Speech & Drama

All enquiries to the Section Co-Ordinator
Mrs Ann Reed, 01404 850366, Email

Ann trained at Rose Bruford Training College of More ... Ann trained at Rose Bruford Training College of Speech and Drama and subsequently obtained a BA (Hons) from the Open University. She and has taught Speech and Drama at various schools across Devon and has directed numerous Drama productions and Pantomimes over the years. She has entered many pupils for festivals and has been involved with the Devon Performing Arts Festival for many years, being responsible for the Speech & Drama Section for over 20 years.

Adjudicator: Vivienne Cunningham LGSM

Vivienne trained with John Holgate at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and worked professionally in Theatre and Television. She has taught Speech and drama, Public Speaking, and Performance Techniques to all ages, both privately and in schools and colleges. Many of her pupils have achieved success in the Theatre, Television and Film industry, others have become teachers themselves. She worked for many years as Head of Drama at a school where the Drama Department established a strong reputation, winning numerous awards nationally and staging ambitious productions in the school’s state of the art theatre.

She was an examiner for the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the English Speaking Union but now particularly enjoys working as an adjudicator for The British and International Federation of Festivals. Having competed in festivals since the age of four, entered numerous students and worked as a Convener, she now takes delight in encouraging students to share their work with an audience and experience the joy of performance.

Vivienne particularly enjoys writing plays and poetry and then watching them come alive on stage.