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
Festival of Tibet 2022

Fri, 1 Apr - Sun, 10 Apr 2022
Brisbane Powerhouse and online, New Farm

Immerse yourself in Tibetan culture without leaving Brisbane.

Buy Tickets

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Badu Gili: Wonder Women 2022

Thu, 3 Feb - Thu, 31 Mar 2022
Sydney Opera House, Sydney

This year's projection series will display an all-female lineup with live performances and a pop-up bar on hand.

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News
Western Australia Will Reopen Its Domestic and International Borders on March 3

After postponing its plan to ditch its hard border in February, WA will finally reopen to the rest of the country — and the world — in March.

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The Second Season of 'Notting Hill'-Style Rom-Com 'Starstruck' Is Just As Much of a Gem As the First

Prepare to fall head over heels for season two of Rose Matafeo’s smart, heartfelt and gloriously relatable rom-com sitcom.

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Event
Acoustic Wednesdays 2022

Wed, 4 Jan, 2023
The Triffid, Newstead

Improve your Wednesday with free live tunes over a brew in this leafy beer garden.

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Hottest 100 Victors and Noted Rainbow Aficionados The Wiggles Will Perform at the Mardi Gras Parade

For the first time ever, The Wiggles will perform at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade — on a lineup headlined by Savage Garden's Darren Hayes.

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'Stranger Things' Season Four Will Hit Netflix in May — But the Show Will End After Season Five

The Netflix hit will drop its fourth season in two batches, arriving on May 27 and July 1 — but after season five, it'll wrap up its 80s sci-fi mysteries.

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National Margarita Day 2022

Tue, 22 Feb, 2022
Osbourne Hotel, Fortitude Valley

Celebrate National Margarita Day at the Osbourne with cocktails, tacos, nachos and one fiesta of a Tuesday.

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Event
Transitions Film Festival 2022

Fri, 18 Feb - Sun, 13 Mar 2022
Online

Watch your way through documentaries and dramas about the future of the planet, changing technologies and our evolving world.

Buy Tickets

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News
Parrtjima — A Festival in Light Is Back for 2022 to Shower Alice Springs with Dazzling Installations

Luminous arches, tunnels and projections will light up the First Nations art and culture festival, which uses the 300-million-year-old MacDonnell Ranges as a backdrop.

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Event
Blue Assembly: Oceanic Thinking

Sat, 19 Feb - Sat, 25 Jun 2022
UQ Art Museum, St Lucia

Take a dive into this ocean-focused exhibition, which showcases creative ways of thinking about earth's blue spaces.

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News
Thank You, Thank You Very Much: The First Trailer for Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley Biopic Is Here

Here’s one for the money: nine years after ‘The Great Gatsby’, the Australian director returns to the big screen with an Aussie-shot film about the king of rock 'n' roll.

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Mark Wahlberg's Wahlburgers Burger Chain Has Just Opened Its First Australian Outpost in Sydney

Co-owned with his brothers, the Hollywood actor's burger empire has already scored its own reality TV show — and now it's open in Sydney, with more locations in Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane to follow.

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Event
The Home Collective February Market

Sun, 27 Feb, 2022
Wavell Heights Community Hall, Wavell Heights

This regular northside market is dedicated to homewares and greenery.

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Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby's Pirate Parody 'Our Flag Means Death' Has Dropped Its Full Trailer

The swashbuckling HBO sitcom takes very loose inspiration from a real-life 18th-century gentleman turned would-be pirate.

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NSW Is Ditching Hospitality Density Limits, Reopening Dance Floors and Relaxing Mask Rules

With decreasing community transmission and hospital admission numbers, the NSW Government is loosening rules around heading out in two phases — starting on Friday, February 18.

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Semi Permanent Has Unveiled Its Biggest Creativity and Design Program Ever for Its 20th-Anniversary Fest

The design-focused event will take over Carriageworks for three days this autumn, complete with talks, workshops, and a new art and design book fair.

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Quo Vadis, Aida?

Thu, 17 Feb - Wed, 9 Mar 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Following a woman's quest to save her family during the Bosnian War, this 2021 Oscar nominee is taut, rigorous, resonant and unforgettable.

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Quo Vadis, Aida?

Thu, 17 Feb - Wed, 9 Mar 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Following a woman's quest to save her family during the Bosnian War, this 2021 Oscar nominee is taut, rigorous, resonant and unforgettable.

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Quo Vadis, Aida?

Thu, 17 Feb - Wed, 9 Mar 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Following a woman's quest to save her family during the Bosnian War, this 2021 Oscar nominee is taut, rigorous, resonant and unforgettable.

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