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
Playing Detective, Parodying Genres and Loving Murder-Mysteries: Sam Richardson Talks 'The Afterparty'

He has two Emmy nominations for 'Ted Lasso'. He loves getting ridiculous in 'I Think You Should Leave'. And he’s revelling in the sleuth life in an Apple TV+ gem.

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Event
Planetarium Nights — Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon'

Fri, 14 Jul 2023, Fri, 21 Jul 2023 and
Scienceworks, Spotswood

Stare up at the fulldome screen with a drink in your hand and an iconic album providing the soundtrack.

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Brisbane's New Queen's Wharf Precinct and 100-Metre-High Sky Deck Will Start Opening From April 2024

Brisbanites will have to wait a little longer for the CBD's new sky-high destination, which'll boast 360-degree views, a bar and all-day dining.

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Event
Grooves on the Green

Sat, 15 Jul, 2023
Coorparoo Square, Coorparoo

Coorparoo Square is launching a new festival filled with live music, street eats and a Beyond the Pale pop-up bar.

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Event
La Macelleria Teneriffe's Ninth Birthday Party

Sun, 23 Jul, 2023
La Macelleria Gelateria, Teneriffe

This Italian fiesta includes live demonstrations and the one-day-only return of the chain's coveted prosecco sorbet.

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News
Queensland's Statewide Celebration of Live Tunes Is Launching Its First Brisbane Music Trail

Thanks to Sweet Relief!, Brisbane Festival and BIGSOUND, Brisbane is the place to be this September.

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Event
Brisbane Music Trail

Fri, 1 Sep - Sat, 23 Sep 2023
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Queensland's statewide celebration of live tunes is finally turning its attention to Brisbane throughout September.

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Event
Kaleidoscope

Sat, 29 Jul - Sun, 10 Sep 2023
Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

Go on, get lost — in this huge human-sized kaleidoscope that’s made of glass, steel, mirrors and moving prisms.

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Event
Pinot Palooza 2023

Fri, 13 Oct - Sun, 15 Oct 2023
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

Red wine fans, rejoice: this vino festival is showcasing 50-plus wineries over three spring days at Brisbane Showgrounds.

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Event
Pinot Palooza 2023

Fri, 27 Oct - Sat, 28 Oct 2023
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne

Red wine fans, rejoice: this vino festival is showcasing 50-plus wineries over two spring days at The Timber Yard.

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Event
Pinot Palooza 2023

Fri, 6 Oct - Sat, 7 Oct 2023
Carriageworks, Eveleigh

Red wine fans, rejoice: this vino festival is showcasing 50-plus wineries over two spring days at Carriageworks.

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Red Wine Fans, Rejoice: Pinot Palooza Will Showcase 50-Plus Wineries When It Tours Australia in 2023

Australia's huge pinot party is turning 11 with top-notch tipples from Australia, New Zealand and beyond — and a new stop in Perth.

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You'll Soon Be Able to Wander Through a 700-Square-Metre Kaleidoscope at Powerhouse Ultimo

After 'House of Mirrors', installation artist Keith Courtney now wants you to mosey through a huge expanse of glass, steel, mirrors and moving prisms that resembles a human-sized kaleidoscope.

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Hooray for HBO: 'Succession', 'The Last of Us' and 'The White Lotus' Lead 2023's Emmy Nominations

It's a great day to be a cast member on one of the three HBO hits, which picked up the US cable network 74 nominations.

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Steven Soderbergh's Twisty New Miniseries 'Full Circle' Is an All-Round Compelling Crime-Thriller

Fresh from 'Magic Mike's Last Dance', the prolific filmmaker directs, lenses and edits every episode of this starry must-watch show.

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Carmen

Thu, 13 Jul - Wed, 2 Aug 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Paul Mescal's next feat is a stunning dance-driven drama that reimagines an iconic opera, was shot in Australia and marks choreographer Benjamin Millepied’s directing debut.

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Carmen

Thu, 13 Jul - Wed, 2 Aug 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Paul Mescal's next feat is a stunning dance-driven drama that reimagines an iconic opera, was shot in Australia and marks choreographer Benjamin Millepied’s directing debut.

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Genre-Bending Whodunnit 'The Afterparty' Is Still One of Streaming's Funniest Murder-Mysteries in Season Two

There’s a new death and a mostly new cast, but sleuthing your way through this Apple TV+ comedy remains a treat.

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Carmen

Thu, 13 Jul - Wed, 2 Aug 2023
Various cinemas in Sydney

Paul Mescal's next feat is a stunning dance-driven drama that reimagines an iconic opera, was shot in Australia and marks choreographer Benjamin Millepied’s directing debut.

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Junipalooza Sydney 2023

Sat, 26 Aug - Sun, 27 Aug 2023
Carriageworks, Eveleigh

Fifty local and international craft distillers will be pouring over 100 different types of gin across two days.

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