YOU have been sending in your photos of winners doing their final rehearsals and celebrating their results at this year's Isle of Wight Music, Dance and Drama Festival (IWMDDF).
Elmore Speller won his class with 87 marks in the IWMDDF competing in Class 402 Verse Speaking 9 years.
He is taught by Ellen Weeks and attends Ryde Prep School.
Elmore adored the chance to share his love of words and stories and engaged with the audience to bring the poem to life.
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Beatrice Meredith was delighted to be crowned the winner of Class 413 Verse Speaking 13 years, totalling 88 marks, with the poem ‘Sky in the Pie’ by Roger McGough.
She attends Island Free School and is also taught by Ellen Weeks.
The adjudicator's comments were: “A really expressive interpretation. Splendid!”
Brody Ross took first prize in Class 409 Verse Speaking 9 years with a score of 88 and claimed second in Class 431A 9-11 years Dramatic Scene.
He is in year 5 at Ryde Prep School and is also taught by Ellen Weeks. Brody loved having the opportunity to perform to an audience.
Nathaniel Craggs came first in three different categories at this year’s festival.
Claiming top spot in Class 406 Verse Speaking 16 – 18 years with Caged Bird by Maya Angelou, Class 420 Prose Speaking 16 – 18 years with The Hooded Man by Virginia Woolf and in Dramatic Scenes 16 – 18 years with an extract as Algernon from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.
The adjudicator was so impressed that her feedback referred to ‘PDPM’ - otherwise known as a ‘put down pen moment’!
Nathaniel, a student at the Island VI Form, has studied speech and drama with Ellen Weeks since he entered himself into the IWDDMF aged 11.
He said: "I just love getting to grips with a text and sharing all of the range of expressions with an audience.
“I hope to be entered for my gold medal in acting this summer. The festival is such an opportunity to see how everyone else is getting on!"
Harris Middleton-Leal has been celebrating his win in Class 404B Verse Speaking 13 years.
He managed to secure a total of 86 marks to win his category.
The youngest competitor in the music classes, Elsie-Marie Moody, 4, has been rehearsing her first-ever IWMDDF.
She will be singing Castle on a Cloud in the Musical Theatre Novice 7 years and under class.
Elsie’s teachers are vocal coach Hannah Caudle and ballet tutor Emily Man, both from Theatretrain.
Aoife Bradley won Class 431B Dramatic Scene 12 – 13 years, achieving a distinction mark of 88 for her reflective performance of Rosaline from After Juliet.
The play, inspired by an idea from actress Kate Winslet, is set in a truce following the death of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Aoife brought the character of Juliet's cousin, Rosaline, to the stage in a scene that saw her reflect on the death of her cousin.
She is a pupil at Ryde School and is a member of Jeni Law's Speech & Drama classes in Bembridge.
Jeni said: "I am so proud of Aoife. She has gone from strength to strength. She always gives her best and I am thrilled at her success."
Eliza Gubbins, from Lanesend Primary, won Class 410 Verse Speaking 10 years, with a total of 87 marks.
She has been attending the Festival for the last couple of years and now, in year 6, and after a lot of hard work, she is proud to be the winner.
Melody Hang, a student of Ryde school with upper Chine and Ellen Weeks, totalled 87 marks as she won Class 401 Verse Speaking 8 years.
Melody said: "I really like performing because I am sometimes a bit nervous before I perform but when I finish, it gives me a real sense of achievement.”
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