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
In Focus: Wes Anderson

Multiple single dates
Palace James Street Cinemas, Fortitude Valley

Palace James Street is devoting Thursday nights in May and June to cinema's pastel- and symmetry-loving filmmaker.

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In Focus: Wes Anderson

Multiple single dates
Palace Westgarth, Northcote

Palace Westgarth is devoting Thursday nights in May and June to cinema's pastel- and symmetry-loving filmmaker.

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In Focus: Wes Anderson

Multiple single dates
Palace Central Cinemas, Chippendale

Palace Central is devoting Thursday nights in May and June to cinema's pastel- and symmetry-loving filmmaker.

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Teneriffe Festival's Huge 2023 Street Party Includes a Stacked Music Lineup and Riverside Jazz

Tickets are on sale now for the May event, which features GANGgajang, Odette and a still-to-be-announced headliner.

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Fortitude Valley's SuperFly Has Ditched Disco to Turn Into Brisbane's Newest Live Music Venue

Alhambra Lounge's old digs on McLachlan Street is now home to a 400-person haven for gigs — and now called SuperFly Studios.

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Event
Fatboy Slim: Live in the Cage

Wed, 26 Apr, 2023
Revolver Upstairs, Prahran

The iconic UK DJ has added a one-night-only club show at Revolver Upstairs to his Melbourne visit.

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Fatboy Slim Has Added a 'Live in the Cage' DJ Show at Revolver Upstairs to His 2023 Australian Tour

See the UK DJ and producer hit the decks at this one-night-only club show before his sold-out Sidney Myer Music Bowl gig.

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Jane Campion: Her Way

Wed, 7 Jun - Sun, 18 Jun 2023
Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney

Sydney Film Festival is celebrating Oscar-winning director Jane Campion in its 2023 retrospective.

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Jane Campion Will Chat Through Her Career with David Stratton at the 2023 Sydney Film Festival

SFF, ACMI and the NFSA will also devote their screens to a retrospective showcasing the New Zealand-born filmmaker and screenwriter's work.

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'Fantastic Beasts' Has Been Turned Into a Natural History Exhibition and It's Coming to Australia

After debuting in London, this showcase is heading to Melbourne, displaying real-life creatures, specimens and artefacts alongside items from the 'Wizarding World'.

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Event
The 86 Club

Sun, 7 May, 2023
Black Bear Lodge, Fortitude Valley

Meet Brisbane's new disco-inspired cocktail pop-up, which hails from four of the city's top bartenders.

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The 86 Club Is Brisbane's New Disco-Inspired Cocktail Pop-Up From Four of the City's Top Bartenders

Drink-mixing talents from Savile Row, The Gresham and Frog’s Hollow Saloon have teamed up on this new boozy event, which heroes 80s-era cocktails.

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Green Heart Fair 2023

Sun, 28 May, 2023
Victoria Park / Barrambin, Herston

Pick up free plants, tuck into plant-based dishes and see a 'Bluey' show at Brisbane's sustainability-focused fair, which is hosting its 15th event.

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Assembly Label Queensland Warehouse Sale

Thu, 20 Apr - Sun, 23 Apr 2023
Tropical Studios, Arundel

The minimalist Aussie label is taking up to 70-percent off clothing, accessories, footwear and homewares at its first-ever warehouse sale in the Sunshine State.

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GOMA Talks: Cancel Culture

Thu, 20 Apr, 2023
GOMA, South Brisbane

Courtney Act, Zoë Coombs Marr, Michael Zavros and Brittanie Shipway are hitting Brisbane to discuss social media's approach to accountability.

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Nostalgic Hip Hop and R&B Festival Juicy Is Bringing T-Pain, Ashanti and The Game Down Under in 2024

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are also on the bill, with the fest heading around Australia and New Zealand next January.

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Giving the Workplace Sitcom a Wild and Weird Aunty Donna Spin: Zachary Ruane Chats 'Coffee Cafe'

When you’ve made an internationally acclaimed sketch series, toured globally, and released your own picture book and wine, of course a sitcom about slinging caffeine comes next. 

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Bill Hader's Hitman Dramedy 'Barry' Has Always Been Phenomenal, But Its Final Season Is on Another Level

The ex-'Saturday Night Live' star has made this four-season series about an assassin becoming an actor one of HBO's all-time greats.

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

Get comfy on the couch with Cate Blanchett's latest stunning performance, a bear doing cocaine and M Night Shyamalan getting eerie again.

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A Concert Version of 'The Wizard of Oz' Is Bringing Its Yellow Brick Road to Brisbane This Winter

Head off to see the wizard — and hear 'Over the Rainbow', 'Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead' and more performed live.

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