The WETs Awards (Wareside Entertainers Trophies)
The WETs evening has been in the Wareside Entertainers' calendar since 2001, one of the social highlights of the year for us. The original awards were a lavish affair, involving a meal, music and dancing alongside presentation of the awards. More recent awards evenings have been scaled down somewhat, to allow for budgetary restrictions. We currently hold them alongside our annual AGM.
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Awards are voted on by the audiences, cast and crew of each production, with a final overall vote by WE members at the end of each year.
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Categories
Hardest Working Contributor
2001 Judy King
2002 Judy King
2003 Judy King
2004 Roger Martin
2005 Judy King
2006 Judy King
2007 Judy King
2008 Judy King & Rebecca Andrews
2009 Judy King
2010 Michael Merry
2011 Michael Merry
2012 Judy King
2013 Michael Merry
2014 Judy King & Michael Merry
2015 Judy King
2016 Judy King
2017 Judy King
2018 Judy King & Michael Merry
2019 Ruth King
2020 - 2022 Judy King
2023 Rebecca Horrell
2024 Michael Merry
Best Offstage Contributor
2001 Shirley Mead
2002 Andrew Burns
2003 Shirley Mead
2004 Ruth Burnett
2005 Shirley Mead
2006 Ruth King
2007 Rebecca Andrews
2008 Judy King
2009 Rebecca Andrews
2010 Michael Merry
2011 Roger Martin & Michael Merry
2012 Michael Merry
2013 Michael Merry
2014 Andrew Burns
2015 Michael Merry
2016 Andrew Burns
2017 Judy King
2018 Andrew Burns
2019 Ruth King
2020 - 2022 Pippa Devonshire
2023 Andrew Moore, Martin Moore & Michael Merry
2024 Debbie Rudgley
Best Junior
2001 Hannah
2002 Emma
2003 Lauren
2004 Zoë
2005 Meredith
2006 James
2007 Florence
2008 Phoebe
2009 Robin
2010 Tallulah
2011 Jenny
2012 Esther
2013 Ben
2014 Aimee
2015 Florence
2016 Olly
2017 Matthew
2018 - No Junior members
Best Act
2001 Ruth & Rebecca Andrews (When Father Painted the Parlour)
2002 Rebecca Andrews
2003 David Chappell & Andrew Moore
2004 No variety show this year
2005 No variety show this year
2006 Rebecca Andrews & Chris Jones (Money)
2007 Andrew Moore, Anne Phipps & Cast (Master of the House)
2008 Michelle Page (When You're Good to Mama)
2009 Xanthe Young (Welcome to Hell)
2010 Ruth King, Rebecca Andrews & Isabella Martin (Dances)
2011 Brian Houghton & Ruth King (Mr Bojangles)
2012 Bob Kerr (A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square)
2013 Kelly Green (One Moment In Time)
2014 Bob, Brian, Graham, John, Rob (Wareside Junior Caribbean Choir)
2015 No variety show this year
2016 Emma Martin
2017 Pippa Devonshire & Alex Young (I Say I Got It This Time)
2018 Andrew Moore & David Chappell (The Art Gallery)
2019 No variety show this year
2020 - 2022 John & Margaret Davis (James Bond Sketch)
2023 Debbie Rudgeley (I Dreamed A Dream)
2024 Rebecca Horrell (I Will Always Love You)
The Coq Cup
2001 Bob Kerr
2002 Kayleigh Hayden
2003 Andrew Moore & Yvonne Varley
2004 Judy King
2005 Dominic Webb
2006 Alex Young
2007 Not awarded
2008 Isabella & Emma Martin
2009 Margaret Davis
2010 Judy King
2011 Emma Martin
2012 Bob Kerr
Best Supporting Actress
2010 Deborah Sinclair
2011 Ruth King
2012 Rebecca Horrell
2013 Esther Gillmor
2014 Rebecca Horrell
2015 Xanthe Young
2016 Judy King
2017 Margaret Davis
2018 Rebecca Horrell
2019 Rebecca Horrell
2020 - 2022 Gemma Sheldrick
2023 Ruth King & Vanessa Povey
2024 Wendy Devonshire-Helps
