GOLD PALM THEATRE AWARDS 2023
THE WINNERS


Category 1
BEST SET DESIGN
Amy-Louise Anderson & Kim Reynolds
Gold Coast Little Theatre
THE LAST 5 YEARS


Category 2
BEST COSTUMES
Julie Trachtenberg
Shepherd’s Purse Theatre Company
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE


Category 3
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Jamie Watt
Gold Coast Little Theatre
THE LAST 5 YEARS


Category 4
BEST SOUND DESIGN / OPERATION
Nick Willner
Spotlight Theatrical Company
CHICAGO


Category 5
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT or EFFECT
(Excluding Lighting & Sound)
The slaughter of The Beast
Bangalow Theatre Company
THE BEAST


Category 6
BEST PROGRAM
Leah van Ewijk
Ballina Players
BEAUTIFUL


Category 7
THE JOCK and BEVERLY McILWAIN
SPECIAL ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD & BURSARY
Laila Chequer De Souza
NAPA
CATS
Young Actors Edition


Category 8
MAGIC MOMENT OF THEATRE
Lucy T. Slut-slinking down the alleyway.
Ballina Players
AVENUE Q


Category 9
BEST VOCAL or MUSICAL DIRECTOR
IN A YOUTH PRODUCTION
Janette Kelly
St Hilda’s School
FREAKY FRIDAY


Category 10
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
IN A YOUTH PRODUCTION
Kym Reynolds
NAPA
CATS
Young Actors Edition


Category 11
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER IN A
COMMUNITY THEATRE PLAY, MUSICAL or MUSICAL REVUE
Sher Manu
Bangalow Theatre Company
HAIR


Category 12
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
IN A COMMUNITY THEATRE PLAY
Richard Rubendra
Ghostlight Theatre Company
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST


Category 13
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
IN A COMMUNITY THEATRE PLAY
Belle Power
Tugun Theatre Company
PROOF


Category 14
BEST ACTOR or ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
IN A YOUTH PRODUCTION (Play or Musical)
Sophia McBrien
Moreton Bay Boys’ College / Moreton Bay College
SCHOOL OF ROCK


Category 15
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
IN A COMMUNITY THEATRE PLAY
Tom Davies
Bangalow Theatre Company
THE BEAST


Category 16
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
IN A COMMUNITY THEATRE PLAY
Awarded Jointly to

Kate Foster
Bangalow Theatre Company
THE BEAST
Nakeita Bradbury
Drill Hall Theatre Company
THE ALMIGHTY SOMETIMES


Category 17
BEST ACTOR or ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
IN A YOUTH PRODUCTION (Play or Musical)
Laila Chequer De Souza
NAPA
CATS
Young Actors Edition


Category 18
BEST VOCAL DIRECTOR IN A
COMMUNITY THEATRE MUSICAL or MUSICAL REVUE
Jayke T-Hunt / Emma Parkinson
Brisbane Arts Theatre
25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE


Category 19
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF A
COMMUNITY THEATRE MUSICAL
Julie Whiting
Queensland Musical Theatre
THE LITTLE MERMAID


Category 20
BEST DIRECTOR OF A
YOUTH PRODUCTION (Play or Musical)
Stephanie Smith
SCHOOL OF ROCK
Moreton Bay Boys’ College / Moreton Bay College


Category 21
BEST YOUTH PRODUCTION
(Play or Musical)
SCHOOL OF ROCK
Moreton Bay Boys’ College / Moreton Bay College


Category 22
BEST DIRECTOR
OF A COMMUNITY THEATRE PLAY
Anouska Gammon
Bangalow Theatre Company
THE BEAST


Category 23
BEST DIRECTOR
OF A COMMUNITY THEATRE MUSICAL or MUSICAL REVUE
Cilla Scott
Spotlight Theatrical Company
CHICAGO


Category 24
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
IN A COMMUNITY THEATRE MUSICAL or MUSICAL REVUE
Skye Schultz
Queensland Musical Theatre
THE LITTLE MERMAID


Category 25
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
IN A COMMUNITY THEATRE MUSICAL or MUSICAL REVUE
Stephanie Collins
Brisbane Arts Theatre
25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE


Category 26
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
IN A COMMUNITY THEATRE MUSICAL
Matthew McKenzie
Queensland Musical Theatre
THE LITTLE MERMAID


Category 27
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
IN A COMMUNITY THEATRE MUSICAL or MUSICAL REVUE
Samantha Sherrin
Spotlight Theatrical Company
XANADU


Category 28
OUTSTANDING
COMMUNITY THEATRE PRODUCTION
THE BEAST
Bangalow Theatre Company




JUDGES' DISCRETIONARY AWARD
Brisbane Arts Theatre
25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Ensemble cast commitment to character and performance




Category 29
GOLD PALM AWARD
Most Nominated Production across all categories
Spotlight Theatrical Company
GYPSY


Category 30
PLATINUM PALM AWARD
Presented to the Individual or Company deemed to have presented / supplied / staged or appeared in
a production or given a service to the Theatrical Community which is considered outstanding
Jan Nary
Awarded in recognition of her creation of original Australian scripts of great significance, and for her use of museum exhibits as inspiration and props in "THE OTHER DIGGERS".