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Results

W've been overwhelmed by the nearly 4,000 entries this year!

Thanks you all for entering - the quality of performances was exceptionally high!


Entrants may have been selected for the Regional Finals, placed on our Reserve List, made the Regional Shortlist of had their work Commended by our judges.


Further details, including ticket sales will be announced soon!

What each result means:

Regional Finalists:

This means that you are invited to perform live at either the North or South Regional Final with the winners of these going on to the National Final in June. 


You will perform the same monologue as you did in your self-tape.


Reserve List:

The Reserve List recognises a small number of performances that were extremely close to being selected for the Regional Finals. Chosen from a highly competitive field of these performers demonstrated an exceptional standard of work and are next in line to perform, should a finalist place become available. This also means that their work made the Regional Shortlist.


Regional Shortlist:

The Regional Shortlist recognises a selection of outstanding performances from this year’s competition, placing them among the top performers in their region and the top 10-15% of all entrants.


Those selected for the Regional Shortlist will be invited to attend the National Final for a presentation and celebration of their achievement, recognising their outstanding work as part of this year’s competition.


Commended:

The Commended category recognises performances that we felt we wanted to recognise, despite not making the Regional Shortlist.  These speeches stood out to our judges, and are selected from a highly competitive field. This means that their work was in the top 15-25% of all entries.


Those whose work was Commended will be invited to attend the Regional Final for a presentation and celebration of their achievement, recognising their outstanding work as part of this year’s competition.


