DIVISION 11 - SPEECH AND DRAMA CHAMPIONSHIPS
a. These sections are run in 2 parts – (a) and (b).
b. 100 marks are allocated. 50 marks for each selection.
c. Marks and placings will be announced at the end of the second part of the Section.
Session: 29/07/2026 5:31 PM
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 City of Toowoomba Eisteddfod Inc. Trophy for Shakespearian Drama (non-perpetual), will be awarded to the competitor gaining the highest marks in Shakespearian Drama.
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.