OUR STORY

Two people dressed in mascot costumes, one as a dog and one as a panda, standing outside the entrance of a store called GMS Costume.
Exterior of GMS Costumes store with signs indicating costume hire and sale, and the Gosford Musical Society logos displayed on the building.
Four women standing in front of a costume rental store with a large sign that reads 'Gosford Musical' and 'Costume Co.' The shop has green window frames and a small porch with plants in the foreground.
Construction site with a crane labeled 'KATO WATERS CRANES' lifting materials near a partially built concrete structure under a blue sky with clouds.
A building with a sign that reads 'Costume Cottage' and several pumpkins on the roof, surrounded by greenery.

GMS Costumes was started in 1980 with the idea that costumes lovingly made by GMS volunteers could be re-purposed by offering the community an opportunity to hire them for their shows.

Originally, the costumes were stored in members' spare rooms and garages, with trying to locate a particular garment often requiring several phone calls and visits to multiple homes.

The collection was then moved into a small two‑bedroom cottage on the Laycock Street Community Theatre block, originally called the ‘Gosford Musical Society Costume Cottage’ as pictured.

The cottage was replaced in 2006 with the two storey building we know and love today.