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09/08/2026

Section S20 13 years & over Duologue
1st Isla Withers & Ruby Williams. 2nd Alina McCosker & Jess Cuthbert. 3rd Georgia Edwards & Jess Cuthbert HC Hannah Wecker & Lulu Thompson

Section S18 13 years 7 over Duo Improvisation
1st Isla Withers & Ruby Williams 2nd Eva Mann & Lucy Cuthbert 3rd Mia Grant & Stella Edmondson & Hannah Wecker & Lulu Thompson HC. Abigail Hudson & Hannah Polkinghorne, Elizabeth Colrain & Frankie Mckie, Sarah Ireland & Elizabeth Stephens

Section S05. 13-17 years Verse
1st Georgia edwards 2nd Jian La Caze. 3rd Mia Grant

Section S15 13 years & over Musical Theatre
1st Hannah Polkinghorne

SENIOR AWARDS
SENIOR CHAMPION. Lulu Thompson
SENIOR RUNNER-UP. Elizabeth Malcolm
ADJUDICATOR AWARDS: Sophia McConnell
Mia Grant
Lucy Poulsen

CONGRATULATIONS to all COMPETITORS

09/08/2026

Section S04 13 years & over Solo Improvisation
1st Kristel Suess. 2nd Lulu Thompson 3rd Hannah Cross HC Lucy Poulsen, Elizabeth Colrain, Jian La Caze

Section S11 13 years & over Solo Mime
1st Jian La Caze. 2nd Lulu Thompson. 3rd Kristel Suess HC Lucy Poulsen

Section S09. 13 years & over One Minute Please
1st Lulu Thompson 2nd Jian La Caze 3rd Lucy Poulsen

Section S28. 18 years & over Period Drama
1st Kristel Suess

09/08/2026

Section S12A. 13-17 years Period drama
1st Elizabeth Malcolm 2nd Lulu Thompson. 3rd Hannah Polkinghorne

Section S12B 13-17 years Period Drama
1st Stella Edmondson. 2nd Mia Grant. 3rd Ruby Willams. HC Georgia Edwards

09/08/2026

Section S02. 15-17 years Period Drama
1st Ruby Williams. 2nd Jian La Caze. 3rd Alina McCosker HC Stella Edmondson

Section S26 18 years & over. Verse
1st Kristel Suess

Section S08. 13 years & over Australian Verse
1st Kristel Suess. 2nd Elizabeth Malcolm. 3rd Jian La Caze

Srction S13. 13 years & over Public Speaking
1st Lucy Poulsen. 2nd Lulu Thompson. 3rd Hannah Cross. HC Kristel Suess

Section S14 13 years & over Performance poetry
1st Kristel Suess

08/08/2026

Section IT15 12 years & under. write and perform your own Poem/short story/monologue
1st Anthia Manolis 2nd Matthew Venz. 3rd Hannah Wecker HC & Book Casey Klupp

Section IT06. 12 years Verse
1st Casey Klupp. 2nd Hannah Wecker. 3rd Ayarah Fernando

Section IT14. 12 years & under One Minute Please
1st Matthew Venz. 2nd Hannah Wecker. 3rd Sarah Ireland.

SectionIT12. 12 years & under Solo Mime
1st Matthew Venz. 2nd Hannah Wecker. 3rd Sarah Ireland

Section IT07. 12 years Verse Humorous
1stHannah Wecker. 2nd Matthew Venz. 3rd Dimity Clark. HC & Book Casey Klupp

Section IT20 12 years & under Musical Theatre
1st Matilda Wawne. 2nd Alexandria Payne. 3rd Lexi Barrett

Section IT11. 12 years & under solo Extract from a Play
1st Lexi Barrett. 2nd Hannah Wecker. 3rd Ayarah Fernando

Section IT08. 12 years Prose
1st Matthew Venz. 2nd Hannah Wecker 3rd Lexi Barrett. HC & Book Lilly Murphy. Book award. Casey Klupp

Section IT10. 12 years Impromptu Reading
1st Matthew Venz. 2nd.Hannah Wecker, 3rd Lexi Barrett HC D. Clark., Ayarah Fernando

Section IT18 12 years & under Public Speaking
1st Hannah Wecker. 2nd Ayarah Fernando, Fern McAnna 3rd Lexi Barrett

INTERMEDIATE AWARDS
CHAMPION. Matthew Venz
RUNNER-UP. Hannah Wecker
ADJUDICATOR AWARDS: Rose O'Rourke-Jackson
Ayarah Fernando
Saoirse Gibney

CONGRATULATIONS to all COMPETITORS

08/08/2026

Section IT04. 11 years Character Performance
1st Saoirse Gidney 2nd. Anthia Manolis. 3rd Eddie Hill. HC & Book Ellen Murray, Book:Alexandria Payne, Emily Roberts, Emily Bridges. HC. Ava Shprem, Bella Yu

