With the Bedfordshire Festival of Music, Speech and Drama now complete for 2022, we are delighted to share the many successes of the boys who performed verse speaking solos, prepared reading, dramatic solos, duologues, write your own story or poem, acting for screen, music and more. The table below is testament to their incredible talent—over 80 top three placings, with many boys appearing multiple times! Our congratulations go to them and every boy who took to the stage to compete.
Special mention must go to Lewis Pettengell and Ethan Daubney (Y7), Aryan Sohanpal (Y8) and Sammy Hughes (Y7) who were invited to perform at the Gala Concert—a huge honour as only a few competitors are selected. Also, huge congratulations to Sammy Hughes on winning the Elaine Bonas Prize for Most Promising Young Singer and Aryan Sohanpal for winning both the Melville Prize for Most Promising Performer and the Woodfine Lousada Challenge Cup for Outstanding Performance.
Mrs Turton, Head of Drama, told us, “We are extremely proud to report that almost 70 boys placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd. A fantastic achievement! When we consider the festival was online last year, it’s been almost two years since a live festival took place. It felt so good to be back and to see the boys participating and doing what they love. Congratulations to all boys involved.”
Mr Silk, Headmaster, added, “It takes great courage to step out onto a stage and perform, but I am pleased to say that our boys did so in impressive numbers – and quite brilliantly. It was a real joy to see our boys in Y3 and Y4, experience their first live festival, and see our older boys rediscover the thrill of a live performance—and with such great results. Well done, everyone!”
Category | Age Group | Place | Boys |
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Write and Read a Story | Y4-Y6 | 3rd | Khushal Pattni |
Verse Speaking Duet | Y6 | 3rd | Adam Purdie Toby Huiskamp |
Verse Speaking Duet | Y6 | 1st | Joshua Worboys Luke Mitchell |
Prepared Reading | Y3 | 1st | Arjun Niravane |
Prepared Reading | Y3 | 3rd | Milan Qureshi |
Duologues | Y7-Y8 | 3rd | James Angus Samuel Hughes |
Verse Speaking Duet | Y4 and Under | 3rd | Gabriel Roberts Thomas McDonald |
Prepared Reading | Y8 | 2nd | Rocco Sarro |
Prepared Reading | Y8 | 3rd | Kasim Sheikh |
Prepared Reading | Y8 | 3rd | Ralph Franklin |
Prepared Reading | Y7 | 3rd | Ethan Daubney |
Verse Sepeaking Duet | Y7 | 1st | Ethan Daubney Lewis Pettengell |
Presentation | Y5-Y8 | 3rd | Oliver Biffa |
Presentation | Y5-Y8 | 2nd | Thomas Dewe |
Write and Read a Story | Y5-Y6 | 2nd | Arjun Dey |
Write and Read a Story | Y5-Y6 | 3rd | Abhay Raghunath |
Dramatic Solo | Y5-Y6 | 3rd | Adam Purdie |
Dramatic Solo | Y5-Y6 | 2nd | Hugo Vincent |
Dramatic Scene | Y5-Y7 | 1st | Sebastian Searle Rhys Newman Semilore Apesin Raihaan Adil |
Dramatic Scene | Y5-Y7 | 2nd | Matthew Moretto Aaryan Nair Henry Davidson |
Dramatic Scene | Y5-Y7 | 3rd | Conor Hayes Hugo Vincent Harry Spencer |
Shakespeare Solo | Y8-Y10 | 2nd | Aryan Sohanpal |
Verse Speaking Solo | Y4 | 1st | James Workman |
