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
You Won't Be Alone

Thu, 22 Sep - Wed, 12 Oct 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Macedonian Australian filmmaker Goran Stolevski makes a mesmerising debut with this stunningly shot horror movie about shapeshifting witches.

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Disney+'s First 'Welcome to Chippendales' Trailer Promises a True-Crime Stripping-Empire Scandal

Move over 'Magic Mike': Kumail Nanjiani, Murray Bartlett and Juliette Lewis star in this wild true tale about the founder of Chippendales.

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Event
Goodbye to Godard

Thu, 22 Sep - Sun, 30 Oct 2022
ACMI, Melbourne

ACMI is farewelling iconic auteur Jean-Luc Godard with big-screen sessions of six masterpieces from his French New Wave period.

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Billy Eichner Has Dropped a New 'Billy on the Street' with Paul Rudd to Get People to See 'Bros'

Billy Eichner has a new queer rom-com on the way to cinemas — and he's brought back 'Billy on the Street' to plug it.

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Event
Bottomless Rose Brunch at Billykart West End

Sun, 30 Oct, 2022
Billykart West End, South Brisbane

Make the most of spring with bottomless rosé over corn fritters, cheese soufflé and house-made crumpets.

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'Hamilton' Will Leave Melbourne in January — and You Can Still Nab $10 Tickets Via TodayTix's Lottery

Melburnians have only got a few months left to be in the room where it happens — including for cheap.

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Eagle Street's Riverland Is Giving Its Riverside Bar and Beer Garden a Hefty $3.5-Million Revamp

The CBD spot is getting a 800-square-metre deck extension, boosting its waterfront drinking and dining space.

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Event
tick, tick…BOOM! — Storeyboard Entertainment

Wed, 1 Mar - Sun, 5 Mar 2023
QPAC Playhouse, South Brisbane

Jonathan Larson's semi-autobiographical musical follows an aspiring composer trying to make it big in New York City's musical theatre scene.

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tick, tick…BOOM! — Storeyboard Entertainment

Wed, 1 Feb - Sun, 5 Feb 2023
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne

Jonathan Larson's semi-autobiographical musical follows an aspiring composer trying to make it big in New York City's musical theatre scene.

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Jonathan Larson's Acclaimed Musical 'tick, tick…BOOM!' Will Make Its Aussie Mainstage Debut in 2023

Before 'Rent' became a huge smash, creator and composer Jonathan Larson created another musical — and the off-Broadway favourite is coming to Melbourne and Brisbane.

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Event
Rose Revolution 2022

Sat, 8 Oct - Mon, 31 Oct 2022
Fish Lane, South Brisbane

Rose Revolution is bringing its pink-fuelled party back to Fish Lane for a month of boozy events.

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Rose Revolution Is Bringing Its Pink-Fuelled Party Back to Fish Lane for a Month of Boozy Events

Sip rosé for days in Fish Lane this October, including rosé margaritas, rosé martinis and bottomless rosé brunches.

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HAIM, Joji and Phoebe Bridgers Headline Laneway Festival's Huge Comeback Lineup for 2023

For its first festivals since 2020, Laneway has curated another impressive lineup — including Finneas, Fontaines DC, Fred again..., Girl in Red, slowthai and Turnstile, too.

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Event
AFL Grand Final Live — Free Screening

Sat, 24 Sep, 2022
Ritz Cinema, Randwick

Watch the big game on the big screen — for free.

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Event
AFL Grand Final Live — Free Screening

Sat, 24 Sep, 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Watch the big game on the big screen — for free.

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News
Under His Eye: This 'The Handmaid's Tale' Pop-Up Has Brought Gilead to Sydney's Pitt Street Mall

'The Handmaid's Tale' is back for season five, and red-adorned handmaids have descended upon the Sydney CBD's main shopping strip.

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News
US Bakery Chain Cinnabon Will Open Its First Sticky Scroll-Slinging Sydney Store This Summer

The American-favourite chain has already set up shop in Queensland and Victoria — and its first NSW site is headed to Darling Square.

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Event
Lost Paradise 2022

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 - Sun, 1 Jan 2023
Glenworth Valley, Glenworth Valley

Lost Paradise returns to Glenworth Valley with a huge program including sets from Lil Nas X, Arctic Monkeys, Jamie xx and PinkPanthress — plus yoga, talks, workshops and glamping.

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News
Krispy Kreme and Reese's Have Teamed Up on a Tastebud-Tempting New Range of Peanut Butter Doughnuts

Peanut butter fiends, the dessert mashup of your dreams has just dropped.

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Bar
Nosferatu Bar + Cafe

26 Jeays Street, Bowen Hills

Nosferatu has opened a dog-friendly gin distillery, bar and cafe in a leafy Bowen Hills warehouse.

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