The Lytham Performing Arts Festival takes place annually over the course of a weekend, and is a celebration of music, speech and drama. Kirkham Grammar School pupils had multiple entries in all of the relevant categories across both the Junior and Senior School. Credit must be given to each and every single performer, whether that be instrumental, singing or verse and prose. To stand up in front of adjudicators and an unknown parental audience can be somewhat daunting, but each and every pupil presented with the usual KGS quiet modesty, and we are sure they all took something away from experience and will continue to refine their individual performances. The KGS community should be incredibly proud of every entrant; we have an array of talented pupils who truly shone.

Congratulations to you all.

The results were as follows:

Junior School:

Nia Murusidze          2nd place - Solo (b) Violin (age 11 and under)

Henry Dawson-Gerrard   3rd place - Solo (a) Strings (age 11 and under)

Eli O'Donoghue         2nd place - Solo Guitar (age 11 and under)

Raurie Sumner         3rd place - Solo Guitar (age 11 and under)

Leo Crossen           3rd place -  Solo Guitar (age 11 and under)

Mariam Omer           3rd place - Music Theatre, 3rd place - Classical British Song & 2nd place - Classical, own choice (age 9 and under)

Sophia Billington     1st place - Classical British Song, 2nd place - Classical, own choice & 2nd place - Music Theatre (age 9 and under)             

Annabelle Mcilwham     1st place - Classical British Song (age 12 and under) & 2nd place - Verse Speaking (age 10 and 11)

Henry Chapman         3rd place - Classical British Song & 2nd place - Classical, Own Choice (age 12 and under)

Florence Kerr         3rd place - Piano Grades 1 and 2 

Hattie Walker         1st  place - Music Theatre Singing (age 12 and under)

Beatrice Faith         3rd place any Comedy Poem or Prose Passage (age 11 and under)

Skyla Lynch           1st place Verse Speaking (age 10 and 11)

Isla Varley           1st place Drama Solo (age 11 and under)

Fatimah Omer           2nd place Drama Solo (age 11 and under)

Senior School (LAMDA)

Olivia Coupe           1st place Drama Solo & 1st place Prepared Reading (15-18 years)

Jay Dawson             2nd place Prepared Reading & 1st place Comedy Poem/Prose Passage (12-14 years)

Francesca Durston     1st place Drama Duologue & 3rd place Drama Solo (12-14 years)

Isabella Durston       1st place Sight Reading (14-18 years), 1st place Public Speaking (18 & under), 2nd place Drama Solo (12-14 years) & 1st place Solo Improvisation (18 & under)

Leoma Gill             2nd place Drama Duologue (15-18 years)

Rosa Gill             1st place Drama Duologue (12-14 years)

Chloe Koratjitis        2nd place Verse Speaking (12-14 years)

Marissa Kerr           1st place Prepared Reading (12-14 years) & 1st place Sight Reading (13 & under)

Evie Mannion           1st place Favourite Poem (13 & under)

Lilly Miles           1st place Verse Speaking & 2nd place Prepared Reading (12-14 years)

Tilly Musson           2nd place Sonnet Speaking & 3rd place Shakespeare Solo (18 & under)

Hannah Pilkington     2nd place Comedy Poem/Prose Passage (12-14 years) & 2nd place Drama Duologue (15-18 years)

Ella Phelan           3rd place Sonnet Speaking (18 & under)

Melissa Johnson-Parker1st place Drama Duologue (15-18 years)

Natalie Smith          1st place Drama Duologue (15-18 years)

Amelia Sharpe         3rd place Favourite Poem (14-18 years)

Louisa Seacy           2nd place Public Speaking (18 & under)

Isaac Wan             3rd place Favourite Poem (13 & under)

Shahmeer Amir1st place Devised Drama Group (Age blunder)

Senior School (Music)

George Godbold         Grade 5 & 6 Piano – 1st place, 16 + under Piano – 3rd place, 18 + under Baroque – 3rd & 18 + under Piano Solo – 2nd place

Mia Gisslow           13 + under Solo Piano – 1st place

Jasmine Squires-Evans  12 + over instrumental – (trombone)- 1st place & Open Jazz piano – 2nd place

Heidi Aldeen           12 + over instrumental (violin)- 3rd place

Emily Marsh           15+ under Classical own choice – 3rd place, 18+ under Classical own choice – 2nd place & 15+ under Folk Song – 3rd place

Gabrielle Wise         11+ under Classical British Song – 2nd place & 11+ under Classical own choice – 3rd place

Brooke Medhurst        13+ under Musical Theatre – 1st place & 13+ under Classical own choice – 3rd place

Trishala Akundi       13+ under Classical own choice – 2nd place

Alice Wright           13+ under Classical British Song – 2nd place

Please see the photograph at the top of this page, and the slideshow below, featuring some of our winners/performers.