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72nd ANNUAL
EISTEDDFOD
2024
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STRICT PHOTOGRAPHY RULES APPLY
Rules for taking photographs (No Recording/Videos)
Under Copyright Law, therefore under the Society’s Copyright Licence, under no
circumstances can recordings of performances be made. Penalties may be
applied to any individual who contravenes Copyright Law. A blanket “no
recording” rule applies as the Society does not have the volunteer resources to
authorise and supervise recording of individual “not subject to copyright”
performances.
Taking photographs ONLY of your child at the Eisteddfod will be allowed under
the following mandatory conditions.
NOTE: Taking of photos may be monitored by Eisteddfod Officials:
• A “photography” chair will be placed in the middle aisle. The chair cannot be
moved from this spot. The parent/carer sits on this chair and takes photographs
ONLY of their child’s performance.
• When it is your child’s turn, be ready to quietly take up the position on the chair
when the previous competitor is leaving the stage.
• If a video is taken in error, the person taking the video must delete the file
immediately or upon request from an Eisteddfod official.
• No photography will be permitted in the body of the hall by any other person.
• There is to be no movement in the hall once the child has commence
performing.
• One parent/carer ONLY to take photographs of group performances, who can
then share with the parent/carer of other participants.
• No group photograph can be shared, nor appear on social media without the
photographer having first obtained permission from every parent/carer of
each of the other children in that photograph. This is a serious responsibility,
as there are some children who have very real legal and safety issues which
could put a child at risk if an image is shared or made public online.
• Your co-operation is expected and appreciated. Should these Rules not be
followed in their entirety, by everybody, the privilege of performance
photography may be removed.
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The City of Parramatta Eisteddfod Society Inc.
PATRON
Mrs Hella Sokcanic
LIFE MEMBERS
Mrs Jan Creer Mrs Elaine Hodda
Mrs Pamela Lynch Mrs Judith Burgess
Mrs Helen Marchant Mrs Sharon Finn
Mrs Sue Diserens
ADJUDICATOR 2024
Ms Moira Hawker
Ms Ishbel Beadle
CONVENOR 2024
Mrs Kerry Brennan
RULES
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The City of Parramatta Eisteddfod Society Inc.
72nd Annual Eisteddfod 2024
Illuminating the Talents of our Young People
The City of Parramatta Eisteddfod Society Inc. acknowledges the Darug people,
the traditional Custodians of the land on which we gather for the Eisteddfod.
The Society pays respect to their Elders past and present.
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The City of Parramatta Eisteddfod Society Inc.
Proudly presents its
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The City of Parramatta Eisteddfod Society Inc.
Honour Roll of Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor :
Gold Sponsor:
Silver Sponsors :
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Silver Sponsors continued.
Bronze Sponsors :
OXFORD BATHROOMS
Sect 244 9-10 yrs Australian Verse – Open
Sect 276 9-10 yrs Character Sketch in Costume-Special Restricted
BING ZHANG
Sect 287 13-14 yrs Prepared Public Speaking
VICKI XU
Sect 270—7—8 yrs Character Sketch in Costume Open
Sect 271—9—10 yrs Character Sketch in Costume Open
Sect 289 – 8-10 yrs Dramatic Scene for 3-6 players
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Bronze Sponsors : Continued
SAMMES FAMILY
Sect 243-- 7—8 yrs Australian Verse Open
Sect 250—10-11 yrs Australian Verse Special Restricted
SHARON ROUMANOS
Sect 213 – 7-8 yrs Verse Open
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SPEECH AND DRAMA 2024
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Saturday, 11 May, 2024 MORNING Continued
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Saturday, 11 May, 2024 AFTERNOON Continued
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Saturday, 11 May, 2024 AFTERNOON Continued
SECTION 245 11 to 12 years Australian Verse Solo Open
OWN CHOICE - Poem must be written by an Australian Poet and have recognisable Australian content and themes.
