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
Brisbane Portrait Prize

Mon, 30 Sep - Thu, 31 Oct 2019
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Check out the 100 finalists competing for Brisbane's first portrait prize.

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Event
Dogs & Beats

Sun, 10 Nov, 2019
Prohibition Brisbane, Fortitude Valley

Hit the dance floor with your dog.

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Event
Brisbane International Film Festival 2019

Thu, 3 Oct - Sun, 13 Oct 2019
Various cinemas in Brisbane

With more than 110 films over 11 days, including a Japanese gangster flick, the Queer Palm winner and an eye-opening doco about Scientology.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Bong Joon-ho Retrospective

Fri, 27 Sep - Sat, 28 Sep 2019
Dendy Opera Quays, Sydney

A free two-day film festival revisiting the 'Parasite' director's past hits.

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Event
'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' at The Grounds

Fri, 27 Sep - Sun, 3 Nov 2019
The Grounds of Alexandria, Alexandria

Wander through eerie laneways of black roses, dark forest and green mist at The Grounds' latest pop-up.

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Event
Bubbles & Barrels Beer Festival 2019

Sat, 16 Nov, 2019
Pig 'N' Whistle Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

A day of beers and barbecued food on Brunswick Street.

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Event
The Goldfinch

Thu, 26 Sep - Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Despite seemingly boasting all the right elements, this book-to-screen adaptation mirrors its namesake and fails to fly.

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Event
The Goldfinch

Thu, 26 Sep - Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Despite seemingly boasting all the right elements, this book-to-screen adaptation mirrors its namesake and fails to fly.

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Event
The Goldfinch

Thu, 26 Sep - Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Various cinemas in Sydney

Despite seemingly boasting all the right elements, this book-to-screen adaptation mirrors its namesake and fails to fly.

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Event
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Thu, 26 Sep - Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Various cinemas in Brisbane

The popular children's book series gets the big-screen treatment — with bumps, jumps and something meaningful to say.

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Event
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Thu, 26 Sep - Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Various cinemas in Melbourne

The popular children's book series gets the big-screen treatment — with bumps, jumps and something meaningful to say.

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Event
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Thu, 26 Sep - Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Various cinemas in Sydney

The popular children's book series gets the big-screen treatment — with bumps, jumps and something meaningful to say.

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News
You Can Now Play 'Mario Kart' on Your Phone So Say Goodbye to Productivity

You can race around the streets of Tokyo, hurl shells under the Arc de Triomphe and slide on banana peels on Broadway.

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Event
Ride Like a Girl

Thu, 26 Sep - Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Various cinemas in Brisbane

It tells the true tale of Michelle Payne's historic Melbourne Cup win, but this is an overly straightforward and generic biopic.

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Event
Ride Like a Girl

Thu, 26 Sep - Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Various cinemas in Melbourne

It tells the true tale of Michelle Payne's historic Melbourne Cup win, but this is an overly straightforward and generic biopic.

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Event
Ride Like a Girl

Thu, 26 Sep - Wed, 16 Oct 2019
Various cinemas in Sydney

It tells the true tale of Michelle Payne's historic Melbourne Cup win, but this is an overly straightforward and generic biopic.

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Event
'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Halloween Heist Trivia Night

Fri, 1 Nov and Sat, 2 Nov 2019
Fritzenberger, Petrie Terrace

Show your love for the Nine-Nine crew — and for halloween hijinks — at this dedicated trivia night.

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Sweida's Warehouse Costume Sale 2019

Fri, 18 Oct - Sat, 19 Oct 2019
Sweida's Party, Salisbury

The 107-year-old company is clearing out its racks.

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Spiders – The Exhibition

Fri, 6 Dec 2019 - Mon, 4 May 2020
Queensland Museum, South Brisbane

Get caught in Queensland Museum's web — with more than 200 spider specimens on display, including 12 live species.

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Hellmouth Vegan Bake Sale

Sat, 28 Sep, 2019
Netherworld, Fortitude Valley

Play games, drink brews and snack on cruelty-free baked goods.

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