Verse Speaking Solo | Y4 | 2nd | Gabriel Roberts |
Solo | Y6 and Under | 2nd | Angelo Milioto |
Duologue | Y5-Y6 | 1st | Christopher Gentry Cayo Sinclair |
Duologue | Y5-Y6 | 2nd | Henry Warner Daniel Joaille-Burge |
Duologue | Y5-Y6 | 3rd | Oscar McCartie Orson Pettengell |
Prepared Reading | Y6 | 3rd | Henry Gandesha |
Prepared Reading | Y6 | 2nd | Joshua Worboys |
Prepared Reading | Y6 | 2nd | Harry Spencer |
Dramatic Solo | Y7-Y8 | 2nd | Aryan Sohanpal |
Dramatic Solo | Y7-Y8 | 3rd | Oliver Quince |
Dramatic Solo | Y7-Y8 | 3rd | Joshua Lincoln |
Verse Speaking Solo | Y4 | 2nd | Sacha Ryan |
Verse Speaking Solo | Y3 | 1st | William Paull |
Verse Speaking Solo | Y3 | 3rd | Henry Lincoln |
Group Poem | Y5-Y6 | 2nd | Angelo Milioto Alex Woodhouse Archie Fleming |
Verse Speaking Solo | Y6 | 2nd | Lucas Hill |
Verse Speaking Solo | Y6 | 3rd | Christopher Gentry |
Verse Speaking Duet | Y5 | 1st | Wilfred Squire Sebastian Bodfield |
Write and Speak a Poem | Y7-Y8 | 2nd | Aryan Sohanpal |
Write and Speak a Poem | Y7-Y8 | 3rd | Charles Gandesha |
Write and Read a Story | Y3-Y4 | 1st | Thomas Barker |
Write and Read a Story | Y3-Y4 | 2nd | Milan Qureshi |
Write and Read a Story | Y3-Y4 | 3rd | Freddie Folbigg Daniel Zuotong |
Prepared Reading | Y5 | 1st | Wilfred Squire |
Prepared Reading | Y5 | 3rd | Tristan Price |
Dramatic Solo | Y7-Y8 | 1st | Samuel Hughes |
Dramatic Solo | Y7-Y8 | 2nd | Leo Mathew |
Dramatic Solo | Y7-Y8 | 3rd | Isaac Vincent Emery |
Acting for Screen | Any age | 2nd | Oscar Price |
Acting for Screen | Any age | 3rd | Sebastian Warner |
Write and Speak a Story | Y7-Y8 | 1st | Oliver Barbour |
Write and Speak a Story | Y7-Y8 | 3rd | Charles Whittle Queral |
Write and Speak a Story | Y7-Y8 | 3rd | Charles Gibson |
Write and Speak a Story | Y7-Y8 | 3rd | Samuel Yeomans |
Prepared Reading | Any age | 1st | Advik Mishra |
Prepared Reading | Any age | 2nd | Nirmay Patel |
Prepared Reading | Any age | 3rd | Toby Hudson |
Verse Speaking Solo | Y8 | 3rd | Charles Whittle Queral |
Verse Speaking Solo | Y8 | 3rd | Monty Lomax |
Duologues | Y7-Y8 | 3rd | Ralph Franklin Aston Emeana |
Duologues | Y7-Y8 | 1st | Aryan Sohanpal Oliver Quince |
Dramatic Scene | Y8-Y10 | 2nd | Theo Wang Alfred Williams Advik Mishra Sam Millar Nirmay Patel |
Dramatic Scene | Y8-Y10 | 3rd | Harry Brown Thomas Dewe Noah Southwell Oliver Biffa |
Solo Singing | Y4 | 1st | Hugo O'Boyle |
Woodwind Solo | Beginners to Grade 1 | 1st | Gabriel Holland |
20th/21st Century Piano | Beginner to Grade 4 | 1st | Daniel Joaille-Burge |
Woodwind Solo | Grade 6 | 1st | Isaac West |
Musical Theatre - Solo or Duet | Y8-Y9 | 1st | Aryan Sohanpal |
Solo Singing | Y8 | 1st | Aryan Sohanpal |
Woodwind Solo | Grade 5 | 1st | Aryan Sohanpal |
Musical Theatre - Solo or Duet | Y6-Y7 | 1st | Sammy Hughes |
Piano Solo | Grade 8 and above | 3rd | Aryan Sohanpal |
Pre-1800 Piano | Beginner to Grade 4 | 2nd | Gabriel Holland |
Woodwind Solo | Grade 4 | 2nd | Berkley Barnicoat |
Any Bowed Instrument | Grade 1 | 2nd | Yacoub Sharif |
20th/21st Century Piano | Beginner to Grade 4 | 3rd | Gabriel Holland |
Woodwind Solo | Grade 5 | 3rd | Chistopher Gentry |