A PERFORMING arts school in Salisbury has taken home several major prizes from a festival.

On November 18, 2023, Starcast Performing Arts School Companies and Troupes attended the Devizes Eisteddfod.

The Eisteddfod is a yearly festival of over 400 classes of music, speech, drama, dance etc for people of all ages.

46 students entered the musical theatre classes, monologues and duologues, with several of them winning awards.

Principal Anna Would said: “46 students entered these classes and I am absolutely blown away by their hard work, kindness and comradeship. They all achieved so highly and I am incredibly proud of their achievements. At companies and troupes we are a family. We have fun, we take risks, we support each other.

“I have a fantastic team in singing teacher Rachel Delooze and Drama teacher Peter McAuley. These students train hard at our main schools in Salisbury, Amesbury and Fordingbridge and joined Companies and Troupes to take on that extra challenge and learning. To come away with so many awards and achievements is a true testament to the hard work they put in. Winning best School is a recognition that is so overwhelming but absolutely fabulous”.

The winners were:

n Duologue 13 and under class winners and overall winners of the Junior Duologue Cup – Isla Underwood and Freya Deadman

n Duologue 15 and under winners and overall winners of the Senior Duologue Cup – Lucie Walsh and Beatrice Wild

n Duologue 18 and under winners – Shivam Padiyar and Amy Scrivens

n Musical Theatre Solo 15 and under class winner and overall winner of the Walker Cup – Sam Fitzsimmons

n Musical Theatre 13 and under class winners – Kaiya Thompson and Lexie Whelan

n Musical Theatre 15 and under class winners – James Mills and Lucie Walsh

n Musical Theatre Duet 18 and under class winners and overall winners of the Stone King Cup – Sam Fitzsimmons and Amy Mitchell

n Musical theatre group 15 and under winner of the 15 and under plaque – Starcast Performance Troupe

n Musical theatre group 18 and under winner of the 18 and under Musical theatre Group Cup – Starcast Singing Company

n Monologue 15 and under class winner – Beatrice Wild

n Monologue 18 and under class winner and overall winner of the Senior Monologue cup – Emily Moores

On November 23 a few of the winners were invited to attend and perform the Festival Awards Concert., and were presented with more awards.

n Major awards

n First stages Award for most inspirational solo performance – Emily Moores

n George Sanderson Cup for Musical Theatre – Sam Fitzsimmons

n Eisteddfod Cup for Senior School of the year – Starcast Performing Arts School Companies and Troupes

If you want to find out more about Star Cast go to starcastperformingarts.co.uk