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.

News
Bloomville Is the New Sugar Republic Pop-Up Filling Shipping Containers with Floral Installations

The summery exhibition will feature flowers, cherry blossoms, a sunshine room, a scratch ’n’ sniff floral wall and a confetti shower.

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These Four Wine Venues Have Been Dubbed Australia's Best by the 2021 Wineslinger Awards

Melbourne's Embla is the country's best wine-sipping spot for 2021, while Sydney’s P&V Merchants is the best new vino haunt.

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News
'Nitram' Has Been Named the Best Australian Film of the Year at the 2021 AACTA Awards

Exploring the events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, the drama nabbed the awards' eight major film prizes, including best actor for Caleb Landry Jones.

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Event
The Storytellers: Next Chapter

Thu, 9 Dec 2021 - Sun, 23 Jan 2022
Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane

Draw on the walls, make sunflowers and step inside a life-size storybook at the Museum of Brisbane.

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Event
Dots + Loops Nonstop Festival

Sun, 12 Dec, 2021
Newstead Brewing Co Milton, Milton

This genre-bending music fest is bringing two stages and an art gallery to Newstead Brewing Co Milton's barrel hall.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Seinfeld Fritzentrivia — Festivus Edition

Wed, 15 Dec, 2021
Fritzenberger, Petrie Terrace

Get ready to air some grievances and perform a few feats of strength.

Book Now

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Event
HOTA Roller Rink

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 - Sun, 23 Jan 2022
HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

Surfers Paradise' towering art gallery is turning its concert lawn into a pop-up skating rink.

Buy Tickets

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News
Mecca Is Opening Its Biggest Store in the Southern Hemisphere in Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall

It'll sprawl across a 3000-square-metre space, and eclipse Sydney's Mecca flagship as the biggest dedicated beauty store on this half of the globe.

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These Four Australian Venues Have Been Named in the World's 50 Best Bars for 2021

Sydney's Maybe Sammy came in at number 22, with Cantina OK! and Re also earning a spot — plus Melbourne's Above Board.

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News
Hyatt Regency Brisbane Has Turned Its Rooftop Pool Terrace Into a Retro-Themed Bar and Restaurant

Perched above the Queen Street Mall, Hibiscus Room is pairing cocktails with 70s- and 80s-inspired dishes, tropical decor and poolside hangs.

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News
Uber Eats Is Giving Away $350,000 Worth of Messina Prizes If You Need Some More Gelato in Your Life

You can score discounts ranging from ten to 50 percent off, free tub upgrades or, if you're particularly lucky, a year's supply of Messina's gelato.

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Rita's Is Teneriffe's Creative New Taqueria and Tequila Joint with a Taco Inspired by Bunnings

Only taking its tipple of choice and tortillas from Mexican cuisine, this Vernon Terrace newcomer also serves up kangaroo tacos and Korean cauliflower tacos.

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Pub Choir Is Touring Its Boozy Communal Karaoke Sessions Around Australia This Summer

Singing in a crowd is back.

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Event
Stones Corner Festival 2022

Sun, 1 May, 2022
Stones Corner Hotel, Greenslopes

The huge street fest will return in 2022 for its seventh event, complete with live tunes, markets, food trucks and 20-plus craft breweries.

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Event
Bottomless Mezze

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 - Mon, 28 Feb 2022
Friday's Riverside, Brisbane City

Tuck into a two-hour spread of hummus, tzatziki, flatbread, haloumi fries and lamb kofta skewers all through summer.

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Bar
Valley Hops Brewing

641 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley

Towering above Ann Street, this sky-high leafy oasis pairs Valley-brewed beers with pizzas, skewers and cheeseboards.

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1st Edition

22 McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley

Sip Spidey's Margs and Ninja Turtle Negronis at California Lane's new 22-seater, which only takes online bookings.

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Zac Efron Is the Latest Star to Battle the Outback in the Trailer for Stan's New Thriller 'Gold'

The movie Efron shot when he decamped from Hollywood to Australia during the pandemic is finally heading to screens big and small.

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Terminal 4 Is Sydney's New Waterfront Electronic Music Venue in an Operational Shipping Terminal

The new venture from the team behind the Beyond the Valley and Pitch Music + Arts festivals, it boasts views over Glebe Island and Port Jackson, and will host international and local electronic acts.

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Queensland Is Reopening Quarantine-Free Travel to Vaxxed Interstate Visitors From December 13

The Sunshine State is bringing forward its reopening date to interstate visitors from domestic hotspots by five days.

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