SPEECH & DRAMA

A Wide Choice of Classes

Our Speech & Drama Section at the Worthing Music & Arts Festival encourages children and young people to confidently find and develop their voice in a supportive and inspiring performance environment. Whether through acting, improvisation, verse speaking, or prose reading, participants can explore a wide range of classes designed to nurture creativity, communication skills, and stage confidence.

Open to performers of all abilities from across Worthing, West Sussex and surrounding areas, this section of the festival provides an inclusive and encouraging platform for young people to express themselves and grow in confidence.

As with all festival classes, each performance receives professional written and verbal feedback from a BIFF-regulated adjudicator, offering valuable guidance, encouragement, and constructive critique to support ongoing development in speech and drama.

Speech & Drama Prose List 2027

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Speech & Drama Syllabus 2027

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2027 SPEECH & DRAMA Adjudicator

TIMOTHY MCCARTHY

We are delighted to welcome Timothy McCarthy as our Speech & Drama Adjudicator for this year's Worthing Music & Arts Festival.

Tim studied Speech & Drama at the Cork School of Music before completing an MA in Drama and Theatre Studies at the National University of Ireland. He runs his own Speech & Drama Studio in Cork, teaches students of all ages and is an examiner in Speech, Drama and Communication.

Alongside his teaching, Tim is Director of Cork Feis Maitiú, one of Ireland's leading music and drama festivals, and has extensive international experience delivering workshops, teacher training and adjudicating festivals across the UK and overseas. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the festival movement, he was awarded a Fellowship of the British and International Federation of Festivals in 2011.

Tim is passionate about encouraging performers to develop confidence, creativity and excellence, and we are delighted to welcome him to Worthing.

THE BARN - ENGLISH MARTYRS CATHOLIC CHURCH

Compton Avenue, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, West Sussex BN12 4UE

The Barn at English Martyrs Church is a modern, welcoming venue situated in Goring-by-Sea, just a short distance from the A27 and Goring railway station.

Parking: Free on-site parking is available, with additional unrestricted residential parking nearby if required. Accessible parking spaces are located close to the entrance.

Accessibility: The venue offers level access, accessible toilet facilities and wheelchair access throughout. If you have any specific accessibility requirements, please let a festival steward know on arrival.

Public Transport: The venue is served by local bus routes along Goring Way, and Goring-by-Sea railway station is approximately a 15-minute walk away.