We are delighted to share the full list of boys who achieved a wonderful top three place in this year’s Bedfordshire Festival of Music, Speech and Drama. Between them, the boys scooped a remarkable 72 placings—an impressive result in any year, but even more so in the midst of a global pandemic. The new online format certainly added a complication or two to the normal competition, but we are proud to say that the boys and their teachers rose to the challenge magnificently.
While the boys may not have had the opportunity to take to the stage, they did get their moment to perform and shine as each submitted a film in every category they entered. Keeping with the usual festival, the judges watched the entrants’ performances and awarded prizes each day, and the boys had the opportunity to hear the adjudicators comments on their pieces. It was lovely to hear all of the boy’s hard work being recognised and their efforts acknowledged.
Category | Age Group | Place | Boys |
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Dramatic Solo | Aged 7-8 | 1st | Austin Reddy |
Dramatic Solo | Aged 7-8 | 2nd | Joe Willard |
Dramatic Solo | Aged 7-8 | 3rd | Jack Taylor |
Dramatic Solo | Aged 9-10 | 1st | James Angus |
Dramatic Solo | Aged 9-10 | 2nd | Isaac Devenish, Samuel Hughes, George Harrison, |
Dramatic Solo | Aged 9-10 | 3rd | Cayo Sinclair, Matthew Moretto |
Dramatic Solo | Aged 11 | 1st | Oliver Quince, Charlie Gibson |
Dramatic Solo | Aged 11 | 2nd | Rocco Sarro, Advik Mishra, Aryan Sohanpal |
Dramatic Solo | Aged 11 | 3rd | Joshua Lincoln |
Dramatic Solo | Aged 12 | 2nd | Ben Cutts |
Dramatic Solo | Aged 12 | 3rd | Elio Lepore, Sam Deardon |
Piano Solo | Grades 5-7 | 1st | Aryan Sohanpal |
Prepared Reading Solo | Aged 7 | 1st | James Workman |
Prepared Reading Solo | Aged 7 | 3rd | Major Grewal |
Prepared Reading Solo | Aged 8 | 1st | Austin Reddy |
Prepared Reading Solo | Aged 8 | 2nd | George Steed, Charlie Tillison, Oli Hudson |
Prepared Reading Solo | Aged 8 | 3rd | Veer Ramani, James Holt |
Prepared Reading Solo | Aged 9 | 1st | Lucas Hill, Luke Mitchell |
Prepared Reading Solo | Aged 9 | 2nd | Joshua Worboys, Archie Fleming |
Prepared Reading Solo | Aged 9 | 3rd | Conor Hayes, Cayo Sinclair |
Prepared Reading Solo | Aged 10 | 3rd | Ethan Daubney, Freddie Barnes |
Prepared Reading Solo | Aged 11 | 1st | Advik Mishra |
Prepared Reading Solo | Aged 11 | 2nd | Kasim Sheikh, Charlie Gandesha |
Religious Text Reading Solo | All ages | 2nd | James Gordon |
Religious Text Reading Solo | All ages | 3rd | Tom White |
Shakespeare Solo | Aged 7-8 | 1st | Monty Pool |
Shakespeare Solo | Aged 7-8 | 2nd | Thomas McDonald, Gabriel Roberts |
Shakespeare Solo | Aged 11-12 | 1st | Owain Harries |
Shakespeare Solo | Aged 11-12 | 2nd | Harry Brown |
Shakespeare Solo | Aged 11-12 | 3rd | Tom White |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 7 | 1st | Major Grewal |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 7 | 2nd | Thomas McDonald |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 8 | 1st | James Holt |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 8 | 2nd | Charlie Tillison, Jacob Jemmett-Gabrys, Oscar McCartie |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 8 | 3rd | Benedict Armstrong |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 9 | 2nd | Adam Purdie, Angelo Milioto |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 9 | 3rd | Abhay Raghunath |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 10 | 1st | Alastair Tierney |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 10 | 3rd | James Angus, Samuel Hughes, Toby Hudson, Thomas Whiting |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 11 | 2nd | Joshua Lincoln, Advik Mishra |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 11 | 3rd | Leo Mathew |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 12 | 3rd | Aiden Reid |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 13 | 2nd | Aadhi Arun |
Verse Speaking Solo | Aged 13 | 3rd | Joe Lee |
Write and Speak a Poem | Aged 7-8 | 2nd | Joe Willard |
Write and Speak a Poem | Aged 9-10 | 1st | Lucas Hill |
Write and Speak a Poem | Aged 11 | 1st | Advik Mishra |
Write and Speak a Poem | Aged 11 | 2nd | Aryan Sohanpal |
Write and Speak a Poem | Aged 11 | 3rd | Ralph Franklin, Leo Matthew |