Best Supporting Role
2001 Andrew Moore
2002 Bob Kerr
2003 Anne Phipps
2004 Anne Phipps
2005 Andrew Moore
2006 James Lloyd-Skinner
2007 Andrew Moore
2008 Anne Phipps
2009 Michelle Page
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The Simon Burnett Award for Best Supporting Actor
2010 David Chappell
2011 Andrew Moore
2012 Ron King
2013 Andrew Moore & Ron King
2014 Rob Francis
2015 John Davis
2016 Ben
2017 Bob Kerr
2018 Simon Dixon
2019 John Davis
2020 - 2022 Alex Young
2023 Alex Young
2024 David Chappell
Best Actress
2001 Deborah Sinclair
2002 Kelly Houghton
2003 Ruth King
2004 Anne Phipps
2005 Rebecca Andrews
2006 Deborah Sinclair
2007 Isabella Martin
2008 Deborah Sinclair
2009 Anne Phipps
2010 Rebecca Andrews
2011 Deborah Sinclair
2012 Emma Martin
2013 Rebecca Horrell
2014 Ruth King & Amanda Francis
2015 Judy King
2016 Kelly Green
2017 Emma Martin & Ruth King
2018 Judy King
2019 Dianne Fossey
2020 - 2022 Ruth King
2023 Pippa Devonshire
2024 Pippa Devonshire
Best Actor
2001 Bob Kerr
2002 Simon Burnett
2003 Bob Kerr
2004 Simon Burnett
2005 David Chappell
2006 Bob Kerr
2007 James Lloyd-Skinner
2008 Keith Andrews
2009 Alex Young
2010 Ron King
2011 Michael Merry
2012 Andrew Moore
2013 William Carter
2014 Rob Francis
2015 Alex Young
2016 Andrew Moore
2017 David Chappell
2018 Andrew Moore
2019 Simon Dixon & Bob Kerr
2020 - 2022 Simon Dixon
2023 Andrew Moore
2024 Alex Young
Best Production
2001 As You Like It
2002 Shadowlands
2003 World Tour
2004 The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
2005 Shakers Re-Stirred
2006 Beauty and the Beast
2007 Showtime!
2008 Laundry & Bourbon
2009 Heroes
2010 'Allo 'Allo
2011 Noises Off
2012 Under Milk Wood
2013 The Farndale Avenue Macbeth
2014 The Flint Street Nativity
2015 Last Panto In Little Grimley
2016 Don't Dress For Dinner
2017 Puss In Boots
2018 Blithe Spirit
2019 Red Riding Hood
2020 - 2022 The Sleeping Princess AND Merlin And The Quest For The King
2023 Alfred and the Green Monkey
2024 The Vicar of Dibley
The Simon Burnett Award (in memory - later becoming the award for Best Supporting Actor)
2005 David Chappell
2006 Emma Martin
2007 Andrew Moore
2008 Rebecca Andrews
2009 Roger Martin (making Spot the Dog for "Heroes")
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Chairman's Award
2001 Alan Harrison
2002 Shirley Mead
2003 Ruth King
2004 Keith Andrews
2005 Judy King
2006 Roger Martin
2007 Liz Smith
2008 Rebecca Andrews
2009 Ron King
2010 Shirley Mead
2011 Andrew Burns
2012 Isabella Martin
2013 Graham & Lyn Penny
2014 Paul Horrell
2015 Kay Kerr
2016 Alex Young
2017 Martin Moore
2018 Emma Martin
2019 Michael Merry
2020 - 2022 Pippa Devonshire
2023 Wendy Devonshire-Helps
2024 Debbie Rudgley
2024 Winners
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Hardest Worker Michael
Best Off Stage Debbie (Direction for The Vicar of Dibley)
Best Act Rebecca (I Will Always Love You)
Best Supporting Actress Wendy (Alan in Robin Hood & Alice in The Vicar of Dibley)
Best Supporting Actor David (Scarper in Robin Hood)
Best Actress Pippa (Geraldine in The Vicar of Dibley)
Best Actor Alex (Hugo in The Vicar of Dibley)
Best Production The Vicar of Dibley
Chairman's Award Debbie
2023 Winners
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Hardest Worker Rebecca
Best Off Stage Andrew, Martin & Michael (Murder Mystery video clips)
Best Act Debbie (I Dreamed A Dream)
