The Concrete Playground Hot List
The very best of what's happening in Sydney this week.
It's a busy week in the playground as we gear up to host two events this Sunday. In the early hours of a day usually reserved for bacon, eggs and Bloody Marys, we will be joined by 200 of CP's finest film fans for a special screening of Wish You Were Here, after which people will have the chance to meet and talk to the filmmakers themselves. Afterwards, things are set to get a little more rowdy as we head down Oxford Street to set up shop at Global Gallery in Paddington, where the rest of the afternoon will be spent sampling the best Italian-inspired Aussie wines. Join us if you can
Around town there are, as usual, a plethora of interesting cultural happenings to pique your interest this week. Why not spend your evenings enjoying the abstract (and a lot of the time, free booze) as Sydney's night art scene takes shape, or get yourself on the inside as Secret Cinema gears up for its Australian debut. And if music's more your thing, fear not; we have princes, keys and conchords all heading our way soon.
The Big Issue Street Football Festival 2012
The details: Thursday, April 12 - Sunday, April 22 @ Darling Harbour
Held on a floating football pitch in Cockle Bay, the Big Issue Street Football Festival will bring together players and fans from across the country. The inaugural event in 2011 welcomed 600 participants in no less than 148 football matches, and this year's festival promises to be even bigger. The program supports disadvantaged people who are experiencing homelessness, disability and long-term unemployment. Find out more
Life in Movement
The details: Thursday, April 12 @ Various cinemas
In 2007, talented 29-year-old Tanja Liedtke was appointed artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company. Before she could start, she was tragically killed. Find out more
Festival of German Films 2012
The details: Wednesday, April 18 - Monday, April 30 @ Various Cinemas
Two weeks that highlight the breadth and diversity of contemporary German filmmaking. Find out more
Thursday Lates
The details: Thursday, April 5 - Thursday, June 14 @ Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Get your week's fill of art and culture at the MCA's new late night. Find out more
Macbeth - Bell Shakespeare
The details: Friday, March 30 - Saturday, May 12 @ Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House
The witches, the ghosts, the murders, the coups, that wonderful, powerful, punished, sleepwalking Lady — this play is thrilling every time. Find out more
Yacht Club DJs
The details: Saturday, April 21 @ The Standard
Expect the grotesque, the kitschy and the downright ridiculous. Find out more
Concrete Playground presents Sip Your Modo
The details: Sunday, April 22 @ Global Gallery
Avoid the end-of-the-weekend blues sipping the finest Australian-made, Italy-inspired wine. Find out more
The Story of Mary MacLane by Herself - Griffin Theatre Co and Ride On Theatre
The details: Wednesday, April 4 - Saturday, May 12 @ SBW Stables Theatre
Tim Rogers and Bojana Novakovic take the stage for this hoedown about a life full of sex, drinking, wild rants and feeling very deeply. Find out more
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