NEWS: Following the huge success of last year, details of the competition for 18-19 will be posted very soon. There will be a new “STORY TELLING” category for individual participants. Please stay tuned and get prepared.
To encourage students of different ages to unleash their talents on stage, Dramatic English organizes the International Drama Competition every year. The Competition takes the form of an inter-school English drama competition.
Regions: The International Drama Competition welcomes teams from all over the world.
Three Competing Categories: Kindergartens, Primary and Secondary Schools
There will be 3 competing categories. Kindergartens shall be given a few choices of scripts base on Alice in Wonderland by the organizer. Each team can choose one script or to devise a script or adopt a script given to perform. For the Primary and Secondary categories, each team can either use a self-devised script or an off the shelf script from any plays or musicals.
Kindergartens: Each Kindergarten can enroll one or more than one team for the competition. Each team shall have a minimum of 5 participants. There will be no upper limit on the number of participants. This year Kindergartens will be given some adapted scripts from “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ” to choose from. Kindergartens can also devise their own scripts or to adopt a given script about “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” to suit their participants. Once a kindergarten is enrolled and entry fee paid, Dramatic English will arrange the following FREE TRAINING for each of the participating kindergartens:
- one hour free process drama workshop for a group of no more than 15 students; AND
- one hour free drama workshop to a team of no more than 15 teachers.
Alice adventures in wonderland – Short Story – A
Alice’s adventures in wonderland- Short Script – Tea Party
Alice in Wonderland — Short Script – B
Primary Schools: Each Primary School can register one or more than one team to enter the competition. Each team shall have a minimum of 5 participants. There will be no upper limit on the number of participants. Each team can use a self-devised original script or an off the shelf script from any plays or musicals, of no more than 15 minutes of performance duration.
Secondary Schools: Each Secondary School can register one or more than one team to enter the competition. Each team shall have a minimum of 5 participants. There will be no upper limit on the number of participants. Each team can use a self-devised original script or an off the shelf script from any plays or musicals of no more than 20 minutes of performance duration.
FREE workshop for participating Primary and Secondary schools by Mr.Alfred Cheung.
Date: 20/4/2018
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Dramatic English Black Box Theatre
| Competing Categories | Entry Fees | Maximum Performance Limit |
| Kindergartens(FREE Training for each participating kindergarten) | $200 per student per team | Around 3 to 5 minutes |
| Primary Schools | $200 per team | 15 Minutes |
| Secondary Schools | $200 per team | 20 Minutes |
The Competition:
The Festival shall take 4 stages.
Stage ONE:
Submit the entry form and pay the entry fee on or before March 10, 2018. Details please see “To Enter” below.
Stage TWO:
Each participating team shall submit a video recording of the students’ performance to EMAIL: dedramafest@gmail.com on or before March 19. The Script of the performance should also be sent at the same time.
*Video should be in: mp4 / rmvb / avi
Judges will select the best 10 from all kindergarten entries, best 8 from all primary schools and best 8 from all secondary schools.
Stage THREE:
All selected groups shall be invited to the final competition during April / May 2018.
Kindergarten:
Date: 27/4/2018 (Friday)
Time: am
Venue: Dramatic English Black Box Theatre
Primary School:
Date: 6/5/2018 (Sunday)
Time: pm
Venue: Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre
Secondary School:
Date: 1/5/2018 (Tuesday)
Time: pm
Venue: Dramatic English Black Box Theatre
Stage FOUR:
For Kindergartens, Primary and Secondary schools, Best 3 from each group can enter the Grand finals. The finalist group will be invited to participate in the Grand Finals of The International English Drama Competition to compete for the championship. All awards shall be presented on the same day. All notifications will be sent by E-mail / Phone to the finalist team on or before May 11, 2018.
TO ENTER
All kindergartens and schools must fill in the official entry form, then
1. Mail the filled entry form with a crossed check payable to Dramatic English Limited on or before March 10, 2018. Address: Unit 802, New Kowloon Plaza, Olympic, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
2. E-mail the filled entry form with the bank payment slip to Dramatic English (EMAIL: dedramafest@gmail.com) on or before March 10, 2018.
(Bank Account:Hang Seng Bank 395-183643-001)
Entries will be opened from November 16 and shall be closed by March 10, 2018. Entry Forms shall be available from the links below.
Schools may download the Entry Forms here:
| Kindergartens:Entry form Kindergarten Drama Competition 2017-2018 |
| Primary Schools:Entry form Primary and Secondary School Drama Competition 2017-2018 |
| Secondary Schools:Entry form Primary and Secondary School Drama Competition 2017-2018 |
All entries shall be marked according to this scheme:
MARKING SCHEME
| A. Acting | 40% |
| B. Originality and Creativity | 20% |
| C. Production; Use of Stage, Props, Costumes, and Sets | 20% |
| D. Achievement | 20% |
ENTRY FEES
| Competing Categories | Entry Fees |
| Kindergartens(FREE Training for each participating kindergarten) | $200 per student per team |
| Primary Schools | $200 per team |
| Secondary Schools | $200 per team |
RESULTS AND AWARDS
First round results will be announced by March, 2018 through email, Dramatic English Facebook and Dramatic English web sites. All finalists will be invited to stage their show in the Black Box Theatre of Dramatic English during Easter holidays of 2018 (Dates to be announced). All Bronze, Silver, and Gold award winners of all 3 categories shall be invited to stage their shows in May 2018. Date to be announced. Award will also be presented on that day.
Certificates of Merit shall be awarded to all finalists.
Kindergartens, Bronze, Silver and Gold Medal Awards will be awarded to the winning schools in each category by the panel of judges at the end of the Festival in May.
Primary and Secondary Schools, Bronze, Silver and Gold Medal Awardswill be awarded to the winning schools in each team by the panel of judges at the end of the Festival in May.
There will also be individual and group awards for participants and teams for each category:
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Production (team)
Best Costume (team)
Best Props (team)
For more details, please call Hotline: (+852) 2880 5080 or
E-mail: dedramafest@gmail.com