Best Supporting Actress Ruth & Vanessa (Shelley & Jan in Ladies' Day)
Best Supporting Actor Alex (Jack in Alfred & the Green Monkey)
Best Actress Pippa (Pearl in Ladies' Day)
Best Actor Andrew (various roles in Ladies' Day)
Best Production Alfred & The Green Monkey
Chairman's Award Wendy
The 2022 WETs awards included all productions that took place between January 2020 and December 2022. This was due to the coronavirus pandemic, which severely restricted the number and type of productions we were able to put on during that time. WE are incredibly grateful for the support of our members and audiences, which allowed the group to survive yet another major event. Many other amateur groups had to close their doors forever due to loss of revenue so we realise how lucky we are.
2020 - 2022 Winners
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Hardest Worker Judy
Best Off Stage Pippa (writing & directing Merlin)
Best Act John and Margaret (James Bond Sketch
& It's Hard to be Humble)
Best Supporting Actress Gemma (Lil in The Sleeping Princess)
Best Supporting Actor Alex (Sir Leon in Merlin)
Best Actress Ruth (Morgan le Fey in Merlin)
Best Actor Simon (Billy in The Sleeping Princess)
Best Production The Sleeping Princess &
Merlin and the Quest for the King
Chairman's Award Pippa
On Sunday 19th November 2017, members of Wareside Entertainers gathered in Wareside village hall for afternoon tea, eager to find out the winners of this year's WETs trophies. With food and drinks supplied by members, everyone was in place and ready to hear this year's winners.
MC'd by secretary Judy King the group watched as each award was presented, many of the awards followed short video clips of the nominations before the award was announced and presented by an invited WE member.
2017 Winners
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Best Junior Matthew
Hardest Worker Judy
Best Off Stage Judy
Best Act Pippa and Alex
Best Supporting Actress Margaret
Best Supporting Actor Bob
Best Actress Emma & Ruth
Best Actor David
Best Production Puss in Boots
Chairman's Award Martin Moore
2016 Winners
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Best Junior Olly
Hardest Worker Judy
Best Off Stage Andy
Best Act Emma
Best Supporting Actress Judy
Best Supporting Actor Ben
Best Actress Kelly
Best Actor Andrew
Best Production Don't Dress For Dinner
Chairman's Award Alex
2014 Winners
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Best Junior Aimee
Hardest Worker Judy & Michael
Best Off Stage Andy
Best Act Bob, Brian, Graham,
John, Rob
Best Supporting Actress Rebecca
Best Supporting Actor Rob
Best Actress Ruth & Amanda
Best Actor Rob
Best Production The Flint Street Nativity
Chairman's Award Paul Horrell
2013 Winners
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Best Junior Ben
Hardest Worker Michael
Best Off Stage Michael
Best Act Kelly
Best Supporting Actress Esther
Best Supporting Actor Andrew & Ron
Best Actress Rebecca
Best Actor William
Best Production The Farndale Macbeth
Chairman's Award Graham & Lyn
2012 Winners
2007 Winners
2006 Winners
2005 Winners
2002 Winners
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Best Junior Ema
Hardest Worker Judy
Best Off Stage Andy
Best Act Rebecca
Best Supporting Role Bob
Best Actress Kelly
Best Actor Simon
Coq cup Kayleigh
Best Production Shadowlands
Chairman's Award Shirley
2001 Original invitation and programme