Section IT01. 11 years Verse
1st Bella Yu. 2nd Alexandria Payne

Section IT 02. 11 years Verse Humorous
1st Saoirse Gibney, 2nd Lucinda Shaw. 3rd. Bella Yu. HC. Ellen Murray, Olive Stein, Anthia Manolis Book award. Emily Roberts,Ava Shprem,Emily Bridges

Section IT03. 11years Prose
1st Ava Shprem. 2nd. Ellen Murray. 3rd Alexandria Payne. HC. Saoirse Gidney, Bella Yu

Section IT13. 12 years & under Australian Verse
1st Saoirse Gibney. 2nd Hannah Wecker 3rd Matthew Verz. HC Ava Shprem. Book Award Sarah Ireland

Section IT05. 12 years & under Impromptu Reading
1st Bella Yu. 2nd Anthia Manolis. 3rd Ellen Murray

Section IT09. 12 years character Performance
1stLilly Murphy. 2nd Matthew Venz. 3rd Hannah Wecker. HC Arayah Fernando, Lexi Barrett

04/08/2026

Section S10. 13 years & over Write a7 perform own Poem/short story/monologue
1st Georgia Edwards. 2nd Kristel Suess. 3rd Elizabeth Malcolm. HC Cloe Gomes Da Costa, Lilian O'Neill, Mia Grant, Jess Cuthbert, Lulu Thompson

Section S03. 13 years & over Impromptu Reading
1st Mia Grant. 2nd Kristel Suess. 3rd Sophia McConnell

04/08/2026

SectionS06 13 years & over Humorous Verse
1st Lucy Poulsen 2nd Kristel Suess. 3rd Lulu Thompson. HC Elizabeth Colrain

Section S23 13 years & over Group Scene
1st Loudes Hill College Trio 2nd Team BAD

SectionS21. 13 years & over Group Improvisation
1st Lourdes Hill College Trio 2nd Team BAD 2 3rd Brigidine Bards. HC Brigidine Bandits

03/08/2026

Section S01A 13 & 14 years Character performance
1st Zara Papantoniou. 2nd Lulu Thompson. 3rd Hannah Cross HC Elizabeth Colrain, Lucy Poulsen

Section S01B. 13 & 14 years Character Performance
1st Elizabeth Malcolm, 2nd Hannah Polkinghorne 3rd Sophia McConnell HC Lilian O'neill

SectionS19 13 years & over Duo/Trio Musical Theatre
1st Lilian O'Neill, Pepper Bhathena-Sakora, Sophia McConnell

Section S16. 13 years & over Duo Poem
1st Elizabeth Colrain & Frankie Mckie. 2nd. Hannah Wecker & Lulu Thompson. 3rd Kate Papantoniou & Zara Papantoniou

02/08/2026

Section DJ01 9 years Verse
1st Annabel Ramsey. 2nd Jaleh La Caze. 3rd Taylor Jones HC & book Myra Dhillon

Section DJ02 9 years Verse Humorous
1st Annabel Ramsey. 2nd Myra Dhillon. 3rd Jaleh La Caze. HC & Book Eleanor Hohn

Section DJ 10 10 years & under Solo Improvisation
1st Taylor Jones. 2nd Jaleh La Caze. 3rd Ellora Lowe. HC Micah Lee-Singh

Section DJ22. 10 years & under Group Improvisation
1st Lulu Kerr & Amelia Clifford

Section DJ09. 10 years & under Solo Mime
1st Jaleh La Caze. 2nd Taylor Jones 3rd Mila Ratnam HC Aisling Gibney. Book Award Margot Shprem, Liliana Pippia

Section DJ18 10 years & under Duo Mime
1st Jaleh La Caze & Taylor Jones

Section DJ20 10 years 7 under duo Improvisation
1st Jaleh La Caze & Taylor Jones 2nd Mila Ratnam & Rose Naish

Section DJ17. 10 years & under Duologue
1st Greer Steel & Essie Wheller. 2nd Ava Prescott & Chelsea Lay 3rd Jaleh La Caze & Taylor Jones HC & BOOK Award. Aisling Gibney & Margot Shprem, Matilda Browning & Willa Taylor

Section DJ11 10 years & under Impromptu Reading
1st Mila Ratnam. 2nd Eleanor Hohn. 3rd Taylor Jones.HC Ruby Payne Book Awards. Arya Karunanithi, Olivia Sutherland, Jaleh La Caze, Alexandra Nettleton, Abigail Carlson

Section DJ19 10 years & under Duo Poem
1stJaleh La Caze & Taylor Jones. 2nd Gia Ratnam & Mila Ratnam 3rd Ava-Rose Arnett & Lula Beattie. HC & Book Award Ione Lakeland &Charlotte Buxton

JUNIOR AWARDS
JUNIOR CHAMPION. Jaleh La Caze
JUNIOR RUNNER-UP. Taylor Jones
ADJUDICATORr AWARDS. Mila Ratnam
Margot Shprem
Olivia Sutherland

CONGRATULATIONS to all Performers.

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