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Sixth Form: North

Classical

Contemporary

Contemporary

Olga Buckina

N/A

Freya Deakin

CAPA College

Marcus Ettinger

Abbey Gate College

Charlotte Fisher

St Leonards

Freddie Garnham

Stage Works College

Laura Kieran

Sheridan Stage School

Maya Minocha

Sir John Dean's Sixth Form College

Holly Osbourne

The Glasgow Academy

Madelaine Shenton

N/A

Sammy Wakau

Rugby School

Contemporary

Contemporary

Contemporary

Kaitlin Olivia Fleming

New College Durham

Sophie Kay

Abbey Gate College

Lily Montgomery

N/A

Patrick Murena

Notre Dame High School

David Okodeh

The Manchester Grammar School

Holly Osbourne

The Glasgow Academy

Sophia Ramos-Raw

HbActing

Ekene Udeaja

Saint Ambrose College

Huck Whittle

Elgin Academy

Screen

Contemporary

Original

Maya Clarice Cooper

Boston High School

Elizabeth Ross

Dance School of Scotland

Zach Rout

N/A

Rose Wenje

Southfield School for Girls

Original

Contemporary

Original

Annabelle Charles

Rossall School

Joe Johnson

Sir John Deanes Sixth Form College

Leah MacDonald

Elmaz Productions

Kiera Miller

HbActing

Yeva Pukas

Ackworth School


Sixth Form: South

Classical

Contemporary

Contemporary

Rosanna Douse

N/A

Tegan Edridge

Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys

Tegwen Edwards

Northbrook

William Harding

Chenderit School

Carys Hayford

ArtsEd

Katrina McAllister

Taunton School

Lauren Metcalfe

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

Ivy Salter-Chiles

The Norwood School

Dylan Wallington

John Mason School

Rose Widgery

Josie Brightwell Theatre

Contemporary

Contemporary

Contemporary

Zoe Albrecht

The Norwood School

Skye Chan Couzin

The Elmgreen School

Anika Conkleton

Jeni Law Speech & Drama

Jasmine Fox

St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls

Millicent MacLeod

Wellington College

Jack Parrott

Theatre Studio Cheltenham

Jovan Samuel

Radley College

Nestor Sharma

Beaumont School

Bee Travers

Tormead

Faith Ukponmwan

The Norwood School

Screen

Contemporary

Original

Suniksha Kumar

Big Little Theatre Schools

Scarlett McGuire

D&B Academy of Performing Arts

Zachary Roberts

Taunton School

Jasmine Went

Balcarras School

Original

Contemporary

Original

Miles Evans

Royal Latin School

Imogen Malley

Graveney School

Zeynep Tursucu

East 15 Acting School

Felix Warner

Wycombe High School

Key Stage 4: North

Classical

Contemporary

Contemporary

Neve Boyles

West Bridgford School /

Nottingham Arts Theatre Youth

Lucy Brown

Withington Girl’s School

Serafina Campolucci-Bordi

MTS

Maddie Clamp

Thorp Academy

Ellie Green

Morecombe Bay Academy

Sophia Handford

Solihull School

Rueben MacNiven

Lambstail Youth Theatre

Amelia Reynolds

Abbey Gate College

Jamie Steel

Lambstail Youth Theatre

Arthur Stevens

Lambstail Youth Theatre

Contemporary

Contemporary

Contemporary

Holly Carter

The County High School Leftwich

Katie Clark Gorry

N/A

Harry Connor

HbActing

TJ Fair

Northampton School for Boys

Maia Holmes

Newcastle under Lyme School

Elizabeth Jennings

Hymers College

Ava Kearsley

Woodmill High School

Alice McWilliam

Formby High School

Amelia Reynolds

Abbey Gate College

Harrison Turner-Hazel

South Hunsley School

Screen

Contemporary

Original

Freya Gray

West Lakes Academy

Oliver Jensen

Rossall School

Leila Morley-Knight

Saint Aidan's CofE High School

Zetta St Louis Johnson

Chorlton High School

Eva Watras

Sheridan Stage School

Original

Contemporary

Original

Harry Davies

HbActing

Esmae Dixon

St Christopher’s CfE High School

Cora Hamer

PQA Rugby

Amber Lacey

PQA Chester



Key stage 4: South

Classical

Contemporary

Contemporary

Ruth Barnett

Bishopston Comprehensive

Aoife Bradley

Jeni Law Speech & Drama

Paddy McPherson

Radley College

Cyrus Nadaffy-James

Bloxham School

Grace Nichols Wood

Sibford School

Edward Rakhit

Hethersett Academy

Arabella Saunders

N/A

Freya Williams

Highdown School & Sixth Form Centre

Contemporary

Contemporary

Contemporary

Thomas Blower

Berkhamsted School

Annie Boden Parry

Islington Young Peoples Theatre / Hornsey School

Camilla Gebbie

Eastbourne College

Nia Harfoot

Tonbridge Grammar School

Iszy Hoad

Farlington School

Fraser Ndahiro

TADAA

Naomi Oriakhi

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

Luke Sterling

Radley College

Toby Toseland

Kimbolton School

Screen

Contemporary

Original

Amelia Parker

Brentwood School

Mark Gogbashian

Susi Earnshaw Theatre School

Tallulah Walsh

Brighton College

Sylvia Hoad

Farlington School

Marisa Becker

N/A

Original

Contemporary

Original

Charlotte Beever

PQA Uxbridge PM

Raphaelle Logane Essombe

PQA Uxbridge PM

Lily Mantle

Sibford School

Cleo Tyack

Parmiter's School

Lincoln Whaley

Kingsley School


Key Stage 3: North

Classical

