Inside Salisbury: Success for theatrical students at Devizes Eisteddfod
Theatrical students excelled at annual festival
by Annette J Beveridge
AN award-winning school providing theatre training for children in Salisbury and surrounding areas has recently achieved incredible results at the Devizes Eisteddfod.
Starcast Performing Arts entered the eight-day annual festival where more than 400 classes of music, speech, drama, dance, writing, art, photography, musical composition, pottery, ceramics, graphics, and textiles were in place for all ages.
Principal Anna Would, said: “I would like to thank every student for continuing to trust us to provide them with the highest standard of training and incredible opportunities to showcase their talent. You work so incredibly hard and every one of you came away with outstanding results and feedback from the adjudicator that you should be immensely proud of.”
Starcast provides training in singing, dancing and acting for children from 4 years to 18 years of age.
Drama results on Saturday, November 9
Alice Griffin – 11 & under Monologue winner
Poppy Windsor – 11 & under Monologue second place
Rosina Spence Smith & Ben Milne – 11 & under Duologue winner
Alice Griffin & Poppy Windsor – 11 & under Duologue second place
Finn Allen – 15 & under Monologue winner
Grace Bragg & Beatrice Wild - 15 & under Duologue winner
Isla Underwood & Freya Deadman – 15 & under Duologue second place
Finn Allen – 15 & under Monologue winner
Isla Underwood – 15 & under Monologue second place
James Mills – 18 & under Monologue second place
Lauren Rooney & Zach Smallwood - Finn Allen – 18 & under Duologue winner
Drama Company group – 15 & under group scene winners
Drama Company group – 18 & under group scene winners
Musical theatre on Saturday, November 16
Olivia Snook & Poppy Windsor – Junior Musical Theatre duet winners
Mariam Elsaghir & Alice Griffin – 11 & under Musical Theatre duet winners
Isla Underwood & Freya Deadman – 15 & under Musical Theatre duet winners going on to win the best overall Senior Duet Cup.
Beatrice Wild – 15 & under Musical Theatre solo winner
Finn Allen & Kaiya Thompson – 15 & under Musical Theatre solo joint third
Rosie Fielder – 18 & under Musical Theatre solo third place
Shivam Padiyar & Amy Mitchell – 18 & under Musical Theatre duet winner
Starcast Performance Troupe – Junior Musical Theatre group winner
Starcast Singing Company – Senior Musical Theatre group winner
Anna Would added: “Thank you to the organisers that work tirelessly to put on these events and my wonderful team Pete & Thomas who go above and beyond for Starcast.”
It is the 15th anniversary of the performing arts company this year and anyone who seeks part-time theatre training in singing, dancing and acting, in either Salisbury, Amesbury or Fordingbridge is welcome to take up a two-week trial.
Details on the website. www.starcastperformingarts.co.uk
