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
Burleigh Festival

Fri, 16 Sep - Sun, 18 Sep 2022
Justins Park, Burleigh Heads

This spring, you can picnic on the sand, sip vino, watch surfing contests and listen to live tunes at the Gold Coast's new free three-day fest.

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News
Burleigh Festival Is the Gold Coast's New Free Three-Day Food, Wine, Music and Surfing Celebration

Tuck into Mediterranean bites on the sand, sip local vino, watch surfing contests and listen to live tunes.

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Event
Blaze

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

Making her first feature, Archibald Prize-winning artist Del Kathryn Barton directs a searing, soaring, empathetic and imaginative exploration of trauma.

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Blaze

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

Making her first feature, Archibald Prize-winning artist Del Kathryn Barton directs a searing, soaring, empathetic and imaginative exploration of trauma.

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Event
Blaze

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

Making her first feature, Archibald Prize-winning artist Del Kathryn Barton directs a searing, soaring, empathetic and imaginative exploration of trauma.

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News
Jetstar Wants You and a Mate or Date to Head Off on Holidays — and Your Companion Can Fly for Free

Book a package holiday for two to Port Douglas, Hobart, the Gold Coast and more, and you won't have to pay for one person's flights.

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Event
The Archibald Prize 2022 on Tour

Sat, 3 Sep - Sun, 16 Oct 2022
Bunjil Place, Narre Warren

See the finalists of this year's Archibald Prize at Bunjil Place Gallery on the first stop of the awards' regional tour.

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News
The 'Hairspray' Musical Is Bringing Its Tony-Winning 60s Teen Dreams to Sydney in 2023

Sydney Lyric will play host to a local staging of the original Broadway production, which picked up eight Tony Awards.

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Event
Hairspray

Sun, 7 Aug - Sun, 9 Oct 2022
Regent Theatre, Melbourne

The 'Hairspray' musical is spinning its Tony-winning 60s teen dreams at Melbourne's Regent Theatre.

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Event
Doggo Day Markets

Sat, 17 Sep, 2022
VEND Virginia, Virginia

The northside's permanent marketplace is going to the dogs for a day with themed market stalls, dachshund races, a dog photo booth and more.

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Event
On Repeat: 'Hamilton' Party

Sat, 17 Sep, 2022
The Brightside, Brisbane

Don't throw away your shot at this 'Hamilton' party.

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Victoria Park Is Bringing Back Its Halloween-Themed Mini Golf Course — This Time with Creepy Clowns

Do the monster mash on the mini golf course — Victoria Park is getting spooky throughout September and October.

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Event
Victoria Park Halloween Putt Putt 2022

Fri, 16 Sep - Mon, 31 Oct 2022
Victoria Park Putt Putt, Herston

Tap, tap, tap your way around a spooky-themed mini golf course this Halloween — there'll be creepy clowns, zombies, witches, spiders and more.

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Quandamooka Festival 2022

Fri, 26 Aug - Sun, 28 Aug 2022
North Stradbroke

Minjerribah's First Nations festival returns to Country with live music, art exhibitions, whale watching, cultural tours and more.

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Spice Meats Cheese

Tue, 23 Aug, 2022
Salt Meats Cheese Gasworks, Newstead

Spice up your Tuesday with chilli-topped spritzes, Tabasco margaritas and a 'nduja- and Sriracha-filled four-course Italian feast

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Spice Meats Cheese

Tue, 23 Aug, 2022
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Spice up your Tuesday with chilli-topped spritzes, Tabasco margaritas and a 'nduja- and Sriracha-filled four-course Italian feast

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Shout "Dracarys" and Sip: Concrete Playground's 'House of the Dragon' Drinking Game

Welcome back Westeros with a drink.

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'House of the Dragon' Is the Exact Prequel Series That 'Game of Thrones' Fans Have Been Waiting For

Dragons, fire, family dramas, power struggles — throw in sex, chaotic weddings and wars, too, and HBO’s new jump through House Targaryen’s history ticks all the anticipated boxes.

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Afrofuturist Musical 'Neptune Frost' Just Won MIFF's First-Ever $140,000 Bright Horizons Award

Poet and musician Saul Williams and playwright Anisia Uzeyman co-direct this Rwanda-set sci-fi musical, which is executive produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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Australian Buffalo Wing Festival 2022

Mon, 29 Aug - Sun, 4 Sep 2022
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Crawl around Brisbane eating the city's best juicy chicken.

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