See The Sapphires at the Outdoor Cinema!

Break out the deck chairs and cheese boards to see the fabulous Australian film The Sapphires, Saturday 8 July at Sunshine Coast Stadium. The Sapphires is a 2012 Australian musical comedy-drama film based on the 2004 stage play The Sapphires by Tony Briggs, which is loosely based on a real-life 1960s girl group that included Briggs's mother and aunt. Follow the story of four Yorta Yorta women Gail, Julie, Kay and Cynthia, who are discovered by a talent scout and form a music group named The Sapphires, travelling to Vietnam in 1968 to sing for troops during the war. This feel-good film stars Deborah Mailman, Jessica Bauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell and Chris O’Dowd. The film features an outstanding soundtrack featuring 1960’s songs including Land of a Thousand Dances, I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch), I Heard It Through the Grapevine and What a Man. Entry is by previously issued email confirmation and will be contactless entry (no cash). • Stadium canteen kitchen will be open for food purchases or BYO food and snacks. • Cost is $10 per person which includes complimentary popcorn. • Registration essential and no refunds provided. • Gates open 5.30pm for a 6.30pm start. NAIDOC Week is celebrated 2 – 9 July 2023.