Sarah Ward

Name: The Scary of Sixty-First
Start: 2021-12-16
End: 2022-01-05
Location: Australia

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.

Restaurant
Tarbouche Mezza Bar

56 Boundary Street, West End

Fish Lane's latest addition serves up shawarma beef and chicken towers, baklawa and Arabic coffee espresso martinis.

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News
Cali Beach Club's Cabana-Filled Oceanside Precinct Is Opening on a Gold Coast Rooftop This Month

Sprawling across a 5000-square-metre space, it includes four pools, two restaurants and multiple bars — and a rooftop cinema.

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News
'Y: The Last Man' Is Finally Bringing Its Page-to-Screen Dystopian Thrills to Your Streaming Queue

Based on the graphic novel of the same name, the series steps into a post-apocalyptic future where an eerie illness has wiped out everyone with a Y chromosome.

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News
'Round the Twist' Is the Latest Aussie Classic That's Being Turned Into a Stage Musical

Have you ever, ever felt like seeing an all-singing version of this childhood favourite?

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News
Snoop Dogg Is Dropping His Arena Tour Into Australia in 2022

The hip hop icon will play stadium shows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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News
A Huge Sculpture of Homer Simpson and Ancient Greek Poet Homer Has Popped Up on the Gold Coast

The five-metre-tall inflatable artwork is on display in Helensvale as part of this year's Swell Sculpture Festival.

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News
Krispy Kreme Has Started Serving 'Pokemon'-Themed Doughnuts and You'll Want to Eat 'Em All

A different Pokémon doughnut will drop every fortnight, including Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle and Poké Ball varieties.

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News
'Kevin Can F**k Himself' Is the New Must-See Series Twisting Toxic Sitcom Tropes Into a Savvy Satire

'Schitt's Creek' star Annie Murphy plays an unhappy woman who decides to dismantle her stereotypical sitcom life — and get rid of her manchild husband — in order to finally put herself first.

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Event
La Dolce Vita Brunch

Sun, 6 Mar, 2022
Fiume Bar, Brisbane City

Howard Smith Wharves' rooftop bar is doing Sunday boozy brunches throughout spring and summer.

Buy Tickets

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Event
National Schnitzel Day

Thu, 9 Sep, 2021
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Tuck into $10 schnitzels for one day only at Beerhaus or The Bavarian.

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News
Virgin Has Launched a Five-Day Sale with Over a Million Flights Starting From $49

Fares for 70 routes are now on sale — and you can travel until June 2022.

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Event
BLAKSOUND

Mon, 6 Sep - Wed, 8 Sep 2021
Online

Hear Christine Anu, Ziggy Ramo, Baker Boy and other First Nations artists share their thoughts about the music and arts industries at this three-day BIGSOUND spinoff.

Book Now

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Event
The Jam Club

Multiple single dates
QPAC, South Bank

Once a month, QPAC turns Melbourne Street Green into a free Wednesday night jam session.

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Event
Swell Sculpture Festival 2021

Fri, 10 Sep - Sun, 19 Sep 2021
Currumbin Beach, Currumbin

Currumbin Beach's annual outdoor sculpture fest returns for its 19th year.

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Swell Sculpture Festival Is Turning a One-Kilometre Stretch of Beach Into a Free Outdoor Art Gallery

More than 65 sculptures will be dotted across Currumbin Beach for ten days.

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Four Pillars Is Releasing Two New Rare Dry Gins So You'd Best Make Room On Your Gin Shelf

If you're a fan of the distillery's Rare Dry Gin, you'll want to try its new Rarer Dry Gin and Rarest Dry Gin — as made with yuzu and bergamot, respectively.

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Sydney Is Now Home to a Giant Mural of Bob Hawke Drinking Beer to Encourage Vaccinations

Hawke's Brewing Co has emblazoned its namesake across its wall, teaming up with renowned mural artist Scott Marsh.

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#VaxTheNation Is the New Aussie Campaign Encouraging the Jab to Help Restart Live Entertainment

More than 400 Australian performers and live events companies have united on the new campaign, including Powderfinger, Jimmy Barnes, Courtney Barnett, Paul Kelly and G-Flip.

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SBS Is Bringing Back Beloved Game Show 'Letters and Numbers' — This Time with Celebrities

Michael Hing is on hosting duties, and guests include Hamish Blake, Matt Okine, Merrick Watts, Jennifer Wong, Aaron Chen and Susie Youssef.

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Gelato Messina Is Now Doing Home Delivery to Select Parts of Sydney and Melbourne

Don't live near one of the dessert chain's stores? It's bringing the sweet treats to you.

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