Z-PAC Theatre

Z-PAC Theatre History

Volunteer-run community theatre in Hervey Bay since 1964.

In 1964 a group of people who loved theatre formed the Hervey Drama Circle with Lyn Dahl as the leader at St Joseph’s Parish Centre.

Since then, a large number of productions have been produced in Hervey Bay. Browse them in our full list of past shows.

Z-PAC Theatre cast on stage in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Hervey Bay

Missing information

We would appreciate your assistance.

There are a number of productions over the history of the theatre where our archiving records are missing or incomplete. Please take a look at the list below and let us know if you have any of these missing programs, posters, etc. which we may be able to copy to add to our records. Email [email protected].

1964
  • One Act Plays – The Proposal; The Lovely Miracle; A Room in the Tower
  • Candied Peel
1965
  • The Still Alarm
1968
  • Woman in a Dressing Gown
1976
  • Slaughter on St Therese’s Day
1977
  • The Flipside
  • Snow White and the Dreaded Dwarves
  • One Day of the Year
1978
  • Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted
1979
  • The Harem
  • The Bear
  • My Foot
  • Dimboola
  • Bird Bath
1980
  • Murder Story
  • Mixed Doubles
  • Billy Liar
1981
  • The Killing of Sister George
  • The Club
  • Summer of the 17th Doll
  • Lovers and Other Strangers – A Night Out
  • George Meets Her End
  • A Night Out
1982
  • The Lion in Winter
  • Sing a Song of Sixpence
  • My Fat Friend
  • Aurelia
1983
  • Key To Murder
1984
  • Children Children
1985
  • The Dear Departed
  • Green for Danger
1987
  • Night Must Fall
  • Happily Ever Once Upon
  • Bonadventure
1988
  • Oh What A Beauty
  • Egad, the Woman in White
1989
  • Theatre Soiree
  • Murder Mystery
  • The Birthday Party
1990
  • Charlie’s Aunt
1991
  • Pirates of Penzance
  • All of My Sons
  • Extremeties
1993
  • A Mock Trial
  • Jest at the West
  • A Stretch of the Imagination
1995
  • Two Comedies and a Funeral
1996
  • Veronica’s Room
  • Wanted One Body
1997
  • Cinderella Panto
1998
  • Love Letters
  • Gaslight
1999
  • Cosi
  • The Haunted Nook at Farndale Castle
2001 – 2002
  • The Importance of Being Earnest
  • Jelly Beans
  • Shirley Valentine
2006 – 2007
  • The Cemetary Club
  • Away
  • Allo Allo
2012
  • Dinkum Assorted

Commemorative plaques

In 2014, as part of the 50 year celebration of Community Theatre in Hervey Bay, Z-PAC applied for and was successful in securing an R.S.L. grant to purchase commemorative plaques for all the shows we have done.

The task of collecting the names and details of cast and crew for these hundreds of shows has been enormous, but we have made significant progress and at present there are over 70 plaques on display at the theatre.

However, there are gaps, and our past shows list is the database we have collated so far. If you have been involved in a show or have old programmes or posters that may shed more light on some of our productions, we would be grateful for your assistance.

Each show from 2014 now receives a plaque and from 2016 we have been purchasing new plaques regularly to build up our historical representation on the walls at Z-PAC.

Raked audience seating inside Z-PAC Theatre, Hervey Bay