Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Brisbane Editor. If it's on a screen big or small, happening in Brisbane and southeast Queensland, or news of national and international interest — particularly arts and entertainment — then Sarah is across it.

Sarah has also been a film critic for ABC radio for over a decade. Covering all things cinema and television, Sarah has written for Screen International since 2015, and contributed to SBS, ACMI, AACTA, Birth.Movies.Death, Flicks, Senses of Cinema, ScreenHub, ArtsHub, Junkee, FilmInk, Lumina, Metro Magazine, Screen Education and more. Sarah's background includes managing, writing for, mentoring at, being on judging panels at and hosting Q&As at Australian film festivals, such as the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival and Gold Coast Film Festival.

Favourite cinema in Brisbane: Angelika Film Centre, which is a glorious new place to see a movie.

Favourite cinema in Sydney: Golden Age Cinema & Bar, the one cinema everyone needs to go to in Sydney if they only go to one cinema.

Favourite cinema in Melbourne: The Astor Theatre, and not just because of its history with cinema cats.

News
Virgin Australia Is Launching Its First Routes to Uluru From Melbourne and Brisbane From June 2024

The airline will fly between Melbourne and Uluru four times a week, and between Brisbane and Uluru three times a week.

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Event
La Macelleria's South City Square Grand Opening

Sat, 25 Nov, 2023
La Macelleria South City Sq, Woolloongabba

The gelato chain is launching its newest location with free scoops for the first 100 folks at the counter, then big discounts afterwards.

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Now Open: La Macelleria Is Scooping Its Artisanal Gelato From New Hole-in-the-Wall Digs at South City Square

The dessert chain has said goodbye to its Coorparoo store, but remains in Brisbane's east with this new petite gelateria.

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Free Music Festival Mountain Goat Valley Crawl Has Announced Its 40-Band, Eight-Venue Lineup for 2024

These New South Whales, Mia Wray and Peach Fur are headlining Brisbane's huge — and free — live music crawl when it returns in February.

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Australia's Top 55 Wine Venues for 2023 Have Been Named by the Wineslinger Awards

Normally only 50 vino spots are chosen each year, but 2023's votes couldn't be split — and 19 venues were named for the first time.

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News
Queen's Wharf's Towering Sky Deck Will Feature a Steak and Seafood Restaurant, Casual Eatery and Openair Bar

Get ready to sip drinks at Cicada Blu, enjoy steak and seafood at Aloria, and grab a relaxed bite at Babblers — all 100 metres above Brisbane.

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Event
Melbourne Christmas Festival 2023

Fri, 24 Nov - Mon, 25 Dec 2023
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne

Melbourne's dazzling month-long Christmas festival returns for 2023 with its markets, maze and skating rink.

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Foals and The Avalanches Lead the Lineup for Two Big Days of Tunes at Fortitude Music Hall in January

Secret Sounds' latest festival has wiped all mentions of its Brisbane leg, with a heap of its acts now playing The Fort instead.

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Event
Marshmallow Laser Feast: Works of Nature

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 - Sun, 14 Apr 2024
ACMI, Melbourne

This spectacular world-premiere experimental digital exhibition about nature is taking over Melbourne's ACMI.

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The Royal Hotel

Thu, 23 Nov - Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Australian filmmaker Kitty Green reteams with Julia Garner after 'The Assistant' for another excellent thriller with real-life parallels, this time set in an Aussie outback pub.

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The Royal Hotel

Thu, 23 Nov - Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Australian filmmaker Kitty Green reteams with Julia Garner after 'The Assistant' for another excellent thriller with real-life parallels, this time set in an Aussie outback pub.

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The Royal Hotel

Thu, 23 Nov - Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Various cinemas in Sydney

Australian filmmaker Kitty Green reteams with Julia Garner after 'The Assistant' for another excellent thriller with real-life parallels, this time set in an Aussie outback pub.

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Jacob Elordi Is Returning to Australia to Star in Five-Part Drama Series 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'

Based on Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name, the Prime Video series hails from 'Snowtown' and 'Nitram' collaborators Justin Kurzel and Shaun Grant.

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Agatha Christie's Long-Running Stage Whodunnit 'The Mousetrap' Is Touring Australia Again in 2024

Australian audiences are getting another chance to sleuth their way through this theatre favourite, which has been treading the boards in London since 1952.

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Nine New Movies You Can Watch in November That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

Get comfy on the couch with David Fincher teaming up with Michael Fassbender, a gorgeously complicated romance and Poirot's latest case.

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From Fashion Parodies to Hosting a Documentary About Australian Threads: Celeste Barber Talks 'The Way We Wore'

Fresh from starring in 'Wellmania', the comedian and actor is now exploring the history and importance of Australian fashion in a three-part ABC series.

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Coldplay Are Bringing Their World Tour Back Down Under in 2024 After Perth-Only Shows in 2023

The British band will play their first shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland since 2016.

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'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' Is an Anime Remix of the Beloved Page-to-Screen Tale to Fall in Love With

The page-to-screen tale about the twentysomething bassist battling Ramona Flowers' seven evil exes is back; however, this isn’t the same story but animated.

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Event
Zero Waste Warehouse Market — Spring 2023

Sat, 18 Nov, 2023
Mount Zero Olives Warehouse, Sunshine West

Bust out your reusable containers and stock up on olives, breads, grains, condiments, wine and more.

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The New Donald Glover-Starring TV Version of 'Mr & Mrs Smith' Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in February 2024

Donald Glover and Maya Erskine take over from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in this eight-part reimagining of the 2005 movie.

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