The Speech and Drama section of the Wootton Bassett Arts Festival is only in its second year. We had a wonderful start in 2009 and increased our entry numbers again this year by an additional 20%. Here is a list of the results in this section of the Festival:

CLASS SD1 POEM 6 & 7 years

HARRIET SIMMONS – 85, CLASS WINNER

CHRISTIAN SKINNER – 83, 3rd Place

LIBERTY SHIRNIA – 84, 2nd Place

EVE PRIOR – 83, 3rd Place harriet-simmons-1


CLASS SD2 POEM 8 & 9 years

MICHAEL KIHARA – 82

AQIL JANNATY – 84, Joint 3rd Place

GREGORY STRANGWARD-PRYCE – 86, Joint 2nd Place

FREDDIE ROBB – 83

ALEXANDRA SIMMONS – 84, Joint 3rd Place

INDIA GAISFORD-CARTER – 81

LEAH BURN – 83, Joint 3rd Place

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 87, CLASS WINNER

ASHLEY LAM – 86, Joint 2nd Place

EMILY READ – 83

ANASTASIA CARRUTHERS – 83

KRISTIAN PRATT – 83

JULIAN SHIRNIA received THE PATRICIA READ TROPHY for gaining the Highest Mark out if classes SD1 and SD2


CLASS SD3 POEM 10 & 11 years

ARAN KAINTH – 84

BEN GREEN – 84

ELLIE WRIGHT – 85, 3rd Place

ELLA BURN – 86, 2nd Place

FLORENCE SHIRNIA – 87, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD4 POEM 12 & 13 years

BHAVISHA DESAI – 84

BONAMY SMITH – 83

SOPHIE KNIGHT – 82

FRANCESCA HAGGARTY – 85, 3rd Place

ALIYA JANNATY – 84

GUYON TRUSSELL – 83

OLIVIA BROWN – 86, 2nd Place

AUGUSTA TRUSSELL – 87, CLASS WINNER

FLORENCE SHIRNIA and AUGUSTA TRUSSELL received THE WBAF OVERALL TROPHY for gaining the Highest Mark out of Classes SD3 and SD4 – tied.


CLASS SD5 POEM 14, 15 & 16 years

RACHAEL KING – 84, 2nd Place

JULIA SMITH – 85, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD6 POEM 17 years and over – OPEN

MARGARET WILLIAMS – 89, CLASS WINNER

MARGARET WILLIAMS received THE ANDREW McDOWELL CUP for the Highest Mark out of Classes SD5 and SD6.


CLASS SD7 CHORAL/GROUP SPEAKING 10 years & under

PATRICIA READ JUNIOR CHORAL GROUP – 86, CLASS WINNERS

PRIOR PARK PREP. SCHOOL GROUP 1 – 83

CLASS SD8 CHORAL/GROUP SPEAKING 14 years & under

PRIOR PARK PRE. SCHOOL GROUP 2 – 84

PATRICIA READ INTERMEDIATE CHORAL GROUP – 85, CLASS WINNERS

CLASS SD9 SOLO ACTING 9 years and under

AQIL JANNATY – 84, 3rd Place

ISABEL ARCH – 83

FREDDIE ROBB – 86, 2nd Place

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 87, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD10 SOLO ACTING 10 & 11 years

LIZZIE DICKEN – 84, Joint 3rd Place

ELLA BURN – 82

EMILY BUCKLAND – 84, Joint 3rd Place

FLORENCE SHIRNIA – 86, CLASS WINNER

TOBY CHAMBERLAIN – 85, 2nd Place

ELLIE WRIGHT – 83

CLASS SD11 SOLO ACTING 12 & 13 years

SHAUNA WARREN-GRACE – 83

MOLLIE SOLEY – 83

EMMA BESSENT – 83

OLIVIA BROWN – 82

FRANCESCA HAGGARTY – 85, Joint 3rd Place

JESS MILLWARD – 85, Joint 3rd Place

BRITTANY WARD – 88, CLASS WINNER

EDWARD MAYNARD – 86, Joint 2nd Place

DAISY ROBB – 85,  Joint 3rd Place

ELLIOT SHIRNIA – 86, Joint 2nd Place

AUGUSTA TRUSSELL – 85, Joint 3rd Place brittany-ward-4

CLASS SD12 SOLO ACTING 14, 15 & 16 years

JULIA SMITH – 86

HOLLY LAMB – 87

RACHAEL KING – 86

EMILY ROBB – 88, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD13 SOLO ACTING 17 years and over – OPEN

