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English Radio Drama
Competition
We are all winners!
Posted by Smart Education & Theatre Noir (May 12, 2009)

The final and prize-giving ceremony of the Interschool Radio Drama Competition was successfully held at the Hong Kong Baptist University on May 9, 2009. It was an afternoon full of fun, creativity and excitement: 16 teams participated in our final and they performed their radio drama LIVE in front of our judges and audience. They all did an excellent job, and our judges were very impressed with each team’s performance. Well done!

We hope that you all enjoyed the Interschool English Radio Drama Competition, and look forward to your active participation again next year. The followings are the results and photos taken.

Mrs. Alice van Kapel from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and Mr. Raymond Li from the BBC World Service

Ms. Alison Konieczny and Ms. Feifei Feng from BBC Learning English

Ms. Elsa Tsang from Smart Education and Mr. William Yip from Theatre Noir with our winners



We are all winners!

Please click here to view more photos taken at the final and prize giving ceremony.

Final results:
Primary Section:
Gold Award:
Yuen Long Government Primary School (P005)

Silver Award:
TWGHs Wong Yee Jar Jat Memorial Primary School (P017)

Bronze Award:
Pui Ching Primary School (P029)

Outstanding Script Award:
TWGHs Wong Yee Jar Jat Memorial Primary School (P017)

Outstanding Sound Effect Award:
Yuen Long Government Primary School (P005)

Outstanding Actress Award:
Chick Wing Kiu - Yuen Long Government Primary School

Outstanding Actor Award:
Wong Chun Wai - Y.O.T. Tin Ka Ping Primary School

Finalist Award:
Pui Ching Primary School (P031)
Y.O.T. Tin Ka Ping Primary School (P002)

Most Popular Performance Award:
HKUGA Primary School
Tseung Kwan O Catholic Primary School

Junior Secondary Section:
Gold Award:
St Stephen's Girls' College (SL057)

Silver Award:
Heep Yunn School (SL039)

Bronze Award:
St Paul's Convent School (SL082)

Outstanding Script Award:
St Stephen's Girls' College (SL057)

Outstanding Sound Effect Award:
St Stephen's Girls' College (SL057)

Outstanding Actress Award:
Michaela Lynn YM Forte - St Clare's Girl's School

Finalist Award:
Shun Tak Fraternal Association Tam Pak Yu College (SL104)
St Clare’s Girls’ School (SL105)
Heep Yunn School (SL031)

Most Popular Performance Award:
St. Teresa Secondary School (SL060)
Heep Yunn School (SL031)

Senior Secondary Section:
Gold Award:
Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section) (HS016)

Silver Award:
Heep Yunn School (HS005)

Bronze Award:
South Tuen Mun Government Secondary School (HS018)

Outstanding Script Award:
Maryknoll Convent School (HS016)

Outstanding Sound Effect Award:
Maryknoll Convent School (HS016)

Outstanding Actress Award:
Lo Cheuk Yuet Iva - Heep Yunn School

Finalist Award:
St Paul's School (Lam Tin) (HS040)
MFBM Chan Lui Chung Tak Memorial College (HS027)

Most Popular Performance Award:
Buddhist Wong Wan Tin College (HS039)
CCC MING KEI COLLEGE (HS006)
Finalists have been chosen!
Posted by Smart Education & Theatre Noir (April 20, 2009)

It is our pleasure to inform you that our judges have selected the finalists for the competition, and they have been invited to perform LIVE in front of our audience and panel of judges in the final and prize giving ceremony of the Interschool English Radio Drama Competition on May 9, 2009.

List of finalists:
Primary level:

²  Pui Ching Primary School (P031)
²  Pui Ching Primary School (P029)
²  TWGHs Wong Yee Jar Jat Memorial Primary School (P017)
²  Yuen Long Government Primary School (P005)
²  Y.O.T. Tin Ka Ping Primary School (P002)

S1 to S3 level:

²  St Clare’s Girls’ School (SL105)
²  Shun Tak Fraternal Association Tam Pak Yu College (SL104)
²  St Paul’s Convent School (SL082)
²  St. Stephen’s Girls’ College (SL057)
²  Heep Yunn School (SL039)
²  Heep Yunn School (SL031)

S4 to S6 level:

²  St Paul’s School (Lam Tin) (HS040)
²  MFBM Chan Lui Chung Tak Memorial College (HS027)
²  South Tuen Mun Government Secondary School (HS018)
²  Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section) (HS016)
²  Heep Yunn School (HS005)

We would like to thank all contestants for your drama performance and all of you who have voted for the teams. We received a total of 40,000+ votes in just 2 weeks!

We are also very proud to have the following judges to be on our panel in the final competition:
²  Dr. Peter Jordon, Head of Acting, Drama School, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
²  Mr. Simon Gillow, Coordinator, Local Teacher Development, British Council Hong Kong
²  Mr. William Yip, Founder & Artistic Director, Theatre Noir
²  Ms. Alice van Kapel, General Manager, EXCEL, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
²  Mr. Raymond Li, Head of Business Development, China & North Asia, BBC World Service
²  Ms. Alison Konieczny, Editor, BBC Learning English, China Team
²  Ms. Feifei Feng, Coordinator, BBC Learning English, China Team

Thank you again for your support, and look forward to a very successful final competition.
Vote for your favourite radio drama!
Posted by Smart Education & Theatre Noir (March 30 2009)

Thank you again for your support in our Interschool English Radio Drama Competition. We have just uploaded the radio drama audio files and scripts from the short-listed teams onto our website, and it’s time for you to vote!

You can vote for your favourite radio drama for each level. Listen to the radio drama performances from the short-listed teams, and vote! Each person can cast one vote per day for each level. You can vote from now till April 13 2009. The team from each level with the most number of votes will win the “Most Popular Performance” award.

The Most Popular Radio Drama Performance Award will be announced on May 9 2009 at our final competition and prize giving ceremony. Winners will be invited to the ceremony to receive their trophies.

Cast your vote NOW!

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 Secondary 4 to 7 level
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  • About the competition:
    The Interschool English Radio Drama Competition is co-organized by Smart Education Co Ltd and Theatre Noir.
  • This competition is also being supported by Oxford University Press, BBC China, Step-One Books, Fortune Pharmacal, Hong Kong High Technology Ltd and Workers' Children Secondary School. The final and prize-giving ceremony of the competition will be held on May 9 2009 at the Recital Hall, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
Workshops on play writing and voice training
Posted by Smart Education & Theatre Noir (March 4 2009)

Over 150 students and teachers participated in our workshops on play writing and voice training on February 28 2009 at Workers Children Secondary School. We hope you all enjoyed the workshops, the following are some photos taken that day.


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Remember to submit your audio file and script before March 25 2009! Thanks again.

Phase 1 results are in!!!
Posted by Smart Education & Theatre Noir (February 20 2009)

Thank you for your support in our English Radio Drama Competition. We are overwhelmed with the schools' active participation in this competition: over 340 teams from 80+ schools submitted their drama scripts in the first round of the competition!

Our judges have selected the following teams to enter Phase 2 of our competition. These short-listed teams are also invited to participate in our workshops on script writing and voice training on February 28 2009 (Saturday) at Workers Children Secondary School. Invitation letters have been sent to these teams.

Reminder: Short-listed teams must submit the 5-minute radio drama (in MP3 format) with the script to us BEFORE March 25 2009. Files can be sent to us via email to Drama@MySmartABC.com.

The following teams have been selected by our judges to enter Phase 2 of our competition: