Awards won in 2008:
Dudley Festival of Music, Drama And Dance
- · Group Poem, First Prize
- · Special Dance, First Prize
- · Dance/Drama
(The Stourbridge College Trophy for Expressive Arts), First Prize - · Group Devised Theatre (The Chairman's Trophy), First Prize
- Worcestershire Theatre Festival
- · The Adjudicators Award (The Morley Watkins Shield for Best Costumes)
- · The Worsestershire Theatre Festival Trophy for Dance
- · The Martin Smith Award for Best Director (Susan Wallin)
- The Adjudicator, Professor Michael Patterson, MA, DPhil, GODA, said that the director had done "a magnificent job in creating such an effective piece for such a large and varied cast. The choreography was inventive and delightful, ranging from the witty to the graceful..."
Awards won in 2007:
- · The Chairman's Trophy for Group Devised Theatre at Dudley Festival of Music, Drama and Dance
- · The Stourbridge College Trophy for Contribution to the Expressive Arts
- · The Dudley Festival Special Dance Class
- · Worcestershire Theatre Festival, The Peter Mellor's Trophy for the Most Original Piece of Theatre
- · Dudley Festival Group Poem Special Class Award.
Winners of the Chairman’s Trophy for Group Devised Drama
Dudley Festival of Music Drama and Dance.
Winners: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
Overall winners
Worcestershire Theatre festival 2002.
Winners - Best Play
Worcestershire Theatre Festival 2002.
Winners of the Morley Watkins Trophy
Worcestershire Theatre Festival 2001-2003.
Winners - Dance/Drama
Dudley Festival of Music, Drama and Dance. 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Winners of Special Dance Class
Dudley Festival of Music, Drama and Dance – 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Winner of the Peter Mellors Award
In April 2004, the group were awarded the Peter Mellors Trophy for the most original piece of theatre at the Worcestershire section of the All England Theatre Festival. Also, Sarah Field was nominated for best actress.
Winners again in 2007.
5 AWARDS IN ONE WEEKEND!
This weekend (13th March 2010) SIDE BY SIDE & SIDE STEPS ( the dance section ) won 5 awards at two Festivals:
Dudley Festival of Music, Drama And Dance
- SIDE STEPS 1st Prize with 87 Distinction for BAD
- SIDE BY SIDE 1st Prize with 92 Outstanding for MIDAS
- SIDE BY SIDE 1st Prize with 87 Distinction for BAND PRACTICE
Worcestershire Theatre Festival (at the Swan, Worcester)
WINNERS OF THE MORLEY WATKINS TROPHY for ' MOST ORIGINAL PIECE OF THEATRE ' with ' PROMETHEUS '
WINNERS OF THE ADJUDICATORS AWARD for the groups TEAM WORK ' PROMETHEUS '
Awards won in 2009
Winners of FRINGE REPORT, BEST MUSICAL ON THE FRINGE. ' THE BIRD ' (performed in 2008 awarded in 2009)
Dudley Festival of Music, Drama and Dance:
- Winners of the Chairman's Trophy, with TEMPEST IN A TEA - CUP (extract)
- Winners of the Special Dance Trophy with THRILLER.
- Winners of Dance/ Drama with THE SOURCERER'S APPRENTICE
Awards 2011
October 2011
Dudley Volunteer Awards Presented to: Side by Side Theatre Company Volunteers Inspiration Award
Voluntary Service in Dudley Borough presented to Susan Wallin for ‘Outstanding Commitment to Voluntary Service in Dudley Borough
DUDLEY FESTIVAL of MUSIC, DRAMA and DANCE
Chairman’s Trophy for extract from ‘ WHO IS PILGRIM ‘ OUTSTANDING
Expressive Arts Trophy for ‘ BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR’ DISTINCTION
SIDE STEPS Special Dance Trophy for ‘THE CANDY MAN ‘ DISTINCTION
WORCESTERSHIRE THEATRE FESTIVAL
The Peter Mellors Award for THE MOST ORIGINAL PIECE OF THEATRE
