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.

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The Brisbane City Botanic Gardens Will Be Transformed into a Garden of Fire for Brisbane Festival

The immersive 'Fire Gardens' installation will take over the inner-city spot for four fiery nights.

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019

Fri, 22 Mar - Sun, 14 Jul 2019
National Wool Museum, Geelong

Direct from London's Natural History Museum, the best nature photographs from the past year are coming to Geelong.

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NASA — A Human Adventure: After Dark

Fri, 14 Jun, 2019
Queensland Museum, South Brisbane

Drinks, demonstrations, music, science and space objects, all during a night at the museum.

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Feel-Good Crowd-Pleaser 'Blinded by the Light' Turns Bruce Springsteen's Music Into a Coming-of-Age Movie

Set in the 80s, it earned rave reviews at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

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You'll Soon Be Able to Stay In (and Grab a Snack At) a Pop-Up Taco Bell Hotel

Think taco-themed rooms, tacos for breakfast and taco-inspired poolside cocktails.

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HBO Has Dropped the First Trailer for Its Next Big Fantasy Series, 'His Dark Materials'

Adapting Philip Pullman's award-winning young adult trilogy of the same name, it stars James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and 'Logan' scene-stealer Dafne Keen.

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Fromage in a Box

Wed, 22 May, 2019
Black Bottle, Darlinghurst

Spend your Wednesday feasting on oven-baked cheese with potatoes, cured meats and salad.

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Uber's New Quiet Mode Will Let You Ride in Silence

The ridesharing service is rolling out a feature that lets customers choose their level of conversation.

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Check Out the Latest Trailer for 'Midsommar', the Unsettling New Horror Movie From the Director of 'Hereditary'

It follows a holidaying couple as they visit a rural Swedish community — and it promises a nightmare in daylight.

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Mark Manson: Everything is F*cked

Sun, 21 Jul, 2019
City Recital Hall, Sydney

The not-quite self-help author heads to Sydney.

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Mark Manson: Everything is F*cked

Mon, 15 Jul, 2019
Forum Theatre, Melbourne

The not-quite self-help author heads to Melbourne.

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Australians, A Dry and Warmer-Than-Average Winter Is Coming

A hotter-than-usual autumn was forecast, and now it looks like winter will be the same.

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Nearly One Million Unhappy 'Game of Thrones' Fans Want the Show's Final Season to Be Remade

Upset over the way the series is wrapping up, they're demanding a do-over without showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

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BrewDog's Suitably Boozy Craft Beer Airline Is Hitting the Skies Again

Yes, it's all about drinking craft brews at 30,000 feet — again.

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Netflix's Next Big Rom-Com 'Always Be My Maybe' Is Here (With Bonus Keanu Reeves)

Sparks fly as Ali Wong plays a celebrity chef and Randall Park re-emerges as her childhood best friend.

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Hidden Gems Arts Fair

Sun, 19 May, 2019
Metro Arts, West End

A pop-up market in a CBD gallery.

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Tins and Tunes

Wed, 12 Jun, 2019
Mongrel, Milton

It's choir time at this Milton bar.

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Peterloo

Thu, 16 May - Wed, 12 Jun 2019
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Depicting an infamous chapter of British history from two centuries ago, this detailed period piece remains unsettlingly relevant today.

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Peterloo

Thu, 16 May - Wed, 12 Jun 2019
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Depicting an infamous chapter of British history from two centuries ago, this detailed period piece remains unsettlingly relevant today.

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Peterloo

Thu, 16 May - Wed, 12 Jun 2019
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Depicting an infamous chapter of British history from two centuries ago, this detailed period piece remains unsettlingly relevant today.

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