Category 1
(Community Groups)

Best Set Design

Spotlight Theatrical Company
BEAUTIFUL, The Carole King Musical


SEAN CURRAN 


Category 2
(Community Groups)

Best Costumes

Spotlight Theatrical Company
PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT


NADA ‘RED’ KULIC / LEISA DAVEY


Category 3
(Community Groups)

Best Lighting Design

Ipswich Musical Theatre Company
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE


OWEN FORSYTH


Category 4
(Community Groups)

Best Sound Design/Operation

Spotlight Theatrical Company
BEAUTIFUL, The Carole King Musical


NICK WILLNER


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


Category 6
(Both Streams)

Best Program
Ipswich Musical Theatre Company
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE


BRUCE EDWARDS


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


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


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


Category 10
(Youth Program only)

Best Choreographer
in a Youth Production


St Hilda’s School
MATILDA


PRU WILSON


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


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


Category 13
(Community Groups)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
in a Community Theatre Play


Theatre Redlands
WOMEN OF THEIR WORD


ANN-MARIE ANDERSON


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


Category 15
(Community Groups)

Best Actor in a Leading Role
in a Community Theatre Play


Tugun Theatre Company
THE BUTLER DID IT


DAVE FRASER


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


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


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


Category 19
(Community Groups)

Best Musical Director
of a Community Theatre Musical


Spotlight Theatrical Company
JERSEY BOYS


MATT PEARSON


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


Category 21
(Play or Musical - Youth Program)

Best Youth Production
Sponsored by HOTA, Home of the Arts

ROAR Academy Redcliffe

MOANA Jnr


Category 22
(Community Groups)

Best Director
of a Community Theatre Play

Sponsored by Dracula's Cabaret Restaurant

Tugun Theatre Company
COSI


KATE McNAIR


Category 23
(Community Groups)

Best Director of a Community Theatre
Musical or Musical Revue

Sponsored by Dracula's Cabaret Restaurant


Awarded jointly to
Spotlight Theatrical Company
BEAUTIFUL, The Carole King Musical


KIM REYNOLDS
Ipswich Musical Theatre Company
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE


THOMAS ARMSTRONG-ROBLEY



Category 24
(Community Groups)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
in a Community Theatre
Musical or Musical Revue


Spotlight Theatrical Company
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN


ANDREW KING


Category 25
(Community Groups)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
in a Community Theatre
Musical or Musical Revue


Gold Coast Little Theatre
BYE BYE BIRDIE


DEL HALPIN


Category 26
(Community Groups)

Best Actor in a Leading Role
in a Community Theatre Musical
or Musical Revue


Spotlight Theatrical Company
JERSEY BOYS


BRYN JENKE


Category 27
(Community Groups)

Best Actress in a Leading Role
in a Community Theatre Musical
or Musical Revue


Spotlight Theatrical Company
BEAUTIFUL, The Carole King Musical


GABRIELLA FLOWERS


Judges' Discretionary Award
Sponsored by The Gold Coast Bulletin

Sunnybank Theatre Group
RED RIDING HOOD TO THE RESCUE


ASHLEY WORSMAN
For the writing of an excellent original script


Category 28
(Community Groups)

Outstanding Community Theatre Production
Sponsored by The Gold Coast Bulletin

Ipswich Musical Theatre Company

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE


Category 29
(Both Streams)

Gold Palm Award
Sponsored by Stage Whispers Magazine/David Spicer Productions
Given to the production receiving the most Award Nominations over all Categories

Spotlight Theatrical Company

BEAUTIFUL,
The Carole King Musical



Category 30

Platinum Palm Award

RUSSELL & ANN WILLIAMS

Awarded for their work on Props and Set Building for many Gold Coast theatre companies,
and for their passion and devotion to live theatre over numerous years.