Contemporary

Contemporary

Bo Reef Davies

Kings Priory, Tynemouth

Sonny Freeman

Kinver High School

Bethan Hill

Ackworth School

Solomon Horta

Millington Primary School, Portadown

Neva Moores

Poynton High

Darcey Rhodes-Finney

Ackworth School

Polly Sibley

Nottingham Arts Theatre Youth Group

Beatrice Silcock

Ackworth School

Holly Rose Turnbull

Stokesley School

Maxwell Whitelock

State of the Arts Academy

Contemporary

Contemporary

Contemporary

Vida Adler

Ackworth School

Tabitha Buck

Westholme School

William Churchill Evans

Abbey Gate College

Hope Day

The Mount School

Erin-Mae Goodwin-Samuels

Haberdashers Adam's  Grammar School

Joseph Hampson

First Act Arts

Ben Hayes

Sheridians Stage School

Venise Moodley

Bromsgrove Prep School

Amira Mwambingu

Abbey Gate College

Alfie Webster

Hummersknott Academy

Screen

Contemporary

Original

Arko Bhattacharya

HbActing

Ava Masterson

Wallace High School 

Neva Moores

Poynton High

Amira Mwambingu

Abbey Gate College

Original

Contemporary

Original

William Bendon

PQA Chester

Aiyalah Halfpenny-Thornley

PQA Chester

James Hopkins

Formby High School

Lucas Lees

N/A

Lauren Rodgers

PQA Rugby

Key stage 3: south

Classical

Contemporary

Contemporary

Maya Burke

Headington Rye

Bella Bush-Pickard

Arts Ed / Epsom Stagecoach

Daisy Irvine

Bloxham School

Emilia Lawrence

Hitchin Girls' School

Natalie Lloyd

Westonbirt Senior School

Sheba Maguire

Chesterton Community College

Emmeline Spirling

Bournemouth School for Girls

Esther Thompson

Royal Masonic School for Girls

Contemporary

Contemporary

Contemporary

Bertie Coppin

Lancing Prep Worthing

Nyah Day

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

Elodie Douglas

Royal Russell

Seosaimhin Hennelly

Josie Brightwell Theatre

Daisy Phoenix Jobanputra

Watford Grammar Girls School

Belle MacDougall

Sibford School

Marie Scriven

The Norwood School

Annabelle Sully

Wellington School

Buddy Taylor

The Beacon School

Zac Wishart

Willow Tree Theatre

Screen

Contemporary

Original

Leo Jordan-Ball

Kingsbridge Community College

Erin O’Dwyer

The Commonweal School

Heidi Stock

Sibford School

Eva Wishart

Willow Tree Theatre

Olantra Worrell

YTA Young Talent Academy

Original

Contemporary

Original

Lottie Bryant

Royal Wootton Bassett Academy

Enya Gallagher

Highdown School & Sixth Form Centre

Jack Grey

Thomas' College

Thandisa Wadi

PQA Uxbridge AM

Audrey Williams

St John's, Marlborough

Carli Zinzani

Highdown School & Sixth Form Centre

Key Stage 2: North

Classical

Contemporary

Contemporary

Celia Brass

St George’s RC Primary School, York

Poppy Jones

Ella Jones Drama @ NULS

Emily Riddell

St Brides Primary School / NISMAT

Darcie Delilah Stainze

Premier Studios Performing Arts /

Barlows Primary School

Aaron Taylor

Leicester Grammar Junior school/Elms Studio


Contemporary

Contemporary

Contemporary

Paige Olivia Brearley

Churwell Primary Academy

Olivia Gibson

Morrison's Academy

Isla Gray

Livingston Village Primary School

Neve Mills-Ward

North Cave C of E Primary School

Sid Norton

Kelvindale Primary School

Perdie Rolfe

Hunsley Primary

Harley Tidy

Freddie Vokes School of Performing Arts

Emily Wallbank

The Courthouse Kids

Screen

Contemporary

Original

Jack Cole

Liverpool College

Ruby Hall

West Yorkshire Drama Academy

Flora Marks

Abbey Gate College

Lyla Rolfe

Get Your Wigle On, Shrewsbury /

Tilstock Cof E Primary School

Elsie McCabe

All Stars Variety School


Original

Contemporary

Original

Ela Bahceci

PQA Rugby

Leo Baker

Davenham C Of E, Northwich

Paige Olivia Brearley

Churwell Primary Academy

Chloe Curtis

PQA Rugby

Finley Margieson

PQA Rugby

Key stage 2: South

Classical

Contemporary

Contemporary

Lorenzo McGrath

Jeni Law Speech & Drama

Aadhya Moudgil

Haberdashers' Girls School

Kira Parker

YTA Young Talent Academy

Anthea Saunders

Haberdashers' Girls School

Lottie Tiplady

The Heights Primary School



Contemporary

Contemporary

Contemporary

Jake Cross

Jeni Law Speech & Drama

Lovella-Faith Holland

Atelier 21

Sophie Kerr

Brighton College Prep School

Erika Merchant

Harold Court Primary School

Ava-Brooke Rano

Ysgol Bro Tawe

Timothy Jian Soon

Whitgift

Scarlett Spencer

TADAA

Oliver Van Helden

The Beacon School

Screen

Contemporary

Original

Isabella Blackmore Lee

SOAR (Performance Academy)

Elsie Dark

N/A

Chloe Robinson

Elm Grove Primary School

Paari Senthil

Preston Primary School

Grace Wilkinson

Bishop's Stortford College


Original

Contemporary

Original

Marcus Honca

SOAR (Performance Academy)

Paul How

St. Edward’s Primary School CofE

Henry Oscar

SOAR (Performance Academy)

Shona Reddy

Ashford Prep School

Reserve List

The Reserve List recognises a small number of performances that were extremely close to being selected for the Regional Finals.


