The play’s the thing, they said, and began rounding up locals to put on Jack Hibberd’s play. A decade on, the same group of teachers, nurses and train drivers has performed Dimboola more than 70 times ...

Built in 1924, it held the world premiere of the renowned 1979 movie Dimboola, based on the play of the town’s name.. In recent years, the privately owned Star Theatre fell out of public use.