No costume. No props. Time Limit: 02:30
Judith Burgess Memorial Award sponsored by Sue Diserens
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Saturday, 18 May, 2024 AFTERNOON Commences at 1:00 PM
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Saturday, 18 May, 2024 AFTERNOON Continued
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Saturday, 18 May, 2024 AFTERNOON Continued
SECTION 340/341 9 to 10 years/11 to 12 years Religious Text (in English) Solo Open
OWN CHOICE
Time Limit: 02:00
1 Isla Moyes & Lily Hale 8 Delvishi Kalra & Matilda Howard
2 Riya Kanade & Samanvi Peddagangannagari 9 Amelia Wong & Mia Siemsen
3 Chakrika Talluri & Lavanya Sri Saravanthan 10 Asmi Kapila & Sylvia Song
4 Sarah Kenna & Sophie Ackroyd 11 Disha Bhanushali & Tvisha Patel
5 Anishka Ananth & Pragnya Marrapu 12 Aditri Roy Chowdhury & Ellie Sibir
6 Amariah Tamaro & Isabella Bousimon 13 Anmol Kirpal & Preesha Mittal
7 Diyana Kariyawasam & Thehara Kariyawasm 14 Sahana Arudselvan & Zahra Saadullah
SECTION 342/343 13 to 14 years/15 to 16 years Religious Text (in English) Solo Open
OWN CHOICE
Time Limit: 02:30
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Saturday, 18 May, 2024 EVENING Continued
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Sunday, 19 May, 2024 AFTERNOON Commences at 1:00 PM
SECTION 286.2 11 to 12 years Prepared Public Speaking Solo Open
a) Inventions that changed the world
b) My Hero
c) Dreams and Ambitions
Sponsored by The Rolfe and Holloway Family
Time Limit: 03:00
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Sunday, 19 May, 2024 AFTERNOON Continued
SECTION 292 12 & Under Impromptu Phone Conversation for Two Duo Open
Topic given by Adjudicator
Time Limit: 02:00
Sponsored by The Rolfe and Holloway Family
1 Latika Gollavilli & Janessa Patel 6 Emily Kinsella & Eimear Mitchell
2 Emma Barker & Emily Bertie 7 Eloise Atkinson & Sophia Azar
3 Kenzie Brotherston & Selena Chan 8 Aarna Modi & Maanya Shah
4 Bianca Zhu & Jennifer Pham 9 Aedan Seah & John Zhu
5 Melanie Orszulak & Sameera Rajendram 10 Apeksha Gowda & Chanelle Ryan
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Sunday, 19 May, 2024 EVENING Commences at 6:00 PM
SECTION 288 15 to 16 years Prepared Public Speaking Solo Open
a) Diversity and unity
b) Gratitude
c) A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)
Sponsored by Holroyd City Lions Club Inc.
Time Limit: 04:00
SECTION 260 10 to 11 years Group Prepared Mime, 2-6 players Group Open
OWN CHOICE - No costumes or props. One chair only per player.
Time Limit: 03:00
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Saturday, 25 May, 2024 MORNING Continued
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Saturday, 25 May, 2024 AFTERNOON Continued
1 Abineish Prathab & Shrinaya Nijanthan 8 Hannah Reid & Jisha Mehta
2 Bonita Zeng & Zachary Yang 9 Angelique Bonasin & Angelique Kouroutis
3 Rakshan Raguparan & Seyon Vigneswaran 10 Dhilan Mukundan & Neeran Jesurasa
4 Eloise Atkinson & Sophia Azar 11 Mathvarika Indrasarma & Rushana Jeyaseelan
5 Nell Chenyu Liu & Renee Chenyi Li 12 Adriel Kirupal & Ziana Patel
6 Sharani Arulnandhi & Sharani Sanjayan 13 Aya Mahendirarajah & Ryan Sathiyendra
7 Aswethashree Piratheepan & Dheebesh Sukanthan
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Saturday, 25 May, 2024 AFTERNOON Continued
1 Dhigash Balaeswaran & Shajunan Yogeswaran 4 Krishan Arulkumaran & Manan Navlakha
2 Mathuri Jegan & Mayoori Jegan 5 Pavithra Jeyanthan & Sharubini Jeyaseelan
3 Abhishekan Sivanesan & Jeremy Qu 6 Meena Kanthathas & Sophia Hu
SECTION 294 16 & Under Impromptu Phone Conversation for Two Duo Open
Topic given by Adjudicator Time Limit: 03:00
1 Isabella Dela Cruz & Lizzy Butler 4 Emily Chen & Harine Raveendran
2 Abhishekan Sivanesan & Jeremy Qu 5 Isabella Chivers & Teresa-Maree Saba
3 A'ishah Ali & Matilda Webb 6 Claire Giffney & Lucy Tapley
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Sunday, 26 May, 2024 MORNING Continued
SECTION 262 5 to 6 years Nursery Rhyme or Character Sketch in Costume Solo Open
OWN CHOICE Time Limit: 03:00
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Sunday, 26 May, 2024 MORNING Continued
SECTION 289/290 8 to 10 years/11 to 13 years Dramatic Scene for 3 -6 players Group Open
OWN CHOICE
Sponsored by Vicky Xu
Time Limit: 08:00
1 Varoon Niranjan, Saswin Sivapragas, Anjay Muttuvel
2 Chelsea Yang, Violet Hu, MengYe Zhang & Melanie Hartwig
3 Anisha Premshanth, Krishni Thenesh & Angelika Sureshkumar
4 Arjun Thuvaragan, Rohan Rakesh & Pugalesh Senthura
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Sunday, 26 May, 2024 AFTERNOON Continues
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Sunday, 26 May, 2024 EVENING Commences at 6:00 PM
