Central Coast Council’s Laycock Street Community Theatre beat Star City, Hope Estate, South Sydney Juniors and two other major Sydney clubs to win the Best Technical Support Award at last night’s Australian Entertainment ‘MO’ Awards.

The ‘MO’ Awards are known world-wide as one of the most respected trophies in Australian show business.

Council’s Arts and Entertainment Coordinator Chris King, along with the Theatre’s Operations Team Leader Dean Harrington, proudly accepted the award at a star-studded ceremony in Sydney.

“We’re thrilled with the win, which recognised Laycock Street Community Theatre as providing the highest standard of technical support in lighting and sound across the industry,” Mr King said.

“Given the very tough competition we were up against, our talented team is especially honoured that their expertise and hard work has been acknowledged as part of these awards.

“We always knew Laycock Street Community Theatre had one of the best technical teams in the country and this award, which is one of the highest honours the Australian entertainment industry presents, certainly confirms it,” he said.

Last year Council invested $150,000 on a new state-of-the-art sound system at Laycock Street Community Theatre.

“The Theatre’s sound equipment now matches the sound quality found in many of Australia’s top entertainment venues,” Mr King added.

Laycock Street Community Theatre hosts over 250 performances each year across a wide variety of genres from musicals, rock concerts, dramas and comedy acts through to corporate events, film presentations and many other community events.

For full details of the Theatre’s upcoming program, visit www.gosford.nsw.gov.au/theatres