From 1973 to 2009, Paul Wonnacott was a SBADS stalwart, appearing in 57 productions, winning awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Role at the South Devon Drama Federation and Best Actor at Teignmouth Drama Festival, and helping behind the scenes in roles from bookings to ballistics.
Since his untimely death, the Paul Wonnacott Memorial Cup for Achievement has been awarded in his honour. The recipients are as follows:
2011: Robin Lee
2012: Carol and Graham Davies
2013: Sue Burgess
2014: Josh Antonio
2015: Peter Brown
2016: Sarah Lannin
2017: Kaz Oinn
2018: Cathie Pannell
2019: Tristram Grevatt
2023: Nat and Adam Cook
2024: Dan McQueen