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Saturday, 1 June, 2024 MORNING Continued
1 Alicia Mengni Yao & Angela Fox 5 Karthik Jeyaragavan & Nevin Dennis
2 Chloe Xiong & Eden Ni 6 Eloise Atkinson & Sophia Azar
3 Olivia Guo & Trinity Sun 7 Emma Popli & Lakshi Rajeev
4 Sharmayah Peragahanraj & Shayaanah Peragahanraj
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Saturday, 1 June, 2024 AFTERNOON Commences at 1:00 PM
SECTION 270 7 to 8 years Character Sketch in Costume Solo Open
OWN CHOICE Time Limit: 03:00
Sponsored by Vicky Xu
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Saturday, 1 June, 2024 AFTERNOON Continued
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Sunday, 2 June, 2024 MORNING Continued
SECTION 350 Any age Children with Special Needs Solo Open
OWN CHOICE. Any characterisation, poem or reading. Time Limit: 02:00
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Sunday, 2 June, 2024 MORNING Continued
1 Isabelle Sun & Willow Zhu 5 Anika Jeyapalan & Skylie Dassanayake
2 Aidan Mukundan & Siddharth Nijanthan 6 Aksha Pratheepan & Lakshmy Muttuvel
3 Mayoon Jegan & Yaswint Kamaleswaran 7 Alexie Xiang & Jasinta Zhang
4 Ava Niu & Isabella Pei
1 Boris Prokhorov & Yuvidhu Kariapperuma 4 Aarushi Singh & Cyma Shah
2 Meena Kanthathas & Sophia Hu 5 Anokshihaa Kirubanantha & Mythreyee Sooryia
3 Charlotte Blaiklock & Isabel Neal
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Sunday, 2 June, 2024 EVENING Continued
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Saturday, 15 June, 2024 MORNING Continued
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Saturday, 15 June, 2024 AFTERNOON Continued
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Saturday, 15 June, 2024 EVENING Commences at 6:00 PM
SECTION 274 15 to 16 years Character Sketch in Costume Solo Open
OWN CHOICE Time Limit: 05:00
Sponsored by Sue Diserens
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Sunday, 16 June, 2024 MORNING Commences at 9:00 AM
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Sunday, 16 June, 2024 AFTERNOON Continued
SECTION 346 11 to 13 years Unison Reading, 2-3 readers, Prose Duo/Trio Open
OWN CHOICE Time Limit: 03:00
1 Aharshan Sivaniruban & Swarthik Thushyanthan
2 Alexander Song & Oliver Zhang
3 Grace Chao, Ishita Malik & Sophia Liu
4 Thivyan Siriragavan, Mitchell Hawse & Joshua Kao
5 Eloise Atkinson & Sophia Azar
6 Diyana Kariyawasam & Thehara Kariyawasam
7 Charisse Abigail Rianto & Evelyn Wang
8 Asmi Kapila, Evie Warner & Scarlett Richards
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Sunday, 16 June, 2024 AFTERNOON Continued
SECTION 347 14 to 16 years Unison Reading, 2-3 readers, Prose Duo/Trio Open
OWN CHOICE Time Limit: 03:00
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Sunday, 16 June, 2024 EVENING Continued
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Saturday, 22 June, 2024 MORNING Continued
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Saturday, 22 June, 2024 AFTERNOON Commences at 1:00 PM
SECTION 306.4 9 to 10 years Prepared Reading Solo Open
"The Return to the Hundred Acre Wood" David Benedictus OR "The Giant Baby" Allan Ahlberg
The Alison Holloway Memorial Award Sponsored by The Rolfe and Holloway Family
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Saturday, 22 June, 2024 AFTERNOON Continued
SECTION 282/283 15 to 16 years/17 years and over Duologues in Costume Duo Open
OWN CHOICE Time Limit: 06:00
Sponsored by Jan Creer - Carlingford Youth Drama School, Telopea
1 Darcey Hawkins & Maddy Watson 3 Catherine Shi & Emma Geng
2 Jane Lee & Nina Uehara
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Saturday, 22 June, 2024 EVENING Continued
1 Arjun Gupta, Sithmi Kannangara, Sarah Guozeng, Isabella Wong, Senul Wanigasekera,
Dulneth Jayasekera
2 Brannavan Prabaharan, Anton Galati, Alexander Richards, Sanvi Srinath, Shelah’ Prasanna,
Ansh Mehta
3 Shaj Yogeswaran, Sahan Weerakoon, Dhigash Balaeswaran, Hari,Keshayan,Kabikan Nathakumar
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Sunday, 23 June, 2024 MORNING Continued
SECTION 345 8 to 10 years Unison Reading, 2-3 readers, Prose Duo/Trio Open
OWN CHOICE
Time Limit: 03:00
1 Andrew Zheng & Livia Wang
2 Natasha ‘Gem’ McGuire & Sonia Chung
3 Denisa Khanal & Mia Wong
4 Kaixin Xia & Kevin Song
5 Oliver Chen, Sanidhu Hettividanaralalage ,Don & William Ding
6. Saanvi Kapila & Vera Chung
SECTION 295 School Grades 5-6 Group Improvisation for 2-6 players Group Open
Topic given by Adjudicator. 1 min. prep time Time Limit: 04:00
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Saturday, 29 June, 2024 MORNING Commences at 9:00 AM
SECTION 201 9 to 10 years Championship Solo Open
a) Set Poem "The Sounds in the Evening" Eleanor Farjeon
b) Impromptu Mime T/L 1 min. (1 min prep.)