MARGARET WILLIAM – 87

PHIL COOK – 89, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD14 SOLO SHAKESPEARE 14, 15 & 16 years

HOLLY LAMB – 83

HENRY GREEN – 83

EMILY ROBB – 84

RACHAEL KING – 85, CLASS WINNER

Playing Juliet from Romeo and Juliet

Playing Juliet from Romeo and Juliet

CLASS SD15 SOLO SHAKESPEARE 17 years & over – OPEN

PHIL COOK – 87

MARGARET WILLIAM – 89, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD16 DUOLOGUE ACTING 9 years & under

LIBERTY SHIRNIA & JULIAN SHIRNIA – 88, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD17 DUOLOGUE ACTING 11 years & under

ANASTASIA PIATEK & JENSON STOKES-DINE – 85

FLORENCE SHIRNIA & JULIAN SHIRNIA – 88, CLASS WINNERS

TOBY CHAMBERLAIN & HUGO RYDER – 86

CLASS SD18 DUOLOGUE ACTING 13 years & under

BEN GREEN & GUYON TRUSSELL – 83

MOLLIE SOLEY & ELLA GREENWOOD – 88, CLASS WINNERS

FRANCESCA HAGGARTY & OLIVIA BROWN – 84

ALIYA JANNATY & BHAVISHA DESA – 85, 3rd Place

DAISY ROBB & BONAMY SMITH – 83

BRITTANY WARD & SHAUNA WARREN-GRACE – 87, Joint 2nd Place

ELLIOT SHIRNIA & JULIAN SHIRNIA – 87, Joint 2nd Place molly-and-ella-4

CLASS SD19 DUOLOGUE ACTING 16 years & under

CALLUM EGAN & DANIEL PUGLSEY – 88, 2nd Place

MALLORY NICHOLSON & SAMANTHA FIRTH – 87, Joint 3rd Place

SHANNON O’BRIEN & TAYA BAXTER – 90, CLASS WINNERS

EMMA BESSENT & SUSSANA LESLIE – 86

JACK COOK & GRIFFIN MORDAK – 87, Joint 3rd Place

CLASS SD20 : DUOLOGUE ACTING – OPEN

THOMAS FLETCHER & ELISE PEARCE – 85

FREDDY SMITH & AMALIE SMITH – 86, CLASS WINNERS

CLASS SD22 GROUP ACTING 14 years & under

PATRICIA READ DRAMA GROUP – 87

THE ENTHUSIASTS – 90, CLASS WINNERS

CALNE BOYS’ GROUP – 87

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...playing the Mad Hatter's Tea Party

CLASS SD23 GROUP ACTING 18 years and under

EMMA BESSENT, SUSSANA & NATHAN LESLIE – 87, CLASS WINNERS sussana-nathan-and-emma-1

CLASS SD24 GROUP ACTING – Senior OPEN

THE CLARENDON PLAYERS – 87, CLASS WINNERS

CLASS SD25 PREPARED PROSE READING 7 years & under

EVE PRIOR – 82

LIBERTY SHIRNIA  – 85, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD26 PREPARED PROSE READING 9 years & under

FREDDIE ROBB – 84

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 86, CLASS WINNER

ANASTASIA CARRUTHERS – 85

ASHLEY LAM – 84

JULIAN SHIRNIA received the WBAF OVERALL CUP for the Highest Mark out of Classes SD25 and SD26.

