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
Batman's 80th Anniversary

Sat, 21 Sep, 2019
Federation Square, Melbourne

Celebrate the caped crusader's anniversary by following the character's luminous Bat-Signal to Federation Square.

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The ABC's Beloved Music Quiz Show 'Spicks and Specks' Is Coming Back This Year

It's coming back — with the OG crew — for four new specials.

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The Best New True-Crime Podcasts to Binge-Listen ASAP

Your commute to work will fly by thanks to these terrifying tales about the Zodiac Killer, unsolved murders and real life ghost hunters.

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Shiraz Showdown: Barossa Bottomless Brunch

Sat, 7 Sep, 2019
Osbourne Hotel, Fortitude Valley

The shiraz won't stop flowing over this mid-morning spring meal.

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Martha Cooper: Street Shots 1970–2019

Wed, 14 Aug - Sun, 22 Sep 2019
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Explore nearly five decades of exquisite street photography, from New York, Japan, Haiti and Baltimore to Berlin, Japan and Sao Paulo.

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Dining in the Dark

Multiple single dates
The Mix Bar, Woolloongabba

Enjoy a three-course meal and drinks in (almost) complete darkness.

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Queensland Poetry Festival 2019

Thu, 22 Aug - Sun, 25 Aug 2019
Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Fortitude Valley

Spend four days waxing lyrical.

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Brisbane City Council Is Asking for Your Thoughts on Brisbane's New 45-Hectare Public Park

It'll be Brisbane's biggest new park in 50 years — and you can submit your ideas.

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Japan's Luminous Digital-Only Art Gallery Is Now the World's Most Visited Single-Artist Museum

In its first year of operation, it eclipsed the Van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands, and the Dali Museums and Picasso Museum in Spain.

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'The Farewell' BYO Grandma Screening

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019
Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn

Catch Awkwafina's latest — and take your nanna along for free.

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'The Farewell' BYO Grandma Screening

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019
Ritz Cinema, Randwick

Catch Awkwafina's latest — and take your nanna along for free.

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A Diversity-Focused Short Film Festival Is Coming to SBS On Demand Next Month

It'll feature 14 Australian shorts, all made by creatives from underrepresented communities.

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Google Maps' New Augmented Reality Feature Will Literally Point You in the Right Direction

Now rolling out on iOS and Android phones, the beta feature deploys arrows and directions over street view images.

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BlackMilk's Latest 'Harry Potter' Collection Will Get You Kitted Out for Hogwarts

Don your Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin or Ravenclaw colours.

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Restaurant
Ze Pickle - CLOSED

17-51 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills

Queensland's favourite burger joint has made it to Surry Hills.

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This New Vodka Is Made From Grain From the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

The artisanal tipple is radioactive-free — and you might soon be able to buy it.

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The New Trailer for Netflix's 'Dark Crystal' Prequel Is Here With More Jaw-Dropping Sights

The ten-episode series features an all-star voice cast, including Taron Egerton, Helena Bonham Carter, Alicia Vikander, Mark Hamill and Andy Samberg.

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Big Screen on the Green: 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'

Fri, 27 Sep, 2019
Eagle Farm Racecourse, Ascot

Get a dose of muggles and magic on Brisbane's 44-metre-long screen.

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Atelier Brasserie x La Macelleria: Fine Food Meets Gastronomical Gelato

Wed, 4 Sep, 2019
Atelier Brasserie, Bowen Hills

Sweet meets savoury and dessert meets dinner.

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Spring Spritz

Sat, 31 Aug, 2019
Riverland, Brisbane City

Sip refreshing tipples by the river.

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