DIGITAL
The emphasis is on a complete performance and presentation. The purpose of these classes is to introduce the art of self taping which has become an industry standard over the past few years. These classes will be adjudicated by industry professionals, who will provide useful feedback. These classes also expand the festival entry pool to include those from further afield, as well as students who are unable to make the festival in person.
Video entries will be adjudicated prior to the festival and 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will be included in a video presentation shown during the lunch break of each day in the main hall. Winners will be notified prior to the event. Your entry into this category gives permission for the film you submit to be shown at the festival each day.
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES & SUBMISSIONS 10th October 2026
FEES: Solo £6.50
VV1 VOCAL MUSICAL THEATRE VIDEO ENTRY - Open (Max 4.5 mins)
SDV1 ACTING MONOLOGUE VIDEO ENTRY - Open (Max 3 mins)
DV1 CLASSICAL or CONTEMPORARY VIDEO ENTRY - Open (Max 2.5 mins)
DV2 CABARET VIDEO ENTRY - Open (Max 2.5 mins)
GUIDE TO RECORDING
Please film your digital entry in landscape. For VV1 Musical Theatre and SDV1 Acting, you need to be able to clearly see your head and shoulders. For Dance entries (DV1 and DV2) please make sure all your performance space is in view.
For all recordings, please clearly state your name and the title of the piece at the start of the video.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Once you've paid for your entry, it's time to record. Once recorded you have 2 options to send us your finished entry.
1. YouTube Entry
You can upload your video to YouTube (we recommend saving it as a private video) and emailing us your link. LGKDigital@outlook.com
Here is a useful video on how to do this if you are unfamiliar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkgOvUr5Alc
2. Dropbox/Googledrive link
You can upload your file to dropbox or google drive and email us your link. LGKDigital@outlook.com
VV1 VOCAL MUSICAL THEATRE- GUEST JUDGE ANNOUNCED
EMMA WILLIAMS
Emma made her West End debut as Truly Scrumptious in the original cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium winning the Arts Correspondents' Award for Best Newcomer. She has received four Laurence Olivier Award nominations for her work in Love Story, Zorro, Mrs Henderson Presents and Half A Sixpence for which she also won the WhatsOnStage and West End Wilma Awards. She has also been nominated for a Manchester Theatre Award for her portrayal of Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun (UK Tour) and works as a voice over artist for Soho Voices.
Other theatre credits include:Madge Hardwick in Top Hat (UK and International Tour), Peg in Scissorhandz (Southwark Playhouse), Elsa Schraeder in The Sound of Music (Chichester Festival Theatre), Princess Jill in Jack and the Beanstalk (Manchester Opera House), Pam in The Good Enough Mum’s Club (UK Concert Tour), Emma in Memories of the Musicals (Kilworth), Betty Haynes in White Christmas (Leicester Curve),
Paula Pokrifki in An Officer and The Gentleman (Leicester Curve/UK tour), Alice in Dick Whittington (London Palladium), Betty Haynes in White Christmas (West Yorkshire Playhouse),
Rebecca/Angela in Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (Criterion Theatre), A Spoonful of Sherman (St James Studio) Susan in Desperately Seeking Susan (Novello), Johanna in Sweeney Todd (Royal Festival Hall), Christine Keeler in A Model Girl (Greenwich), Kat in Tomorrow Morning (New End), Fran Kubelik in Promises, Promises (Sheffield Crucible), Ellie Brookes in Sex, Chips & Rock 'n' Roll (Manchester Royal Exchange) and Shelley Parker in Bat Boy (West Yorkshire Playhouse and Shaftesbury) amongst others.
SDV1 ACTING MONOLOGUE - GUEST JUDGE ANNOUNCED
NATHANAEL CAMPBELL
Nathanael is a director and theatre maker committed to creating work that centres bold, socially resonant storytelling and widens whose voices we see on stage. In 2025, he became the Resident Assistant Director at Chichester Festival theatre, and has directed across leading drama schools and Off-West End venues, as well as working as an associate alongside major UK theatres and directors.
Nathanael is currently Directing Urine Town at Arts Educational, as well as being Associate Director on A Little Night Music (Royal Exchange Theatre) and Staff Director on Mr Loverman (National Theatre 2027).
Previous credits include Directing Homebound (New Musical Workshop), Amelie (Urdang), Education, Education, Education (Arts Educational), Mary Poppins (Mountview), Limp Wrist & The Iron Fist (Brixton House), Jane Eyre (Urdang), Wicked Little Letters (Arts Educational), Sweat (Mountview), Secret Garden (Urdang), Chicago (Mountview), Living Single (Arts Educational), B (Mountview), A Little Night Music (Urdang), Faustus: That Damned Woman (Rose Bruford College), Nine (Urdang) and Every Sinner Has A Future (Golden Goose Theatre)
As an Assistant Director on The Cherry Orchard (RSC), Lord of the Flies (Chichester Festival Theatre), Choir (Chichester Festival Theatre), Passing Strange (Young Vic), and as an Associate Director Shucked and Sherlock Holmes (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre).