Celebrating Local Theatre
Inaugurated in 2009 as the Gold Coast Area Theatre Awards. The Gold Palm Theatre Awards are now regarded as the highlight of the performance year in S.E. Queensland and Northern NSW. The Awards acknowledge the huge contribution made to the area's entertainment life, by awarding participants in shows staged by local community theatre groups and high schools/colleges the year and awards season.
A panel of judges visits dozens of musicals and plays staged by local companies in a catchment area encompassing Redcliffe in the north, Kyogle in the south and Toowoomba and Ipswich in the west - and awards winners in categories covering set, costume, lighting and sound design, music and show direction, leads and support actors and actresses and many others are recognised at an annual awards evening held on the Gold Coast.
Great theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasise about a world we aspire to
- Willam Dafoe
Contact Us
There's No Business Like Show Business!
© 2026. All rights reserved.
The Gold Palm Theatre Awards® are facilitated by an independent team of experienced theatre and performing arts practitioners and educators.
The Awards have no affiliation or connection with any other professional or community theatre company, group, alliance or organisation.
