Verse & Prose Section Lead Adjudicator - Janet Tucket LLAM, PGCA. GODA (Assoc).

Janet trained at the Barbara Macrae Studio, Bristol and has taught Speech and Drama for over 40 years.  She has been an adjudicating member of the British & International Federation of Festivals since 1976 working at  Festivals all over the UK.  In 2000 she had her first experience of international adjudicating at the Hong Kong Schools’ Festival.  In 2004 she became an Associate of the Guild of Drama Adjudicators.  She is also involved in adjudicating One-Act and Full Length Play Festivals.  She is an examiner and the Registrar for the Poetry Vanguard, a board which examines the full range of Speech and Drama.  As well as adjudicating Janet is the Speech and Drama secretary of the Bristol Festival of Music, Speech and Drama.  Her teaching is now mainly at the Badminton School, Bristol as well as in private practice.  In past years she has run a Youth Theatre Group, “Blue Lodge Drama” which won awards at the Bristol and Avon One-Act Festivals.

Janet is looking forward to adjudicating at Woodley Festival, sharing in the creativity of the performers.