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
DoorDash's $1 Weekend

Fri, 25 Aug - Sun, 27 Aug 2023
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

Get cheap eats brought to your door for three days, including bites from Fishbowl, Lord of the Fries, Betty’s Burgers and San Churro.

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Event
DoorDash's $1 Weekend

Fri, 25 Aug - Sun, 27 Aug 2023
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Get cheap eats brought to your door for three days, including bites from Fishbowl, Lord of the Fries, Betty’s Burgers and San Churro.

Buy Tickets

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'Dune: Part Two' Now Won't Hit Cinemas Until March 2024 Amid Hollywood's Strikes

The first Timothée Chalamet-starring 'Dune' film was also delayed from 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The 'Cat Person' Trailer Turns the Viral 'New Yorker' Story Into a Nicholas Braun-Starring Dating Thriller

Kristen Roupenian's widely read 2017 tale leaps to the screen, with 'CODA' star Emilia Jones as a college student navigating a dating nightmare.

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Cafe
Lune Croissanterie South Brisbane

15 Manning Street, South Brisbane

Melbourne's acclaimed bakery slings its world-famous croissants and coveted specials in South Brisbane.

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Event
Tae Tae in the Land of Yaaas! — Shake & Stir Theatre Co

Fri, 25 Aug - Sun, 17 Sep 2023
QPAC Cremorne Theatre, South Brisbane

Nelle Lee takes inspiration from her sister Estee's story in this world-premiere theatre show, which features 'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' star Maxi Shield as a fairy godmother.

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Now Open: The Aviary Terrace Bar Is Queen Street's New Al Fresco Cocktail Spot with River Views

Chef Adrian Richardson's meat-heavy restaurant BŌS now has an 800-square-metre sibling venue for drinks and bites.

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News
Attenzione: The Italian Film Festival's 2023 Lineup Is Here and Filled with Europe-Set Must-Sees

Head to Italy from your cinema seat with a feast of films set everywhere from Milan, Puglia and the Italian Alps to Naples, Sicily, Tuscany and Rome.

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Event
Italian Film Festival 2023

Wed, 27 Sep - Wed, 25 Oct 2023
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Attenzione: Brisbane's celebration of Italian cinema is back for another year of Europe-set big-screen must-sees.

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Italian Film Festival 2023

Thu, 21 Sep - Wed, 18 Oct 2023
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Attenzione: Melbourne's celebration of Italian cinema is back for another year of Europe-set big-screen must-sees.

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Event
Italian Film Festival 2023

Tue, 19 Sep - Wed, 18 Oct 2023
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Attenzione: Sydney's celebration of Italian cinema is back for another year of Europe-set big-screen must-sees.

Buy Tickets

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News
Louise Bourgeois' World-Famous Spider Sculpture 'Maman' Is Coming to Australia for the First Time

The iconic nine-metre-high, ten-metre-wide piece will be on display during the 2023–24 Sydney International Art Series.

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SXSW Sydney's Screen Festival Will Open with the Julia Garner-Starring Aussie Thriller 'The Royal Hotel'

Australian filmmaker Kitty Green reteams with the 'Inventing Anna' and 'Ozark' star after 'The Assistant' to launch the event's first screen fest Down Under.

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HSW Gin Week

Fri, 18 Aug - Sun, 27 Aug 2023
Howard Smith Wharves Precinct, Brisbane City

See out winter by sipping gin by the river at Howard Smith Wharves — there's a gin garden, a mandarin gin launch and plenty of gin cocktail specials.

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National Cinema Day at Reading Cinemas

Sun, 27 Aug, 2023
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Head to the movies this Sunday for just $5 at any of the chain's cinemas across the country, or for $10 for Gold Lounge sessions.

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National Cinema Day at Reading Cinemas

Sun, 27 Aug, 2023
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Head to the movies this Sunday for just $5 at any of the chain's cinemas across the country, or for $10 for Gold Lounge sessions.

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National Cinema Day at Reading Cinemas

Sun, 27 Aug, 2023
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Head to the movies this Sunday for just $5 at any of the chain's cinemas across the country, or for $10 for Gold Lounge sessions.

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$10 Movie Tickets Opening Week Special at Angelika Film Centre

Thu, 24 Aug - Wed, 30 Aug 2023
Angelika Film Centre, Woolloongabba

Brisbane's newest cinema — and Australian-first location for the New York-born chain — is celebrating its opening week with cheap tickets.

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'Justified: City Primeval' Brings Timothy Olyphant and His Stetson Back for a Perfect TV Revival

Welcome back Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens, this time in Detroit in a miniseries that has hit streaming eight years after the original 'Justified' wrapped up.

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Break Out the Cosmos: HBO Has Just Renewed 'And Just Like That...' for Season Three

The Sarah Jessica Parker-led series just needs another three seasons, then two movies, to match 'Sex and the City'.

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