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
Gelatissimo Is Scooping Up Super-Festive Gingerbread Cookie Dough Gelato Just for This Month

The December special pairs choc chip cookie dough with ginger cookie crumble, ginger creme and ginger caramel.

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News
Tropic Vice Is Mermaid Beach's New Pastel-Heavy, Palm Springs and Miami-Inspired Rooftop Bar

This summery Gold Coast newcomer is serving up seafood-heavy dishes, boozy slushies and salted caramel espresso martinis, and big California-meets-Florida vibes.

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News
Australia's Most Stunning Bars, Eateries and Hotels Have Been Revealed at 2021's Eat Drink Design Awards

2021's most stylish hospitality spaces include a St Kilda wine bar, Parramatta restaurant and Fortitude Valley coffee haven.

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Event
Don't Look Up

Thu, 9 Dec - Fri, 31 Dec 2021
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence try to stop a comet wiping out life on earth in this big-budget satire, which tasks its star-studded cast with smugly pointing out the obvious.

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Don't Look Up

Thu, 9 Dec - Fri, 31 Dec 2021
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence try to stop a comet wiping out life on earth in this big-budget satire, which tasks its star-studded cast with smugly pointing out the obvious.

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Event
Don't Look Up

Thu, 9 Dec - Fri, 31 Dec 2021
Various cinemas in Sydney

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence try to stop a comet wiping out life on earth in this big-budget satire, which tasks its star-studded cast with smugly pointing out the obvious.

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Event
Dear Evan Hansen

Thu, 9 Dec - Wed, 29 Dec 2021
Various cinemas in Brisbane

The Tony-winning Broadway hit heads to the big screen, but can't overcome its questionable narrative and awkward lead performance.

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Event
Dear Evan Hansen

Thu, 9 Dec - Wed, 29 Dec 2021
Various cinemas in Melbourne

The Tony-winning Broadway hit heads to the big screen, but can't overcome its questionable narrative and awkward lead performance.

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Dear Evan Hansen

Thu, 9 Dec - Wed, 29 Dec 2021
Various cinemas in Sydney

The Tony-winning Broadway hit heads to the big screen, but can't overcome its questionable narrative and awkward lead performance.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From December 9

Head to the flicks to see Wes Anderson's latest star-studded delight, a disaster satire and a Broadway hit leap from the stage to the screen.

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Guide
Six Melbourne Venues to Visit When All You Want to Do Is Sip a Spritz in the Sunshine

Spend your summer soaking in golden rays and sipping cocktails with your mates at these must-visit Melbourne bars.

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Event
Bloomville

Sat, 15 Jan - Sat, 29 Jan 2022
Woodlea Town, Aintree

Sugar Republic's latest pop-up features flowers, cherry blossoms, a sunshine room, a scratch ’n’ sniff floral wall and a confetti shower.

Buy Tickets

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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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News
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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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.

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Seinfeld Fritzentrivia — Festivus Edition

Wed, 15 Dec, 2021
Fritzenberger, Petrie Terrace

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

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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.

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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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