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
Disney+ Drive-In 2021–22

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 - Mon, 3 Jan 2022
Carrara Sports Precinct Parking, Carrara

Catch classic Disney, Pixar and Christmas flicks at this pop-up outdoor cinema on the Gold Coast.

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News
NSW Is Bringing Forward Its Next Stage of Relaxed Restrictions for Double-Vaxxed Folks to November 8

Rules for double-jabbed NSW residents are easing almost a month earlier than planned — scrapping caps on at-home gatherings and allowing dance floors to reopen.

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Dracula — Queensland Ballet

Wed, 24 Nov - Sat, 4 Dec 2021
QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Brisbane

Bram Stoker's gothic horror classic dances across the stage.

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South City Square Christmas Pop-Up Markets 2021

Sun, 5 Dec, 2021
South City Square, Woolloongabba

You'll feel like you're wandering around a European-style market hall at this inner-east mix of stalls and food trucks.

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Fish Lane Christmas Markets

Sun, 19 Dec, 2021
Fish Lane, South Brisbane

Browse more than 40 stalls for festive gifts in South Brisbane.

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The BrisStyle Handmade Christmas Markets 2021

Sat, 11 Dec, 2021
Queensland Museum, South Brisbane

Forget machines — everything at this huge festive market is made by hand.

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Portside Christmas Markets

Sat, 20 Nov, 2021
Portside Wharf Hamilton, Brisbane

Hamilton's riverside markets are returning for the festive season.

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Wild at Heart: The Films of Laura Dern

Fri, 5 Nov - Tue, 16 Nov 2021
ACMI, Melbourne

Celebrate Laura Dern's exceptional on-screen career with seven big-screen gems, spanning everything from 'Jurassic Park' to 'Certain Women'.

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Wild at Heart: The Films of Laura Dern

Fri, 14 Jan - Sat, 22 Jan 2022
Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Surry Hills

Celebrate Laura Dern's exceptional on-screen career with seven big-screen gems, spanning everything from 'Jurassic Park' to 'Certain Women'.

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News
'Nitram', 'The Dry' and 'High Ground' Lead the 2021 AACTA Nominations

In the TV fields, 'Clickbait' and 'Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun' earned some love, too.

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Alice Springs' Radiant Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up the Red Centre Again Next April

The dazzling ten-night Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling festival will return from April 8–17, 2022.

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Mona Foma Will Return to Launceston and Hobart in January 2022

MONA's summer music and arts festival is coming back for another year — and it's keeping its dual-city format.

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Sydney's Westpac Openair Cinema Has Revealed Its 2022 Summer Dates

It's returning for 48 nights of harbourside cinema — including sessions of 'The French Dispatch', 'The Matrix Resurrections' and 'No Time to Die'.

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Event
Japanese Film Festival 2021

Thu, 25 Nov - Sun, 5 Dec 2021
Select cinemas in Sydney and online, Various locations

Australia's annual celebration of Japanese films is celebrating its 25th year by bringing 21 new and classic movies to Sydney.

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News
The Creepy 'Red Light, Green Light' Doll From 'Squid Game' Is Towering Over the Harbour This Weekend

Celebrate Halloween by dressing up in a green tracksuit and pretending you're in Netflix's latest hit show.

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Ten New Must-Sees You Can Watch on Melbourne's Big Screens Now That Indoor Cinemas Have Reopened

Head to the flicks to watch an eerie Icelandic thriller, a bold take on the western genre and fascinating documentaries about famous figures.

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Melbourne's Art Galleries and Museums Are Starting to Reopen From This Weekend

ACMI, Melbourne Museum, the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks will be open once again — and the NGV and State Library of Victoria, too, from next week.

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Planetarium Nights

Multiple single dates
Scienceworks, Spotswood

Stare up at the full-dome screen with a drink in your hand.

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Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2021

Thu, 18 Nov - Mon, 29 Nov 2021
Select cinemas in Melbourne and online, Various locations

Melbourne's annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ cinema returns for its 31st year with a huge 145-film in-cinema lineup — and a 40-plus movie online program as well.

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Lune Lab Brisbane

Fri, 5 Nov - Sun, 19 Dec 2021
Lune Croissanterie South Brisbane, South Brisbane

Lune Croissanterie is bringing its three-course croissant degustations to its new South Brisbane store.

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