Royal South Street Eisteddfod
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The Royal South Street Eisteddfod, also known as The Grand National Eisteddfod of Australasia, is held annually in Ballarat, Australia and is administered by the Royal South Street Society. South Street began as a debating competition run by the South Street Society in 1891 and attained "Royal" status in 1962.[1] It soon grew and now includes public speaking, acting, singing, music, dance and calisthenics.[2] Since 1965 it has been held in Her Majesty's Theatre Ballarat, Australia's oldest continually operating theatre. It was purchased after the South Street Society ran an appeal. Today Her Majesty's is the main venue for the Eisteddfod, but it was gifted to the City of Ballarat in 1987 to enable government funding for major upgrades, restorations and maintenance work.
There were virtual competitions since 2020, but will return live in 2022.
Competitors
Notable competitors past eisteddfods include:
- James Scullin
- Alfred Deakin
- Mary Grant Bruce
- Amy Castles
- Joan Kirner
- Denise Drysdale
- David Atkins
- Kiri Te Kanawa
References
- ^ "125 Years of Royal South Street competitions". Studio Arc. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ 2009 Annual Report, Royal South Street Society
External links
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