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
Come From Away

Tue, 19 Jan - Sun, 21 Mar 2021
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne

A smash on Broadway since 2017, it's based on the true story of 7000 air passengers who became grounded in Canada after September 11.

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Selwyn Snow Resort's Rebuild Will Include a Skating Rink, Bumper Cars and Mini Enchanted Village

Closed since the 2020 bushfires, the Snowy Mountains spot has started its redevelopment — and secured a 40-year lease.

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The Wonderful World of Wes

Tue, 16 Mar - Wed, 17 Mar 2021
Cinema Nova, Carlton

Revisit four of Anderson's classics on the big screen — and listen to fashion experts chat about the films' stunning costume design.

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Fermenta

Sat, 13 Mar, 2021
Various locations in Rylstone and Kandos, Kandos

Spend a day eating pickles, making kombucha and sourdough, and drinking beer in the Mudgee region.

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The Empire Strips Back 2022

Fri, 25 Feb, 2022
Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

This OTT burlesque is the all-singing all-stripping 'Star Wars' show you never knew you needed.

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The Empire Strips Back 2022

Sat, 12 Feb, 2022
Palais Theatre, St Kilda

This OTT burlesque is the all-singing all-stripping 'Star Wars' show you never knew you needed.

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The Empire Strips Back 2022

Fri, 4 Feb and
The Enmore Theatre, Newtown

This OTT burlesque is the all-singing all-stripping 'Star Wars' show you never knew you needed.

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Peloton Is Rolling Out Its High-End Fitness Equipment and Streamed Classes to Australia

You'll be able to pick up one of its pricey bikes and participate in its instructor-led at-home classes sometime in the second half of 2021.

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Ten Must-See Films at the 2021 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival

This year's standout features will take you to the busy streets of Paris, France's greenery-filled countryside or the country's scenic coastline back in the 80s.

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'The Queen's Gambit' Is Being Adapted Into a Stage Musical

Based on the book behind the hit the Netflix series, the newly announced theatre production will combine singing, dancing and chess moves.

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Sculpture at Scenic World Is Bringing Its Openair Art Gallery Back to the Blue Mountains for 2021

After the 2020 event was cancelled due to the pandemic, this year's exhibition will again place large-scale sculptures and installations throughout the area's rainforest.

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Event
The Museum of Love

Fri, 5 Mar - Sun, 18 Apr 2021
The Museum of Love, The Rocks

This heart-filled pop-up from the Sugar Republic team has a confetti shower and a Las Vegas-style Chapel O' Love.

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Final Girls

Multiple single dates
Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Surry Hills

Golden Age is dedicating Friday nights to formidable horror movie heroines.

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International Meatball Day

Tue, 9 Mar, 2021
Saccharomyces Beer Cafe, South Brisbane

Saccharomyces Beer Cafe is serving up $1 boulettes to mark the occasion.

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The Wickham's 135th Birthday Week

Mon, 8 Mar - Sun, 14 Mar 2021
The Wickham, Fortitude Valley

Celebrate the Fortitude Valley pub's big occasion with drinks, drag, DJs and hanging out in the beer garden.

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One More Time: A Daft Punk Appreciation Party

Fri, 12 Mar, 2021
The Brightside, Brisbane

Lose yourself to dance and pay tribute to one of dance music's most influential acts.

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Denmark's Soon-to-Open Hans Christian Andersen Museum Will Let You Step Inside a Fairytale World

It's the next place to add to your must-visit list once international travel returns to normal.

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Adam Sandler Fest

Thu, 1 Apr - Sun, 4 Apr 2021
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Spend Easter watching five of the comedian's best big-screen roles.

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Adam Sandler Fest

Thu, 1 Apr - Sun, 4 Apr 2021
Ritz Cinema, Randwick

Spend Easter watching five of the comedian's best big-screen roles.

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'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' Has Revealed Its Australian and New Zealand Queens

The ten contestants were revealed during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

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