Speech & Drama
6 June 2026, 9:30am
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
Speech & Drama Categories:
- Short Poem or Nursery Rhyme
- Original Piece (Poem or Prose)
- Scripted Piece
- Poem, Prose or Monologue
- Creative Piece
- Classical Monologue
- Theatre Games
Competition Documents:
Running Sheet not yet available
2026 Speech & Drama Adjudicator:
Emma Rudge
Emma started her working life as a journalist and has been a long-term supporter and participant as both actor and director in community theatre.
Through her job as a secondary teacher of English and VCE Drama and Theatre Studies Emma has been fortunate to mentor students through public speaking competitions including Lions Youth of the Year. She has been a recipient and participant in the Regional Teachers Mentor Program with the Bell Shakespeare Company in Sydney and has embedded her love of Shakespeare into her teaching.
Apart from the arts, Emma is involved with the Portland Surf Life Saving Club and the Portland Swimming Club. Emma has called Portland home for more than 20 years.
