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
'Raiders of the Lost Ark' in Concert

Sat, 21 Aug, 2021
Aware Super Theatre, Sydney

Celebrate the hit flick's 40th anniversary on the big screen — and with a live orchestra.

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News
KFC's New Augmented Reality Game Takes You Hunting for Buckets to Win Cash and Chicken

It's called 'The Great Bucket Hunt' — and you can win cash, chicken and a year's worth of free KFC.

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Airbnb Wants You and Your Mates to Spend a Year Living in Its Properties for Free

It's looking for 12 people to spend 12 months hopping between Airbnb rentals — and staying anywhere you like.

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Event
The Hidden Lanes Festival 2021

Sat, 14 Aug, 2021
Bakery, Winn and California Lanes, Fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley's day-long laneway party is back.

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Event
Disney Classics Festival

Sat, 26 Jun - Sun, 11 Jul 2021
Dendy Newtown, Newtown

Get nostalgic with big-screen viewings of 11 Mouse House favourites.

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Event
Disney Classics Festival

Sat, 26 Jun - Sun, 11 Jul 2021
Dendy Coorparoo, Coorparoo

Get nostalgic with big-screen viewings of 11 Mouse House favourites.

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Event
Winter in the Vineyards

Wed, 16 Jun - Tue, 31 Aug 2021
Regatta Hotel, Toowong

The Regatta is turning its courtyard into a vineyard-themed winter hangout — and serving up four types of mulled wine every Sunday.

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The Latest 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Trailer Teases a Supremely Creepy Trip to a Wellness Retreat

The star-studded Byron Bay-shot miniseries hits Amazon Prime Video in August.

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New South Wales Is Set to Start Banning Single-Use Plastics From 2022

Plastic bags, straws, cutlery, stirrers and polystyrene containers will be among the first items phased out, with more to follow by 2025.

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Event
The Long Weekender

Mon, 14 Jun, 2021
Online

Stream six hours of live Victorian music, featuring sets from festivals like Golden Plains, Falls Festival, Meredith Music Festival and A Day On The Green.

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Event
$12 Martini Week

Mon, 14 Jun - Sat, 19 Jun 2021
The Inchcolm by Ovolo, Spring Hill

Whether you like them shaken or stirred, you have 11 different types to choose from.

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News
Netflix's 'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' Is Finally Coming Back for a Second Season

It was the best new sketch comedy series of 2019 by far — and it's returning with new episodes next month.

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Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane All Recorded Zero New Local COVID-19 Cases in the Past 24 Hours

It's doughnuts all round across the east coast.

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Event
So Fresh Thursdays

Thu, 17 Jun, 2021
Retro's Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley

Spend your Thursday night on the dance floor listening to 90s and 00s tunes.

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The Winter Village 2021

Sat, 19 Jun - Sun, 12 Sep 2021
Prince Alfred Square, Parramatta

Go ice skating, hang out in an igloo, enjoy a snow shower and dip marshmallows in espresso martini-flavoured chocolate fudge sauce.

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This Alpine-Inspired Winter Pop-Up Is Bringing Its Igloos and Ice Skating Rink to Parramatta

The Winter Village is heading to NSW, complete with daily snow showers and boozy brunches.

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News
Australia Is Still Aiming to Implement a Travel Bubble with Singapore "Sooner Rather Than Later"

It doesn't look likely to happen by July, as first suggested, but the two countries are still working towards the travel bubble.

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News
Brisbane Just Moved One Step Closer to Hosting the 2032 Olympic Games

All that's left is for the International Olympic Committee to take a vote, which'll happen in mid-July.

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Event
World Gin Day Brookie's Pop-Up Bar

Sat, 12 Jun, 2021
Blackbird Bar & Grill, Brisbane City

Head riverside to sip gin cocktails at this booze-fuelled celebration.

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The Latest Trailer for the 'Gossip Girl' Revival Teases a New Generation of Secrets and Scandals

You know you'll love it.

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