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Note: All test pieces can be found in the LAMDA Anthology of Verse and Prose, Volume 20.
| Class Number | Title | Subtitle | Piece Title and Author | Category | Time Limit | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 8 Years & Under | Verse Speaking | What a to-do! by Claudine Toutoungi | Speech | £6.00 | |
| 91 | 9 - 11 Years | Verse Speaking | Superpowers by Ruth Awolola | Speech | £6.00 | |
| 92 | 12 - 15 Years | Verse Speaking | The Sky is Too Wide... by Kareem Parkins-Brown | Speech | £7.00 | |
| 93 | 16 - 99 Years | Verse Speaking | Air and Angels by John Donne | Speech | £9.00 | |
| 94 | 8 Years & Under | Set Prose Speaking | The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde | Speech | £6.00 | |
| 95 | 9 - 11 Years | Set Prose Reading | A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll | Speech | £6.00 | |
| 96 | 12 - 15 Years | Set Prose Reading | Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott | Speech | £7.00 | |
| 97 | 16 - 99 Years | Set Prose Reading | Dracula by Bram Stoker | Speech | £9.00 | |
| 98 | 8 Years & Under | Set Poetry Reading | I Am Angry by Michael Rosen | Speech | £6.00 | |
| 99 | 9 - 11 Years | Set Poetry Reading | Difficult Damsels by Nikita Gill | Speech | £6.00 | |
| 100 | 12 - 15 Years | Set Poetry Reading | Front Door by Imtiaz Dharker | Speech | £7.00 | |
| 101 | 16 - 99 Years | Set Poetry Reading | from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Speech | £9.00 | |
| 102 | 8 Years & Under | Verse Speaking - Own Choice | Speech | Two Minutes | £6.00 | |
| 103 | 9 - 11 Years | Verse Speaking - Own Choice | Speech | Two Minutes | £6.00 | |
| 104 | 12 - 15 Years | Verse Speaking - Own Choice | Speech | Three Minutes | £7.00 | |
| 105 | 16 - 99 Years | Verse Speaking - Own Choice | Speech | Four Minutes | £9.00 | |
| 106 | 8 Years & Under | Prose Reading - Own Choice | Speech | Two Minutes | £6.00 | |
| 107 | 9 - 11 Years | Prose Reading - Own Choice | Speech | Three Minutes | £6.00 | |
| 108 | 12 - 15 Years | Prose Reading - Own Choice | Speech | Three Minutes | £7.00 | |
| 109 | 16 - 99 Years | Prose Reading - Own Choice | Speech | Four Minutes | £9.00 | |
| 110 | 8 Years & Under | Poetry Reading - Own Choice | Speech | Two Minutes | £6.00 | |
| 111 | 9 - 11 Years | Poetry Reading - Own Choice | Speech | Two Minutes | £6.00 | |
| 112 | 12 - 15 Years | Poetry Reading - Own Choice | Speech | Three Minutes | £7.00 | |
| 113 | 16 - 99 Years | Poetry Reading - Own Choice | Speech | Four Minutes | £9.00 | |
| 114 | 8 Years & Under | Poem - Own Composition* | Speech | Two Minutes | £6.00 | |
| 115 | 9 - 11 Years | Poem - Own Composition* | Speech | Two Minutes | £6.00 | |
| 116 | 12 - 15 Years | Poem - Own Composition* | Speech | Three Minutes | £7.00 | |
| 130 | Year R, 1 & 2 | Group Speaking | Not restricted to school organised groups. Up to 20 performers per group | Speech | Three Minutes | £8.00 |
| 131 | Years 3 & 4 | Group Speaking | Not restricted to school organised groups. Up to 20 performers per group | Speech | Five Minutes | £15.00 |
| 132 | Years 5 & 6 | Group Speaking | Not restricted to school organised groups. Up to 20 performers per group | Speech | Five Minutes | £15.00 |
| 133 | Open | Group Speaking | Not restricted to school organised groups. Up to 20 performers per group | Speech | Five Minutes | £15.00 |
| 135 | 8 Years & Under | Reading at Sight | Speech | Two Minutes | £6.00 | |
| 136 | 9 - 11 Years | Reading at Sight | Speech | Two Minutes | £6.00 | |
| 137 | 12 - 15 Years | Reading at Sight | Speech | Three Minutes | £6.00 | |
| 140 | 11 Years & Under | Solo Acting | Monologue (excluding Shakespeare) | Speech | Three Minutes | £6.00 |
| 141 | 12 - 15 Years | Solo Acting | Monologue (excluding Shakespeare) | Speech | Four Minutes | £7.00 |
| 142 | 16 - 99 Years | Solo Acting | Monologue (excluding Shakespeare) | Speech | Five Minutes | £9.00 |
| 143 | 12 Years & Over | Shakespeare | Performer to present, from memory, an extract from any Shakespeare play.** | Speech | Four Minutes | £7.00 |
| 144 | 11 Years & Under | Acting Through Song | For performers using a backing track. Sound system available if required.** | Speech | Three Minutes | £6.00 |
| 145 | 12 Years & Over | Acting Through Song | For performers using a backing track. Sound system available if required.** | Speech | Five Minutes | £7.00 |
| 147 | 9 Years & Under | Group Drama | Own choice of a performance of an extract from a play.** | Speech | Five Minutes | £15.00 |
| 148 | 10 - 13 Years | Group Drama | Own choice of a performance of an extract from a play.** | Speech | Five Minutes | £15.00 |
| 149 | 14 Years & Over | Group Drama | Own choice of a performance of an extract from a play.** | Speech | Five Minutes | £15.00 |
| 150 | Open | Public Speaking | A prepared talk on any subject | Speech | Five Minutes | £9.00 |
| 160 | 7 Years & Under | Favourite Poem | Non Competitive - Performers can choose to recite or read their favourite poem. | Speech | Two Minutes | £6.00 |
| 161 | 30 Years & Over | Favourite Poem | Non Competitive - Performers can choose to recite or read their favourite poem. | Speech | Four Minutes | £9.00 |
*Poems must be between 8 – 24 lines and submitted at time of entry. They will be marked 50% on composition and 50% on the performance.
**Costume and hand props are optional