The final will take place at the wonderful Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End.
The theatre is located on West Street, WC2H 9ND, and is the current home of the Olivier award-winning The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
You can purchase as many tickets as you would like for family and friends, but at least one adult must be present for each finalist. Feel free to bring other family members, friends, neighbours, and anyone else who would like to support!
Finalists do not need to buy a ticket.
For the first show, the Stalls have been allocated to Key Stage 2 and the Royal Circle to Key Stage 3, and for the second show, the Stalls have been allocated to Key Stage 4 and the Royal Circle to Sixth Form.
This is only a requirement for the supervising parent/guardian, as they need to be in sight of their son/daughter. Other family and friends can choose to sit in either section.
If you are looking to buy tickets to support the Key Stage 2 finalists, then please use the link below to purchase Stalls tickets.
If you are looking to buy tickets to support the Key Stage 3 finalists, then please use the link below to purchase Royal Circle tickets.
If you are looking to buy tickets to support the Key Stage 4 finalists, then please use the link below to purchase Stalls tickets.
If you are looking to buy tickets to support the Sixth Form finalists, then please use the link below to purchase Royal Circle tickets.
Please reach us at hello@nationalyouthmonologues.com if you have further questions.
Finalists should arrive for 3.30pm and report to the Stage Door to be registered and sign in.
After arrival, the finalists will have a briefing about the performance so that they are clear how the show will work. They will also have an opportunity to warm-up and rehearse on the stage, as well as run through the running order and how they come on and off stage.
The final will start at 6pm and last for approximately 2 hours - this will include an interval of 15min and the final results of the competition.
For Key Stage 4 students, a parent/guardian should be with each finalist at all times, this includes the briefing, warm-up and rehearsals sections of the day as well as the performance. For the pre-performance sections it would be preferable if this was limited to just one responsible adult.
During the show, parent’s will be within line of sight of their son/daughter throughout (this is the reason we have split the Stalls and Circle into Key Stages). Finalists will watch the show from the auditorium, and make their way to the side of the stage in small groups just before they are to perform. They will be supervised coming off and on stage by a DBS checked member of our team. On stage they will perform as part of a small group of around 4 or 5 students, with applause coming at the end of each group. They will then return to their seats in the auditorium for the remainder of the show.
Finalists should perform the monologue in the same way that it was entered into the competition and seen by our judges. It should therefore be the same length as the video submission (obviously give or take a few seconds), and use the same text. However, if you introduced the speech or yourself in your video then you will not need to do this at the final - it will just be the performance.
Finalists should wear what they feel comfortable performing in. They do not need to wear a costume for their character but can choose to if they would like - although this will not be part of any decision making as to the results of the competition. Props should be kept to a minimum and should only be used if absolutely necessary for the monologue to work.
Please let us know as a matter of urgency if there are any access needs for performers, or, if known, for audience members.