humpty Dumpty” by John Cunliffe
Event 102 Year 1 Girls Poem "Charity Chadder" bu Charles Causley
Event 103 Year 1 Boys Poem "Caspar the Cat" by Valerie McCarthy
Event 104 Year 2 Girls Poem "Dorothy Porridge" by Richard Edwards
Event 105 Year 2 Boys Poem "I Like Cabbage" by John Kitching
Event 106 Year 3 Girls Poem "My Sister's Eating Porridge" by John Colwell
Event 107 Year 3 Boys Poem "Plasticine" by Wendy Cope
Event 108 Year 4 Girls Poem "A Garden" by Leila Berg
Event 109 Year 4 Boys Poem "Over the Park" by Charles Thomson
Event 110 Year 5 Girls Poem "Snow-Lady by Mary Jeffries
Event 111 Year 5 Boys Poem " Polar Bear" by Spike Milligan
Event 112 Year 6 Girls Poem "Granny Goat" by Brian Moses
Event 113 Year 6 Boys Poem "Spaceship Shop" by Bernard Young
Event 114 Year 7 Girls Poem "Magic Shoes" by Brian Moses
Event 115 Year 7 Boys Poem "Four O'Clock Friday" by John Foster
Event 116 Choral verse speaking Key stage 1 (Boys/Girls)
"Elephant Walking" by Clive Sansom
Event 117 Choral verse speaking Key Stage 2 (Boys/Girls)
"The Cheer-Up Song" by John Whitworth
Event 118 Dramatic Duologues Key Stage 2 (Boys/Girls/Mixed)
Own choice, not previously performed (2mins 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)
"Mr Stink" by David Walliams
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 "Cobweb Morning" by June Crebbin
Event 121 Years 8/9/10 Boys Poem "The Sea" by James Reeves
Event 122 Years 11 and over Girls Poem "Goldilock" by Carole Bromley
Event 123 Years 11 and over Boys Poem "Spider Swallowing" by Brian Moses
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 (4mins 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 (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 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)
“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" by John Boyne
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 Dare" by John Boyne
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) "Sometimes" by Lilian Moore
Event 130 Year 1&2 Girls Poem “The Lost Sock" by Marie Brookes
Event 131 Year 1&2 Boys Poem "Three Cheers for Chips" by Patricia Leighton
Event 132 Years 3&4 Girls Poem "My Brother's Teddy" by Marian Swinger
Event 133 Year 3&4 Boys Poem "Summer Days" by Anne English
Event 134 Year 5&6 Girls Poem "Samantha is Sobbing" by Gareth Owen
Event 135 Year 5&6 Boys Poem "My Grannies" by June Crebbin
Event 136 Year 7 Girls Poem "Shadow Collector" by Peter Dixon
Event 137 Year 7 Boys Poem "The Day I Got My Finger Stuck Up My Nose" by Brian Patten
Event 138 Year 8/9/10 Girls Poem "Leonardo" by Charles Causley
Event 139 Year 8/9/10 Boys Poem "I'm the Youngest in Our House" by Michael Rosen
Event 140 Year 11 and over Girls Poem "I Saw Charlie Chaplin" by Charles Causley
Event 141 Year 11 and over Boys Poem "Sky in the Pie!" by Roger McGough
Event 142 Monologues Key Stage 2 (Boys/Girls)
Own choice, not previously performed (2mins 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 (3mins 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 (2mins 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 (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 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] "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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) Oscar Wilde Stories for Children
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 +] "Refugee" by Alan Gratz
This extract must contain dialogue, last no longer than 3 minutes and must be read from the original book.
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