Royal Wootton Bassett Arts Festival


The Royal Wootton Bassett Arts Festival is a competitive arts festival. The festival covers music, speech, drama, creative writing and art. It takes place in Royal Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, England, annually in June. The festival is open to all ages.

History

The festival started in 2005. At that time it consisted of music and art only. It was intended to be a biannual event with the second festival taking place in 2007, however, following the considerable increase in entries in the 2009 festival it became an annual event.

Music

The music section includes classes in woodwind, brass, strings, vocal, piano, ensemble and junior accompanist. Musical genres covered include Jazz, Folk, Blues and Rock. The section takes place in the Memorial Hall and , both in Wootton Bassett.

Speech and drama

Classes in this section are Verse Speaking, Mime, Solo, Duologue and Group Acting, Prose Reading and Prose from Memory, Bible Reading, Shakespeare Acting, Public Speaking, Youth Debating and Logical Grumbling. The venues for the Speech and Drama section are the Civic Centre and Noremarsh Primary School, both in Wootton Bassett.

Creative writing

Creative Writing covers Poetry Writing, Short Story Writing, Sonnet, Monologue, Duologue, Report Writing for Primary-aged children and Journalism. This section takes place in the Memorial Hall, Wootton Bassett.

Art

, Drawing, Photography and 3-D Artwork are included in this section. The exhibition of all entries is on the ground floor of the Civic Centre, Wootton Bassett.

Highlights concert

The festival culminates with a Highlights Concert where outstanding performers of the Festival share their work with an audience of family, friends and local dignitaries including the Mayor of Wootton Bassett.

BIFF

The festival is affiliated to the which is the umbrella body for performing arts festivals throughout the UK and beyond. The adjudicators in the Music and Speech & Drama sections of the festival are appointed through BIFF.