"On the main stage we will have our group dramas and individual character recitals. They are always great fun to watch. Plus upstairs we have two rooms for the poetry recitals, prepared readings and improvisation performances."
Mills said this year they had eight young adults competing for the highly contested Young Performer of the Year.
"They have to prepare a 15-minute performance that includes a reading, a poem and a characterisation. The winner can then go on and compete in the national competition."
The two days of competition is completed with a prizegiving where more than 50 trophies and scholarships will be presented.
Ella McGarvie is in her fifth year of competing.
"I started doing drama in Year 4 and have done the competitions every year. They are so much fun. I enter in six categories, which is the most you can do.
"This year I am doing a group drama, a characterisation, two poems, a reading and an improvisation. I am most excited about my character where I play a teenager who thinks she's ugly.
"I start my character by walking onstage with a paper bag on my head."
Ella said she always looked forward to the competitions.
"It's a great weekend and everyone is really supportive of each other.
"I love doing speech and drama. Not only is it fun but it gives you a lot of confidence speaking in front of a group of people."
