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
Winter Warmer Cinema Dome

Thu, 18 Aug - Sun, 28 Aug 2022
MacCabe Park, Wollongong

Head to Wollongong to catch recent and retro flicks in an 18-metre dome.

Buy Tickets

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News
Ramona Trattoria Is Coorparoo's New Casual Italian Eatery with a Menu That Changes Monthly

Fresh from Coolangatta's Cross-Eyed Mary, chef and owner Ashley-Maree Kent is whipping up hand-shaped pasta and hand-stretched pizzetta on Leicester Street.

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News
Fortitude Valley's GPO Hotel Is Being Taken Over by the Hospitality Group Behind Cali Beach Club

Artesian Hospitality is giving the iconic Ann Street spot a hefty makeover, turning it into "a variety of unique experiential venues".

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News
'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Has Dropped Its Final Trailer Before Debuting Next Week

Get ready to return to Middle-earth, complete with elves, harfoots, cave trolls and orc battles — all from your couch.

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Event
Fire of Love

Thu, 25 Aug - Wed, 14 Sep 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Compiled from spectacular archival footage, this documentary about French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft is a stunner.

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Event
Fire of Love

Thu, 25 Aug - Wed, 14 Sep 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Compiled from spectacular archival footage, this documentary about French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft is a stunner.

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Event
Fire of Love

Thu, 25 Aug - Wed, 14 Sep 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Compiled from spectacular archival footage, this documentary about French volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft is a stunner.

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Restaurant
Yamas Greek & Drink

45 Mollison Street, West End

Oysters with ouzo, lobster from the tank and cotton candy-topped spritzes are all on the menu at this new West End eatery.

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Bar
Mews

5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City

Howard Smith Wharves' resident hotel is now home to a new street art-filled restaurant.

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Bar
Coast Beach Bar & Kitchen

86 Esplanade, Surfers Paradise

Surfers Paradise just scored a glam new dining spot with uninterrupted ocean views.

Book a Table

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Restaurant
Casa Chow

148 Logan Road, Woolloongabba

This new pastel-hued Woolloongabba eatery serves up Chinese Peruvian dishes, and hails from the Sasso Italiano crew.

Book a Table

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Restaurant
Besitos

35 Oxford Street, Bulimba

When night falls each Thursday, Friday and Saturday, this Bulimba restaurant takes over Bellissimo's Oxford Street digs.

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News
"That's Sex, That's What We're Selling": The Latest Teaser for New HBO Drama 'The Idol' Is Here

Set in the music industry, the new HBO show hails from 'Euphoria' creator Sam Levinson and The Weeknd, who also stars.

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Costumes and Props From 'Thor: Love and Thunder' Are Now on Display at Melbourne's ACMI

Take a close look at mjolnir, stormbreaker, and costumes worn by Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Tessa Thompson.

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Hairspray

Sun, 5 Feb - Sun, 2 Apr 2023
Sydney Lyric Theatre, The Star, Sydney

The 'Hairspray' musical is bringing its Tony-winning 60s teen dreams to Sydney Lyric.

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Sydney Observatory's Late-Night Program

Multiple single dates
Sydney Observatory, Millers Point

Sydney Observatory's new late-night stargazing program combines talks, music, food and drinks.

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Sydney Observatory Is Launching a New Late-Night Stargazing Program with Music, Food and Booze

Kicking off in October, the free series will feature astronomy talks, tunes, performances, and drinks and bites to eat from leading NSW producers.

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Singin' in the Rain – In Concert

Fri, 11 Nov - Sun, 13 Nov 2022
QPAC Concert Hall, South Brisbane

A concert version of 'Singin' in the Rain' is splashing into QPAC for four shows this November.

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A Concert Version of 'Singin' in the Rain' Is Splashing Into Brisbane This Spring

All of the iconic film's classic tracks will echo through QPAC, including 'Good Morning', 'Make ‘em Laugh', 'Gotta Dance' and the titular track.

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Six60 and Julian Marley and the Uprising Will Headline Good Love's 2023 Waterside Reggae Festival

Come February, you can catch New Zealand's history-making chart-toppers and Bob Marley's son at Australia’s biggest reggae festival.

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