Chosen from a highly competitive field of these performers demonstrated an exceptional standard of work and are next in line to perform, should a finalist place become available.

Reserve List: North

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 2

Classical

Harry Carter

Long Row Primary School

Emily Riddell

St Brides Primary School


Contemporary

Saffy Boyle

Velocity Dance

Max Chaloner

Morrison's Academy


Original

Dorina Kecskes

PQA Rugby

Eilidh McKerracher

Kilbowie Primary School


Screen

Elsie McCabe

All Stars Variety School

Thea Moran

Appleton Roebuck Primary School

Key Stage 3

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 2

Classical

Tabitha Buck

Westholme School, Blackburn


Contemporary

Holly Shiel

Abbey Gate College


Screen

Joseph Hampson

First Act Arts

Solomon Horta

Millington Primary

Key Stage 4

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 4

Classical

Xander Neumann

Lambstail Youth Theatre 


Contemporary

Freya Gray

West Lakes Academy


Original

Jemima Hussain

 St Monica’s RC High School

Freya Somerset

PQA Rugby


Screen

Velvet Harrison

Woodhouse Grove

SophieTarbuck

Rossall School

Sixth Form

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 4

Classical

Harnek Sahota

Rugby School

Joshua Wright

Robert Smyth Academy


Contemporary

Maya Clarice Cooper

Boston High School


Original

Leah MacDonald

Elmaz Productions


Screen

David Okodeh

The Manchester Grammar School 


Reserve List: South

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 2

Clasical

Mia Giles

City of London Freemens School


Contemporary

Aria Ismail-Rix

Ashford Prep School

Elkie McGregor

Jeni Law Speech & Drama

Ottilie Rayward-Smith

Bishop Stortford College


Original

Rona Simpson

Ashford Prep School

Liberty Zittel 

Young Screen Collective


Screen

Lovella-Faith Holland

Atelier 21

Key Stage 3

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 2

Classical

Imi Campbell

St Swithuns School

Tara Gardner

Ibstock Place School


Contemporary

Evie Love

Tormead

Elfie Shaw

The Compton School


Original

Emily Barber

Exeter School

Aiyalah Halfpenny-Thorley 

Theatre Train Mold /Mold Alun School







Key Stage 4

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 4

Classical

Sophie Ainsworth

Razzamataz Theatre School, Newbury

Irene Soulellis

Royal Ballet School


Contemporary

Camilla Anderson

Bryanston School 

Sienna O’Brien

New Hall School


Original

Shruthi Ella Tharmalingam

PQA Uxbridge AM

Millie Mistry

PQA Uxbridge AM


Screen

Anya Gillett

N/A

Sixth Form

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 4

Classical

Ruby Barker

Copleston High School

Daisy Morgan

Bridgend College


Contemporary

Ruby Barker

Copleston High School

Jonathan Sibanda-Jenkins

King’s College, Taunton


Original

Zoe Groocock

Cranleigh School 

Louis Maria

Oaklands college 


Screen

Millie Cross

Bloxham School

Daisy Roberts

Reeds School

Regional Shortlists

The Regional Shortlist recognises a selection of outstanding performances from this year’s competition.


Chosen from nearly 4,000 entries, these young actors demonstrated exceptional skill, creativity, and commitment, placing them among the top performers in their region.


We are delighted to celebrate their achievement.

REGIONAL SHORTLISTS

Please scroll through to see all of the names.

Those selected for the Regional Shortlist will be invited to attend the National Final for a presentation and celebration of their achievement, recognising their outstanding work as part of this year’s competition.

Download PDF

Commended Work

The Commended category recognises performances that we felt we wanted to recognise, despite not making the Regional Shortlist. 


These speeches stood out to our judges, and are selected from a highly competitive field.


We are pleased to acknowledge and celebrate their work.

Commended Work

Please scroll through to see all of the names.

Those whose work was Commended will be invited to attend the Regional Final for a presentation and celebration of their achievement, recognising their outstanding work as part of this year’s competition.

Download PDF

School & Group prize 2026 nominees

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Thank You!

Thank you to all the students who have taken part. It was a privilege to watch all of the excellent work so many talented young actors are producing across the United Kingdom.


If you have not made the Regional Final or Shortlist, or had your work Commended, then please don't be disheartened - keep enjoying performing!

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