Winners from the 2023 festival

MISS VYSE CUP

There were three contenders this year, all of whom had taken part in 3 or more sections of the festival. It was hardfought between Zara Ansari (Speech, Vocal & Piano) and Luna Sarafoglou (Speech & Drama, Vocal, and Dance), but the winner, with a slightly higher average of marks and placings, is Luna.

SPEECH & DRAMA

• Cup for Speech (Yr 6 & under) Gian Tarr
• Vinson Cup for Speech (Yrs7-9) Raf Cable
• Mary Raven Cup for Speech (yrs 10 and above) Jane Daulman
• McCleesh Cup - Reading Aloud at Sight Grace Miller/Harriet Tyman
• Charles Dickens Plate Jane Daulman
• Franks Trophy for Bible Reading (Year 8 and under) Alyssa Yeung
• Margate Bible Society Cup (Year 9 and above) Ryan Baskaran
• Thanet Stage School Shield for Mime Lexie Durrant
• Gold Cup for Dramatic Achievement Georgie Carter
• Dramatis Personnae Cup for Shakespeare Charlotte Haylor
• The Chidwick Cup for Duologoue Luna Sarafoglou & Lila Grady
• The Mary Lord Cup for Group Drama Trinity Theatrical Seniors
• The Lanes' (South East) Ltd Cup for overall achievement Harriet Tyman
• Olive Raven Trophy; highest mark Angel Shah

VOCAL

• Gandolfo Cup (11 & under-Girls) Charis Wilkinson
• Eileen Vesey Cup (13 & under-Girls) Zara Ansari
• Cup for Solo-(Girls, 16 & under) Libby Field
• Rosebowl -Solo (18 & under) Ruby Richardson
• Prebble trophy (Boys Set Solo) Theo Paisley-Day
• Prebble Trophy (Junior, Art Song) Zara Ansari
• Light Opera Cup (11 & under - Junior) Sienna Suter
• Light Opera Cup (13 & under - Junior) Luna Sarafoglou
• Regan Cup (Light Opera-16& under) Mollie Gardiner
• Light Opera Cup (18 & under) Ophelia Howard
• Cup for Vocal Solo & Accompaniment (Senior) Ruby Richardson & Nima Fitzgerald
• Yvonne Ives Cup for song in a Modern Style Ruby Richardson
• Eileen Vesey memorial (Folk Song) Theo Paisley-Day/Ruby Richardson
• Prentice Trophy (Lieder) Marika Landy
• Senior Citizens' Trophy Roger P. Lee
• Edith Pritchard Memorial Cup (Highest Mark-adults) Mary Crockatt
• Adult Light Opera cup Julie Williams
• Thelma Springford Bursary for young accompanist Nima Fitzgerald

CHORAL

• Cup for choirs (Year 6 & under) Ramsgate Holy Trinity Choir
• Cup for choirs (Yrs. 7-13) Elite Dance Academy
• Cup for choirs (any age) Holy Trinity Graduates
• The Myhill Shield for Junior Signing Choirs Inspiration Junior Choir
• The Paul Mills Cup for Adult Signing Choirs Inspiration Adult Choir

PIANO

• Under 8 Felix Koller
• Under 9 Pearl Dunbar Brunton
• Under 10 Aisha Faux Bowyer
• Under 11 (Vivienne Frances) Dylan Jiang
• Under 12 (Mabel Adelaide Gull) Asa Faux-Bowyer
• Under 13 D'Angelo Lazar
• Under 14 D'Angelo Lazar
• Junior Cup (14-16) Marianne Robinson
• Senior Cup Yoshimi Faux Bowyer
• Junior Recital (Martin Cash Prize) D'Angelo Lazar
• Senior Recital (Emptage Cash Prize) Yoshimi Faux Bowyer
• Ann Worden Trophy D'Angelo Lazar
• Millennium Cup Luka Knight del-Sastre
• Blackburn Trophy Mabel Dunbar Brunton
• Valerie Jones Trophy Mabel Dunbar Brunton
• The Kenneth Emptage Bursary Yoshimi Faux Bowyer

INSTRUMENTAL

• Cup for instrumental solo - strings Marianne Robinson
• Valerie Wolfe memorial cup - Duo Oscar Sharp & Daniel Jennings
• Cup for instrumental ensemble - up to 6 players Lorenden Strings

DANCE

• Richard George memorial cup Baby Theatre Edith Sibley
• Page Barber Cup Baby Classical Edith Sibley
• E & C trophy Alexandra Kushaba/Rosa Lewis/Ava-Rae Timewell
• Warren Trophy Annie Callahan
• Solomons Shield Amelie Easton
• Thanet District Town Council Amelie Dekker
• Broadstairs Cup Theatre Duets Beau Stylianou & Maisie Hunt
• Festival cup Classical Duets Libby Coe & Zadie-May Sangster
• Queenie Swan Memorial Trophy Junior Ballet Sophie Easton
• Toni Elizabeth Senior Ballet Olivia Manners
• Georgia Leigh Junior Tap Zelia Tamulevicius
• Laura Murray Senior Tap Beau Stylianou
• LRT National Junior Alexandra Kushaba/Zelia Tamulevicius/Mariel Zhabina
• National Senior Naomi Taffs/Amelie Dekker
• Summer Faye Junior Modern Aimee Hougham
• Modern Cup Senior Anna Redmond
• Laurel Cup Greek Milly James/Amelie Easton
• GOSH Song & Dance Junior Bryson Dekker
• CDF Song & Dance Senior Olivia Fall
• Violet Bowler Memorial Junior Lyrical Modern Sophie Easton
• Doris Dorban Senior Lyrical Modern Zadie-May Sangster
• Laura Ruth Junior Character Mia Brooker
• Patricia James Senior Character Milly James/Olivia Fall
• Trios/Quartets Caitlin Gambrill, Libby Coe, Zadie-May Sangster, Zahra Pople
• Elliott Gilbert Memorial Cup Most Promising in Song & Dance Olivia Fall
• Rowe Trophy Best Male Dancer Logan Maynard
• Johnson's Trophy For Sincerity Kadey Baldry
• Genevieve Award Teacher?s Best Choreography Paul Tracy from Hasland
• Sara Bakeri Musicality Millie James
• Xara-Mae Shining Star Award 9 years & under Zion Bottone
• Zelia-Mae Award Most Outstanding Performance Masque Theatre School
• Irene Tandy Memorial Shield For Endeavour Sebastian Appiah
• David Murray Shining Star 10 - 13 years Eden Hope Haines
• Ruth's Memorial Cup Aimee Hougham
• Classical Shield - Junior Groups Limelight Stage School
• Roberts' Trophy - Senior Classical Daluca Dance School
• James Henry - Junior Troupes Elite Dance Academy
• Robin Winbow - Senior Troupes Masque Theatre Schoo