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
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From September 30

Head to the flicks to watch a searing drama about the lead-up to the Port Arthur massacre, Mads Mikkelsen in a delightful revenge comedy and a gorgeous look at marriage during the Lebanese Civil War.

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Event
Nitram

Thu, 30 Sep - Wed, 27 Oct 2021
Various cinemas in Brisbane

After 'Snowtown' and 'True History of the Kelly Gang', Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel examines the lead-up to the Port Arthur massacre in this unsettling and astounding drama.

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News
Sprawling Scenic Rim Winery The Overflow 1895 Is Opening Five Lakeside Eco-Cabins This Summer

Eco-pod company Wander is setting up one- and two-bedroom Wander Pods on the shores of Lake Wyaralong.

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News
Brisbane's Gathering and Event Restrictions Are Tightening Again in Response to New COVID-19 Cases

Rules covering having people over to your house, gathering outdoors and event capacities are changing for the next two weeks.

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Event
Movie Frenzy 2021

Fri, 1 Oct - Thu, 7 Oct 2021
Online

Rent some of the past year's big movies for pocket change.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Free Guy

Wed, 29 Sep - Sun, 31 Oct 2021
Various cinemas in Sydney and online

Ryan Reynolds draws upon his usual likeable charms in this blatant riff on 'The Truman Show', but set inside an online video game.

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Event
Free Guy

Wed, 29 Sep - Wed, 17 Nov 2021
Various cinemas in Melbourne and online

Ryan Reynolds draws upon his usual likeable charms in this blatant riff on 'The Truman Show', but set inside an online video game.

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News
Carindale Shopping Centre and Portside Wharf Have Joined Brisbane's Growing List of Exposure Sites

New local cases visited the two busy spots, alongside venues in Camp Hill, Cannon Hill, Spring Hill, South Brisbane and the CBD.

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News
Opera Australia Is Hosting a Cockatoo Island Sleepover and 'The Phantom of the Opera' on the Harbour

The organisation's just-announced 2022 lineup includes two huge openair waterfront events.

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Guide
Five Instantly Gripping True-Crime Documentaries That You Won't Be Able to Turn Off

Truth really is stranger than fiction, as these twisty real-life tales show — and you can stream them all.

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Event
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Wed, 29 Sep - Sun, 31 Oct 2021
Online

Questlove jumps behind the lens with this exceptional documentary, which brings footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival — aka "Black Woodstock" — to the screen.

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Event
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Wed, 29 Sep - Sun, 31 Oct 2021
Select cinemas in Sydney and online, Various locations

Questlove jumps behind the lens with this exceptional documentary, which brings footage from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival — aka "Black Woodstock" — to the screen.

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Event
Open Housewarming at The Princess Theatre

Fri, 29 Oct - Sat, 30 Oct 2021
The Princess Theatre, South Brisbane

Much-loved heritage building The Princess Theatre is reopening with a huge two-day housewarming party.

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News
Dr Gimlette Is the CBD's Luxe New Cocktail Bar Inside the Heritage-Listed Old Metro Arts Theatre

Located in one of Brisbane's oldest buildings, this new table service-oriented bar hails from the team behind laneway favourite Death and Taxes.

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Bar
Fiume Rooftop Bar

5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City

Peer over the river, hang out on daybeds by the pool and sip cocktails — all on Crystalbrook Vincent's rooftop.

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Event
Barktoberfest 2021

Sat, 9 Oct, 2021
Carseldine Farmers & Artisan Markets, Carseldine

Take your furry BFF for a Saturday morning browse.

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Event
Maze — The Naughty Corner

Wed, 29 Sep - Sat, 2 Oct 2021
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

This eye-catching visual theatre work dives into Greek mythology with light-wire puppets and striking LED lighting design.

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News
Qantas Might Start Flying Direct From Darwin to London When International Travel Resumes

Due to Western Australia's strict border rules, the airline won't resume its direct Perth-to-London route until at least April 2022; however, it's looking to depart from the Northern Territory instead.

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News
Kiff & Culture Is the New Company Hosting Day Tours Through Brisbane's Food and Drink Scene

Spend a day being driven between Brisbane restaurants, wineries, breweries and distilleries — or head south to eat and drink your way around the Gold Coast or Tamborine Mountain.

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News
Masks Are Required Again Indoors and Outdoors in Brisbane and Moreton Bay Due to New Local Cases

The mask rules last changed just days ago, but now they've been amended again — so you'll need to mask up while sitting for the next two weeks.

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