The second day of the Perform in Perth festival was dedicated to the spoken word.
Competitors took to the stage of the Soutar Theatre in the AK Bell Library on Wednesday for verse speaking, prepared readings, public speaking, dramatic solos and Bible and Shakespeare readings.
Other classes were given over to poetry with works by Robert Burns and Perth poet William Soutar performed.
On Thursday the musical side of the festival gets under way with drum, xylophone and timpani classes. The venue for these classes is again the Soutar Theatre.
Over the next two weeks around 3,800 competitors will part in the festival.
Results:
Verse Speaking, aged 7 or 8 – 1 Caitlin O’Hear, Kilgraston, 89; 2 equal Verity Swift, St Leonards and Serena Ovens, Craigclowan both 88; 3 equal Jemima Gow, Craigclowan; Isla Holliday, Kilgraston ; Eve Maddox, Kilgraston; Alfie Pullin, St Leonards, all 87.
Scots Poems, aged 7 or 8 – 1 Olivia Race, Murthly, 88; 2 Amelia Milton, Bridge of Cally, 86.
Burns Poems, aged 7 or 8 – 1 Amelia Milton, Bridge of Cally, 88; 2 Olivia Race, Murthly, 87; 3 Olivia Kilic, Kilgraston, 86.
Soutar Poems, aged 7 or 8 – 1 Olivia Race, Murthly, 88; 2 Amelia Milton, Bridge of Cally, 87.
Bible Reading, aged 7 or 8 – 1 Chloe Bloice, Kilgraston, 89; 2 equal Lucy Moran, Kilgraston; Kinvara Gow, Craigclowan; Elizabeth Simmons, Kilgraston, all 88; 3 equal
Olivia Race, Murthly and Anna Haddow, Craigclowan, both 87.
Prepared Reading, aged 7 or 8 – 1 Hannah Alexander, St Leonards, 90; 2 equal Lucy Moran, Kilgraston and Anna Haddow, Craigclowan, both 89; 3 equal Megan Stocks, Kilgraston; Chloe Bloice, Kilgraston; both 88.
Verse Speaking, aged 7 or 8 – 1 Hannah Alexander, St Leonards, 90; 2
Olivia Race, Murthly, 89; 3 equal Sally Beveridge, Kilgraston; Chloe Bloice, Kilgraston; Lucy Moran, Kilgraston, 88.
Dramatic Solo, aged under 11 – 1 Michael Akinje, Strathallan School, 87; 2
Isla Campbell, Strathallan School, 86.
Verse Speaking, aged 9 or 10 – 1 Shula Blues, Craigclowan, 89; 2 equal Harriet Ovens, Craigclowan; Melissa Alexander, St Leonards, both 88; 3 equal Rosie Shaw, Craigclowan; Jennifer Niven, St Leonards, both 87.
Prepared Reading, aged 9 or 10 – 1 Kate Dunphie, Kilgraston, 90; 2 equal Rosie Shaw, Craigclowan; Francesca Diana, Kilgraston, both 89; 3 equal Lucy Smith, Kilgraston; Meadow Bain, Kilgraston, both 88.
Bible Reading, aged 9 or 10 – 1 Isla Campbell, Strathallan School, 89; 2 Caleigh Taylor, Kilgraston, 88; 3 equal Shula Blues, Craigclowan; Freddie Langley, Craigclowan; Michael Akinje, Strathallan School; Melissa Alexander, St Leonards, all 87.
Soutar Poems, aged 9 or 10 – 1 Libby Downie, Kilgraston, 88.
Public Speaking: Prepared Speech, aged 15 – 17 – 1 Rob Johnston, Dunblane High School, 90.
Bible Reading, aged 15 to 17 – 1 Joshua Scanlan-Wilson, Dunblane High School, 87.
Bible Reading, aged 18 & over- 1 John Boyd, Strathallan School, 90; 2
Roger Ward, Luncarty, 88.
Burns Poems, aged 18 & over – 1 Irene McFarlane, Kinross, 92.
Scots Poems, aged 15 to 17 – 1 Rob Johnston, Dunblane High School, 90.
Dramatic Solo, aged 15 to 17 – 1 Beth Thornton, Strathallan School, 88.
Verse Speaking, aged 18 & over – 1 Roger Ward, Luncarty, 88.