NAPA Gold Coast

24/01/2026

EXPERIENCE WEEK!

It's nearly time for NAPA to return and this year we are kicking off early with our Experience Week. All you need to do is purchase a $20 pass and your student can attend unlimited classes in their age group for the week of January 27th-31st.

Experience all we have to offer and perhaps find a new passion! Tickets will close on Monday at 6pm, so get in now to avoid missing out!

The National Academy of Performing Arts offers acting, musical theatre and dancing (ballet, contemporary, lyrical, jazz, tap, hip hop and acrobatics) for tiny tots through to senior and open age groups. Based on the Gold Coast in Australia, they are well renowned for their talented performers, wonde

13/01/2026

PUBLIC RELEASE TICKETS ON SALE FROM 6PM TONIGHT!
www.napa.com.au/tickets

10/01/2026

✨ EXPERIENCE WEEK ✨

Come and join us for a week of fun before classes commence on February 2nd. Unlimited classes for only $20!!

Try everything out and maybe you will discover a new passion 💙😍🤸🏻‍♂️🎤🩰🎬🕺🏻

https://napa.com.au/experience-week-1

09/12/2025

Congratulations to all of our NAPA Ensemble, NAPA College and NAPA Youth performers and creatives who were finalists at The Gold Palm Awards. We are so proud of Jake and Flynn who won their respective categories. Well done lads!

A shoutout to our amazing Dakota Chanel and our NAPA Ensemble dancers - Angelique, Jasmine, Elysium and Mardi - who opened the show, and to Steffi, Emma-June and Shaylee who represented our production of FOOTLOOSE so beautifully.

We must also congratulate all of the NAPA family who were nominated in other school and community productions, especially Thomas Bell who took home Best Lighting for his work on Joseph! We are so proud of you all 💙

Let’s continue to celebrate each other and keep the spirit of community alive ✨

04/12/2025

Didn’t get the uni offer you hoped for?

✨ Your next chapter can still be extraordinary.
Our full-time Musical Theatre Diploma has final auditions this weekend. Step into a year of professional training, performance, and possibility.

Apply now - www.napa.com.au

02/12/2025

ENROL TO REGISTER - WWW.NAPA.COM.AU ✨

01/12/2025

✨2026 ENROLMENTS NOW OPEN✨

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30/11/2025

✨ STAFF ANNOUNCEMENT ✨

We are thrilled to welcome Jonathan Whitlow to the NAPA team for 2026!

Jonathan brings an incredible career across musical theatre, international touring, cabarets, cruise lines and major corporate stages. His Australian theatre credits include The Boy From Oz, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, Fame, Hairspray and Grease, before moving to the UK where he performed with David Michael Productions in Frankie’s Guys, Masters of the Musicals and Jukebox Rogues.

Jonathan also worked internationally as a choreographer, vocal director, project manager and casting assistant, and debuted two successful solo cabarets in London.

Jonathan will be working with our NAPA College students and NAPA Ensemble team. We can’t wait for our students to learn from his incredible experience and passion for musical theatre.

Welcome to NAPA, Jonathan! 🤍✨

28/11/2025

✨ 2026 STAFF ANNOUNCEMENT ✨

We are beyond excited to welcome Michael Hughes to the NAPA teaching team for 2026!

Michael brings a powerhouse resume including performances in Billy Elliot – The Musical, Opera Australia’s Carmen & La Traviata, and Burn The Floor (USA), as well as appearances in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, the Logie Awards, NRL Grand Final, and AACTA Awards.

With international training at Broadway Dance Centre (NYC) and Pineapple Studios (London), plus professional experience across TV, theatre, cruise lines and major events, Michael is an incredible addition to our studio.

Bringing with him a fierce passion for performance, storytelling and artist development, Michael is committed to inspiring the next generation of dancers with authentic industry training, discipline and heart.

We have loved having Michael as a guest teacher the past few years and are over the moon to have him on our permanent staff in 2026.

Our students are in for something special!

Welcome to the team, Michael! 💙