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
Carseldine Christmas Twilight Market 2022

Sat, 19 Nov, 2022
Carseldine Farmers & Artisan Markets, Carseldine

Trawling the mall isn't your only option when it comes to Christmas shopping.

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Nundah Christmas Twilight Markets 2022

Sat, 3 Dec, 2022
Nundah Farmers Market, Nundah

Browse your way through festive stalls under fairy lights — then stop at the North Pole-themed bar.

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Meal Delivery Service Providoor Is Now Doing Same-Day Drop-Offs From Some of Australia's Best Restaurants

Fancy a restaurant-quality meal brought to your door? You now just need to book by 1pm and you'll be feasting at your own dinner table that night.

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HBO Has Just Dropped Its First Brief But Fiery Sneak Peek at 'Succession' Season Four

The promo clip also includes footage from 'The White Lotus' season two and 'The Last of Us'.

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Event
Christmas Actually 2022 — The Little Red Company

Wed, 14 Dec - Sat, 17 Dec 2022
The Studio, Sydney Opera House, Sydney

This supremely festive cabaret show sings through all the hits from 'Love Actually'.

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Christmas Actually 2022 — The Little Red Company

Wed, 14 Dec - Sat, 17 Dec 2022
Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

This supremely festive cabaret show sings through all the hits from 'Love Actually'.

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TodayTix Is Bringing Its Cheap Theatre Tickets to Brisbane — Starting with a $45 'Mary Poppins' Lottery

The digital service does affordable tickets to big-name shows — fingers crossed its $10 'Hamilton' lottery comes to Brisbane, too.

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Event
Ghost Stories — Realscape Productions

Wed, 21 Sep - Sat, 5 Nov 2022
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne

This spooky UK stage hit is unleashing its chills and thrills upon Melbourne.

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News
Surfers Paradise Will Soon Be Home to a Challenge Room Hotel That You Can Play (and Drink) Your Way Through

Taking design cues from 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, this game-filled bar is setting up shop underneath Cali Beach.

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Event
The Grass Is Greener 2022 Geelong - CANCELLED

Sun, 30 Oct, 2022
Geelong Racecourse, Breakwater

This Queensland-born music, food and arts fest is heading to Geelong for the first time with Ty Dolla $ign, YG, Zhu and Pnau leading the bill.

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The Grass Is Greener 2022 - CANCELLED

Sun, 23 Oct, 2022
Patrick White Lawns, Parkes

This Queensland-born music, food and arts fest is heading to Canberra for the first time with Ty Dolla $ign, YG, Zhu and Pnau leading the bill.

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The Grass Is Greener 2022

Sat, 22 Oct, 2022
Doug Jennings Park, Main Beach

This Queensland-born music, food and arts fest is returning to the Gold Coast with Ty Dolla $ign, YG, Zhu and Pnau leading the bill.

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Radical Reels Tour 2022

Wed, 19 Oct - Fri, 21 Oct 2022
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Get a mindblowing adrenaline high from the comfort of your cushy cinema seat.

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Radical Reels Tour 2022

Wed, 19 Oct, 2022
The Astor Theatre, St Kilda

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Radical Reels Tour 2022

Wed, 19 Oct - Fri, 21 Oct 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Get a mindblowing adrenaline high from the comfort of your cushy cinema seat.

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Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase 2022

Sat, 22 Oct, 2022
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Try a bite-sized sample of the up-and-coming comedians you might not have seen live yet.

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Let's Do the Time Warp Again: 'The Rocky Horror Show' Is Touring Australian Stages in 2023

Celebrating 50 years of 'Rocky Horror', the new Australian run will star Jason Donovan as Frank N Furter and Myf Warhurst as The Narrator — and kick off in Sydney in February.

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Netherworld Monster Menagerie Beer Festival 2022

Sat, 22 Oct, 2022
Netherworld, Fortitude Valley

Netherworld's annual celebration of beastly brews is back with orange miso lagers, cherry blossom sours and cumquat yuzu pilsners.

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Fringe Brisbane 2022

Fri, 14 Oct - Sun, 6 Nov 2022
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Brisbane's fringe festival is filling the city with comedy, theatre, music, cabaret, burlesque, dance and spoken word via 300-plus performances in more than 25 venues.

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

Get comfy on the couch with Jordan Peele's latest, Ethan Hawke getting creepy, a stellar Spanish filmmaking satire and two Idris Elba flicks.

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