• to acknowledge the contribution made by community and non-professional performers in theatre groups and in high schools and colleges to the cultural life of the Gold Coast and surrounding areas.
  
  
• to celebrate live theatre in the community, believing that theatre is an essential part of peoples’ lives, making life “better for people”.
  
  
• to provide a forum for networking and sharing of resources between theatre groups within the wider Gold Coast area.
  
  
• to provide a public event where outstanding talent is rewarded in a tangible form.
  
  
• to encourage the pursuit of excellence by aspiring performers.