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.

Event
Theater Camp

Thu, 7 Sep - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Drama kids and stage obsessives, prepare to be seen by this hilarious, affectionate and deeply authentic mockumentary.

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Event
Theater Camp

Thu, 7 Sep - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Drama kids and stage obsessives, prepare to be seen by this hilarious, affectionate and deeply authentic mockumentary.

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Event
Theater Camp

Thu, 7 Sep - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Drama kids and stage obsessives, prepare to be seen by this hilarious, affectionate and deeply authentic mockumentary.

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News
Hayao Miyazaki Is Back: The Enchanting First Trailer for Studio Ghibli's 'The Boy and the Heron' Is Here

The iconic filmmaker's first film in a decade is "a semi-autobiographical fantasy about life, death and creation".

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Event
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Thu, 7 Sep - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Pop culture's favourite heroes in a half shell get the 'Spider-Verse' treatment — and it's their best spin in cinemas yet.

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Event
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Thu, 7 Sep - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Pop culture's favourite heroes in a half shell get the 'Spider-Verse' treatment — and it's their best spin in cinemas yet.

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Event
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Thu, 7 Sep - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Various cinemas in Sydney

Pop culture's favourite heroes in a half shell get the 'Spider-Verse' treatment — and it's their best spin in cinemas yet.

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News
Empower with Flowers Is the New Initiative That Lets You Help Women in Need by Sending Native Bouquets

Floraly and Prime Video are donating $20 each to Barnardos Australia to assist women escaping domestic and family violence.

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Event
Portside Wharf Plant and Spring Market

Sat, 9 Sep, 2023
Portside Wharf Hamilton, Brisbane

All things floral are taking over Portside, with stalls getting into the spring vibe and 200 free succulents being given away.

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News
You Can Holiday in Olympic BMX Gold Medalist Logan Martin's Gold Coast Home for Just $16 a Night

Fancy a long-weekend getaway with a backyard skatepark and putting green? Airbnb's latest one-off stay is offering exactly that — and for cheap.

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News
Midtown Is Fish Lane's Luxe New 40-Seater Martini Bar From the One Fish Two Fish Team

Butler Wine Bar's former digs is welcoming in a cocktail joint that will whip up any type of martini you like — and pair it with "seacuterie".

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Event
Stunt Double — The Farm

Wed, 6 Sep - Sat, 9 Sep 2023
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Blending dance, theatre and high-octane thrills, this movie-loving performance is set during the shooting of a 70s Aussie action flick.

Buy Tickets

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News
Brisbane Powerhouse's Night Feast Is Returning in October with a Pop-Up Izakaya by Taro Akimoto

Joining the food lineup for the neon-lit food market's second run: Essa, Nota, Southside, Bar Alto, The Green and Nosferatu Gin.

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Now Open: Circus-Themed Arcade Bar Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq Has Arrived in Bowen Hills

You can now mash buttons and sip OTT cocktails on King Street, after the brand's first Brisbane outpost in Toombul was closed due to flooding.

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News
Swoon: Three Seasons in, Rose Matafeo's 'Starstruck' Keeps Proving a Perfect Rom-Com Sitcom

What happens after you've lived the 'Notting Hill' life and had a moment right out of 'The Notebook'? That's the latest question in this charming romantic-comedy series.

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Bar
The Brew Baron Beer Co

391 Montague Road, West End

West End's Parched Brewing has relaunched under new owners, complete with a revamped food menu and new pool room.

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Bar
Joe's Deli

Shop 7, 123 Albert Street, Brisbane City

After first launching on the Gold Coast, this NYC-Inspired sandwich joint and bar has opened a Brisbane diner on Albert Street.

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Bar
Antico

48 Burnett Lane, Brisbane City

This Italian-style cocktail bar in Burnett Lane hails from the Death & Taxes and Dr Gimlette crew, and is located in Super Whatnot's old digs.

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Bar
The Aviary Terrace Bar

480 Queen Street, Brisbane City

A sibling to Queen Street steak restaurant BŌS, this cocktail spot features an 800-square-metre al fresco space and river views.

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Bar
Ardo's Hawthorne

7 Lindsay Street, Hawthorne

The City Winery crew keeps adding to its neighbourhood vino bar chain, this time in Brisbane's inner east.

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