The Gold Palm Theatre Awards
2021 WINNERS

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Category 1
(Community Groups)
Best Set Design

Spotlight Theatrical Company
BEAUTIFUL, The Carole King Musical

SEAN CURRAN 

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Category 2
(Community Groups)
Best Costumes

Spotlight Theatrical Company
PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT

NADA ‘RED’ KULIC / LEISA DAVEY

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Category 3
(Community Groups)
Best Lighting Design

Ipswich Musical Theatre Company
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

OWEN FORSYTH

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Category 4
(Community Groups)
Best Sound Design/Operation

Spotlight Theatrical Company
BEAUTIFUL, The Carole King Musical

NICK WILLNER

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Category 5
(Community Groups)
Best Technical Achievement or Effect
(excluding Lighting and Sound)

Spotlight Theatrical Company
PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT

JOE BOURKE Jnr.
Design and operation of The Bus

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Category 6
(Both Streams)
Best Program
Ipswich Musical Theatre Company
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

BRUCE EDWARDS

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Category 7
(Both Streams)
The Jock and Beverly McIlwain
Special Encouragement Award & Bursary
Sponsored by Friends of the Arts Foundation

Gold Coast Little Theatre
METAMORPHOSES

DERITO DA COSTA

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Category 8
(All Participants)
Magic Moment of Theatre
In Memory of Lucky Grills

Spotlight Theatrical Company
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN

The Rain on the Stage

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Category 9
(Youth Program only)
Best Vocal or Musical Director
in a Youth Production
Sponsored by Friends of the Arts Foundation

ROAR Academy Redcliffe
MOANA Jnr

HELEN DREW

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Category 10
(Youth Program only)
Best Choreographer
in a Youth Production

St Hilda’s School
MATILDA

PRU WILSON

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Category 11
(Community Groups)
Best Choreographer in a Community Theatre
Play, Musical or Musical Revue
Sponsored by Mr Andrew Ross Graham

Spotlight Theatrical Company
PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT

JAMIE WATT / JACKSON KOOK / JESSICA NG

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Category 12
(Community Groups)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
in a Community Theatre Play

Gold Coast Little Theatre
NO SEX PLEASE, WE’RE BRITISH

BOB ALLEN

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Category 13
(Community Groups)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
in a Community Theatre Play

Theatre Redlands
WOMEN OF THEIR WORD

ANN-MARIE ANDERSON

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Category 14
(Play or Musical - Youth Program)
Best Actor or Actress
in a Supporting Role in a Youth Production

Sunnybank Theatre Group
RED RIDING HOOD TO THE RESCUE

GARY McEWAN

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Category 15
(Community Groups)
Best Actor in a Leading Role
in a Community Theatre Play

Tugun Theatre Company
THE BUTLER DID IT

DAVE FRASER

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Category 16
(Community Groups)
Best Actress in a Leading Role
in a Community Theatre Play

Technicolour Theatre Company
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

SOPHIE KLEINSCHMIDT

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Category 17
(Play or Musical - Youth Program)
Best Actor or Actress
in a Leading Role in a Youth Production

St Hilda’s School
MATILDA

KATE TAYLOR

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Category 18
(Community Groups)
Best Vocal Director in a Community Theatre
Musical or Musical Revue

Gold Coast Little Theatre
GREEN DAY’S AMERICAN IDIOT

ANN SPARKS

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Category 19
(Community Groups)
Best Musical Director
of a Community Theatre Musical

Spotlight Theatrical Company
JERSEY BOYS

MATT PEARSON

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Category 20
(Play or Musical - Youth Program)
Best Director
of a Youth Production
Sponsored by HOTA, Home of the Arts

ROAR Academy Redcliffe
MOANA Jnr

MADELEINE JOHNS

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Category 21
(Play or Musical - Youth Program)
Best Youth Production
Sponsored by HOTA, Home of the Arts

ROAR Academy Redcliffe

MOANA Jnr

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Category 22
(Community Groups)
Best Director
of a Community Theatre Play
Sponsored by Dracula's Cabaret Restaurant

Tugun Theatre Company
COSI

KATE McNAIR

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Category 23
(Community Groups)
Best Director of a Community Theatre
Musical or Musical Revue
Sponsored by Dracula's Cabaret Restaurant


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