Speech and Drama students excel at the Inner West Eisteddfod

Speech and Drama students excel at the Inner West Eisteddfod

The Inner West Eisteddfod and Sydney Eisteddfod brought us another weekend of outstanding performances by our MLC School students with 13-14 years duologue/scene in costume and improvisation categories and 15-16 years verse speaking, character recital in costume, verse speaking, prepared speech, duologue/scene in costume.

Our students overcame nerves and performed brilliantly in front of a large audience. They performed with confidence, energy, beautiful vocal and facial expression and focus. We could not be prouder and congratulate them for being wonderful representatives of MLC School.

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to the following students for their outstanding performances at the Inner West and Sydney eisteddfods:

INNER WEST EISTEDDFOD

DUOLOGUE / SCENE IN COSTUME 13 – 14 years

  • Charlotte Sweeney and Cailise Campbell (Year 9) – Highly Commended
  • Madeleine Davison and Emma Cardwell (Year 9)
  • Matilda Hardy and Aleeya Sharma (Year 9) – 2nd Place
  • Téa Costin and Amara Sivagurunathan (Year 9) – 4th Place
  • Lucinda Yu-Ching Ho and Phoebe Tang (Year 9)
  • Dorothy Trimble and Ashwini Kanesalingam (Year 8)
  • Anna Poortvliet and Chelsea Keomanivong (Year 9) – 1st Place
  • Savannah Robinson and Harriet Krelle (Year 8)
  • Ellie Moran and Sophia Ronan (Year 9)
  • Elina Yu and Jasmine Luo (Year 8)
  • Chloe Nunn and Charlotte Hing (Year 8) – 3rd Place
  • Sarah Lin and Charlotte Lim (Year 6)

Improvisation 13-14 Years

  • Chloe Nunn and Charlotte Hing (Year 8)
  • Dorothy Trimble and Ashwini Kanesalingam (Year 8) – Highly Commended
  • Erin Banyer and Ciara Patterson (Year 9) – 3rd Place
  • Madeleine Davison and Emma Cardwell (Year 9)
  • Olive Simmons, Téa Costin and Amara Sivagurunathan (Year 9) – 1st Place
  • Francesca Masters and Ariahna Giann (Year 9) – 4th Place
  • Lucinda Yu-Ching Ho and Phoebe Tang (Year 9) – Highly Commended
  • Aurora Sharma and Eloise Wong (Year 9) – Highly Commended
  • Selina Shan and Olivia Wang (Year 8)
  • Anna Poortvliet and Chelsea Keomanivong (Year 9) – 2nd Place
  • Freda Xie and Lavinia Xu (Year 8)
  • Claudia Rowe (Year 9) and Caitlin Ward (Year 9) and Zara De Mello (Year 8) – Highly Commended
  • April Cookson and Evie Briers (Year 8)
  • Savannah Robinson and Harriet Krelle (Year 8)
  • Elina Yu and Jasmine Luo (Year 8)
  • Sarah Lin and Charlotte Lim (Year 6) – Highly Commended
  • Verse Speaking 15-16 Years
  • Orianna Ellis (Year 11) 2nd Place

Prepared Speech 15-16 Years

  • Erin Banyer and Ciara Patterson (Year 9)
  • Hemani Ramesh (Year 10)
  • Sophia Ivannikova (Year 11) 2nd Place
  • Madeleine Girgis (Year 10)

Duologue / Scene in Costume 15-16 Years

  • Pip McGuire and Emily Highett-Smith (Year 10)
  • Erin Banyer and Ciara Patterson (Year 9)

The Speech and Drama Studio has been a proud supporter of the Inner West Eisteddfod for the past 29 years.  We have 200 Speech and Drama Studio students representing MLC School in Prepared Speech, Character Recital, Duologue, Set Prepared Reading, Verse Speaking, Prose, Shakespeare and Improvisation categories. Speech and Drama students are also representing MLC School at the Parramatta, Ryde and Sydney Eisteddfods.

We are looking forward to our Championships and Shakespeare on Sunday 21 June.

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– Monica Brian

Speech and Drama Studio Director