CLASS SD27 PREPARED PROSE READING 11 years & under

LIZZIE DICKEN – 84

EMILY BUCKLAND – 86, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD28 PREPARED PROSE READING 14 years & under

ALIYA JANNATY – 84

DAISY ROBB – 85, CLASS WINNER

EMILY BUCKLAND received the WBAF OVERALL CUP for the Highest Mark out of Classes SD27 and SD28.


CLASS SD29 PREPARED PROSE READING 16 years & under

EMILY ROBB – 88, CLASS WINNER

RACHAEL KING – 87

CLASS SD30 PREPARED PROSE READING 17 years & over – OPEN

MARGARET WILLIAMS – 90, CLASS WINNER

MARGARET WILLIAMS received the WBAF OVERALL CUP for the Highest Mark out of Classes SD29 and SD30.


CLASS SD31 MEMORISED PROSE 9 – 11 years

HUGO RYDER – 86

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 88, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD32 MEMORISED PROSE 12 – 15 years

ELLIOT SHIRNIA – 88, CLASS WINNER

AUGUSTA TRUSSELL – 84

CLASS SD34 PREPARED BIBLE READING 11 years & under

MATILDA WALE – 86

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 89, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD35 PREPARED BIBLE READING 15 years & under

ELLIOT SHIRNIA – 90, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD36 PREPARED BIBLE READING – OPEN

EMILY ROBB – 90

MARGARET WILLIAMS – 91, CLASS WINNER

MARGARET WILLIAMS received the BIBLE SOCIETY CUP for the Highest Mark our of Classes SD34 SD35 and SD36

CLASS SD37 T.V. NEWS READING 11 years & under

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 85, 2nd Place

ASHLEY LAM – 84, Joint 3rd Place

AQIL JANNATY – 84, Joint 3rd Place

EMILY BUCKLAND – 86, CLASS WINNER

GRACE HUNTER – 83

CLASS SD38 T.V. NEWS READING 14 years & under

AUGUSTA TRUSSELL – 83

BHAVISHA DESAI – 85, CLASS WINNER

ALIYA JANNATY – 84

The winner of class SD38 was awarded the Corinium Stoves Cup

CLASS SD39 SOLO MIME 9 – 11 years

JULIAN SHIRNIA – 86 ½, CLASS WINNER

BEN GREEN – 85, 3rd Place

ELLA BURN – 84

AQIL JANNATY – 83

FLORENCE SHIRNIA – 86, 2nd Place

CLASS SD40  SOLO MIME 12 – 14 years

ALIYA JANNATY – 83

BONAMY SMITH – 85

GUYON TRUSSELL – 83

ELLIOT SHIRNIA – 86, CLASS WINNER elliot-2

CLASS SD41 DUO MIME 9 – 12 years

AUGUSTA TRUSSELL & GUYON TRUSSELL – 84, CLASS WINNERS

CLASS SD43 SOLO PUBLIC SPEAKING 11 years & under

ISABEL ARCHER – 85, CLASS WINNER

CLASS SD44 SOLO PUBLIC SPEAKING 15 years & under

JAMES WARREN – 83

ELLIOT SHIRNIA – 90, CLASS WINNER

ALEXANDRA VEITCH – 84

KAROLINA BUTLANKSKA – 83

CLASS SD46 LOGICAL GRUMBLING – OPEN

CAMERON BELL – 85, CLASS WINNER

ELLIOT SHIRNIA received the XPRESS TRAIN TROPHY for the Highest Mark out of Classes SD43 SD44 SD45 SD46 & SD47


THE DOREEN ROOM MEMORIAL ROSE BOWL awarded to the most outstanding actor/actress in a group was awarded to LIBERTY SHIRNIA at the Highlights Concert on Sunday 13th June 2010 libby-doreen-room-memorial-trophy

THE CHAIRMAN’S TROPHY FOR ENTERPRISE was awarded to PHIL COOK at the Highlights Concert on Sunday 13th June 2010.