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#NelspruitEisteddfod40: Meet the English Drama and Speech adjudicators
Celeste de Lange, Denise Armstrong and Marcelle Pincus are the judging team.
- Marcelle PincusPincus has been teaching and adjudicating for approximately 55 years. According to her she teaches Drama through English and English through Drama. For twenty years she has been the facilitator of the Crawford Preparatory schools. Her workshops have been presented in Welkom, Maputo, Manchester, New Zealand and throughout South Africa. She is well-known for her book English Handbook and Study Guides co-written with Beryl Lutrin. Her own life story What if Nobody Comes has been performed in Grahamstown, The Mandela Theatre, Pretoria and Durban. Her latest production (which she calls a Programme) was presented at King David School. Pincus believes that Drama allows every child to be positive, believe in themselves, to gain confidence, and that determination is a gift that allows everyone to give of their best, spiced with enthusiasm and energy. She is excited to be back in Mbombela and wishes all a happy, successful festival.ALSO READ: Stigter van Nelspruit Eisteddfod deel kosbare herinneringe
Celeste de Lange. - Celeste de LangeDe Lange is member of the Speech and Drama College of South Africa and also serves on their executive committee. She taught at St Dominic’s School for Girls for 15 years where she produced many musicals and plays, including Annie and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. While she was at the school, she also started the annual Choral Verse Speaking Festival for the whole of Ekurhuleni. She is the mother of two children and the grandmother of two girls and four dogs. She is looking forward to her time in town and to the work.
Denise Armstrong. - Denise ArmstrongArmstrong studied Speech and Drama through Trinity College in London, being admitted as an associate and then as a licentiate of the college. She has been a member of the Speech and Drama College of South Africa for about 50 years and gives workshops on public speaking. Armstrong also received a Rotary Vocational Award for “Service above Self”. She is involved in amateur dramatics and enjoys playing bridge, reading, walking, playing the piano and attending theatre, music recitals and ballet.
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