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
Send Noods Cinema

Multiple single dates
Harbour City Cinema, Sydney

Pair classic flicks with Biang Biang Noodles and natural wine in an old, usually abandoned Chinatown cinema.

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Event
'Mean Girls' Day Screening

Mon, 3 Oct, 2022
Cinema Nova, Carlton

Wear pink to Cinema Nova's October 3rd 'Mean Girls' celebration and you'll get $10 cocktails.

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Flux Gourmet

Thu, 8 Sep - Wed, 28 Sep 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Set within a sonic catering institute, the latest film by 'In Fabric' director Peter Strickland serves up another wild, witty and wonderfully weird concoction.

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Event
Flux Gourmet

Thu, 8 Sep - Wed, 28 Sep 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Set within a sonic catering institute, the latest film by 'In Fabric' director Peter Strickland serves up another wild, witty and wonderfully weird concoction.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From September 8

Head to the flicks to see a stunningly moving Gaelic-language drama, plus the latest wild and weird gem from British filmmaker Peter Strickland.

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Event
Flux Gourmet

Thu, 8 Sep - Wed, 28 Sep 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Set within a sonic catering institute, the latest film by 'In Fabric' director Peter Strickland serves up another wild, witty and wonderfully weird concoction.

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BlackMilk's New 'Stranger Things' Collection Will Get You Kitted Out to Battle Vecna

Go running up that hill in this new 17-piece range, which includes Hawkins Demogorgons varsity jackets, Upside Down-themed dresses and a shirt paying tribute to Eddie Munson.

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Key and Peele Voice Scheming Demons in the Trailer for Spooky New Stop-Motion Movie 'Wendell & Wild'

The director of 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' is back for the first time since 2009's 'Coraline' — and still making dark fantasy flicks.

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Event
Vici Italian Bottomless Grey Goose Brunches

Sun, 25 Dec, 2022
Vici Italian South Bank, South Brisbane

Kickstart your Sunday with three hours of vodka spritzes over an antipasto platter.

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Bar Heather Is the Soon-to-Open Natural Wine Haven That's Bringing a Splash of Paris to Byron Bay

Launching in October, the 68-seater hails from the teams behind Byron's Luna Wine Store and natural wine importers Lo-Fi Wines.

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Event
Candlelight Concert: Tribute to Queen

Thu, 22 Sep, 2022
HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

This dedicated Queen night will rock you — by candlelight.

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Atelier Sisu: Alcazar

Fri, 16 Sep - Sun, 25 Sep 2022
HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

A seven-metre-tall palace of light and colour is popping up outside HOTA, Home of the Arts.

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Event
The Daft Punk Experience with Alternative Symphony

Sat, 17 Sep, 2022
HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

Lose yourself to dance at this outdoor tribute to one of electronic music's most influential acts.

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Event
Wonder 2022

Fri, 16 Sep - Sun, 25 Sep 2022
HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

HOTA, Home of the Arts' spring festival is back for 2022 with a glowing palace, Queen tunes by candlelight, a Daft Punk tribute and more.

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A Seven-Metre-Tall Palace of Light and Colour Is Popping Up on the Gold Coast This Month

Called 'Alcazar', the installation is part of this year's Wonder festival, which also includes art battles, Spanish tunes, and Daft Punk and Queen tributes.

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Good Spirits Festival

Sat, 10 Sep, 2022
Nightquarter, Birtinya

The Sunshine Coast's Nightquarter is spending a night celebrating craft distilleries.

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Maggie May Is the New 70s-Inspired Supper Club Opening in The Defiant Duck's Old Newstead Digs

Opening in October, the new venue from Hallmark Hospitality will pair share plates with wine and cocktails — and sport a casual vibe.

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Free Breakfast Tacos at El Camino Cantina Surfers Paradise

Fri, 9 Sep, 2022
El Camino Cantina Surfers Paradise, Surfers Paradise

El Camino Cantina's new Surfers Paradise location is opening in the best possible way — with free breakfast tacos.

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The Caxton Craft Park Party 2022

Sat, 12 Nov, 2022
The Caxton Hotel, Brisbane City

Spend a day in the Paddington mainstay's car park and beer garden sipping craft brews — and listening to live tunes.

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Brisbane's Original Oktoberfest 2022

Multiple single dates
Brisbane German Club, East Brisbane

Brisbane's beloved German Club is celebrating Oktoberfest with two three-day weekend-long parties.

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