Time Limit: 15:00

1. All pieces must be at least Year 6 AMEB standard (or equivalent). 2. Candidate to perform: (a) Own choice Shakespearian Drama - Costume suitable to support characterisation or blacks AND (b) Verse Speaking - Selected from Set Verse Speaking Choices AND (c) Own Choice Australian Poetry - Must be Australian poet but not necessarily an Australian theme. 3. Individual Time limits: minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 5 minutes for each selection. The Connie Davidson Poetry Award of $50 will be awarded to the competitor gaining the highest marks in Australian Poetry. The City of Toowoomba Eisteddfod Inc. Trophy for Shakespearian Drama (non-perpetual), will be awarded to the competitor gaining the highest marks in Shakespearian Drama.

Time Limit: 12:00

This section is run in two parts: A and B 1. Competitors must compete in at least two (2) other Speech and Drama Solo sections. 2. All pieces must be at least Grade 5 AMEB standard (or equivalent). 3. Two (2) selections to be presented: a. Modern Lyric Poem "Modern" includes lyric poems from 1950 to the present. A Lyric poem may contain elements of story but the primary poetic intention is to convey feeling. b. Modern Dramatic Interpretation "Modern" includes plays written from 1950 to the present. This section is run in two parts: A and B 1. Competitors must compete in at least two (2) other Speech and Drama Solo sections. 2. All pieces must be at least Grade 5 AMEB standard (or equivalent). 3. Two (2) selections to be presented: a. Modern Lyric Poem "Modern" includes lyric poems from 1950 to the present. A Lyric poem may contain elements of story but the primary poetic intention is to convey feeling. b. Modern Dramatic Interpretation "Modern" includes plays written from 1950 to the present.