No Costume. No props.
Sponsored by The Rolfe and Holloway Family
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Saturday, 29 June, 2024 AFTERNOON Commences at 1:00 PM
SECTION 202 11 to 12 years Championship Solo Open
a) Set Poem "Moods of the Sea" Dora Friendship
b) Impromptu Mime T/L 1 min. (1 min. prep.)
c ) Impromptu Speech T/L 1 min (1 min. prep.)
No Costume. No Props.
Sponsored by Holroyd City Lions Club Inc.
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SUMMARY TIMETABLE 2024
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SECTION Sunday, 19 May, 2024 MORNING 9:00 AM
321.2 10 to 11 years Prepared Reading Solo Special Restricted
250 10 to 11 years Australian Verse Solo Special Restricted
232.1 11 to 12 years Verse Solo Special Restricted
307.1 11 to 12 years Prepared Reading Solo Open
215.1 11 to 12 years Verse Solo Open
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SECTION Sunday, 26 May, 2024 MORNING 9:00 AM
219 4 to 5 years Verse Solo Restricted
211 5 to 6 years Verse Solo Open
262 5 to 6 years Nursery Rhyme/Character Sketch in Costume Open
221.1 6 to 7 years Verse Solo Restricted
284.3 7 to 8 years Prepared Public Speaking Solo Open
253 7 to 8 years Mime Solo Open
229.3 6 to 7 years Verse Solo Special Restricted
SECTION Sunday, 26 May, 2024 AFTERNOON 1:00 PM
289/290 8 to 10 years/11 to 13 years Dramatic Scene for 3 -6 players Group Open
322.1 12 to 13 years Prepared Reading Solo Special Restricted
257/258 8 to 9 years/10 to 11 years Impromptu Storytelling Solo Open
231.2 9 to 10 years Verse Solo Special Restricted
322.2 12 to 13 years Prepared Reading Solo Special Restricted
251 12 to 13 years Australian Verse Solo Special Restricted
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SECTION Sunday, 2 June, 2024 AFTERNOON 1:00 PM
271 9 to 10 years Character Sketch in Costume Solo Open
231.3 9 to 10 years Verse Solo Special Restricted
300 9 to 10 years Impromptu Reading Solo Open
285.2 9 to 10 years Prepared Public Speaking Solo Open
214.2 9 to 10 years Verse Solo Open
306.2 9 to 10 years Prepared Reading Solo Open
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SECTION Sunday, 16 June, 2024 EVENING 6:00 PM
347 14 to 16 years Unison Reading, 2-3 readers, Prose Open
287.4 13 to 14 years Prepared Public Speaking Solo Open
225.2 14 to 15 years Verse Solo Restricted
SECTION Saturday, 22 June, 2024 MORNING 9:00 AM
305.3 7 to 8 years Prepared Reading Solo Open
276 9 to 10 years Character Sketch in Costume Special Restricted
304.4 6 to 7 years Prepared Reading Solo Open
230.4 7 to 8 years Verse Solo Special Restricted
306.3 9 to 10 years Prepared Reading Solo Open
231.5 9 to 10 years Verse Solo Special Restricted
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THE COMMITTEE WISHES TO THANK THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HELPED
DURING THE 2024 EISTEDDFOD
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