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
Sunset Cinema Bondi Beach

Thu, 14 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach

This outdoor picture palace is returning to Bondi Beach with 'The Pool', big-name recent releases and a stack of Christmas movies.

Buy Tickets

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News
Outdoor Movie Season Is Back: Sunset Cinema Has Announced Its 2024–25 Dates and Bondi Beach Film Lineup

Get ready to roll out your picnic blanket and watch movies under the stars — including at North Sydney, Abbotsford and St Kilda.

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Event
Melbourne Queer Film Festival

Thu, 14 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

This year's MQFF boasts a 42-feature lineup stacked with LGBTQIA+ must-sees — and a celebration of music videos.

Buy Tickets

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Melbourne Queer Film Festival Is Returning for 2024 with a 42-Feature Lineup Stacked with LGBTQIA+ Must-Sees

A documentary about Jackie Shane, a portrait of a 'Drag Race' star, Elliot Page's first leading role as a trans man, the Village People: they're all on the program.

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Event
Seasonal Fruit Festival — Summer Edition

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025
Felons Barrel Hall, Brisbane City

Catch CC: DISCO!, Harvey Sutherland, Karate Boogaloo and more at this riverside festival curated by Jet Black Cat Music at Felons Brewing Co.

Buy Tickets

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News
Six Scenic Hiking Trails You Can Enjoy Within 50 Kilometres of Brisbane

Climb a mountain, go looking for koalas or wander around a lake at these Queensland hiking trails.

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Brisbane's New Metro Public Transport Service Has Hit the Road Between Eight Mile Plains and UQ

As a preview of what's to come, Brisbanites can now take the Brisbane Metro to travel from Eight Mile Plains and UQ Lakes on the 169 bus route.

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Jetstar's Latest Two-Day Member-Only Sale Has 26,000 Flights on Offer with Prices From $26

This bargain will get you from Sydney to the Sunshine Coast, Melbourne to the Gold Coast and Brisbane to Hobart — or you can head from Brisbane to the Whitsunday Coast from $49.

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Creepy Grins, Mega Pop Stars and Jumping From a SXSW-Screening Short to a Hit Horror Franchise: Parker Finn Chats 'Smile 2'

In four short years, this writer/director has gone from an unnerving short film to the highest-grossing horror movie of 2022, and now a sequel.

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News
Now Open: Slipstream Brewing's New 40-Tap Social House Is Pairing Beers and Bites on the Sunshine Coast

Seven years after opening in Yeerongpilly, this Brisbane brewery has expanded to Birtinya with a 300-person hangout.

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Sandworms, Scheming and Subterfuge: They're All in the Full Trailer for HBO's 'Dune: Prophecy' TV Series

Inspired by the novel 'Sisterhood of Dune', this TV prequel to Denis Villeneuve's films is set 10,000 years before Paul Atreides' ascension.

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Eurovision on Tour

Wed, 13 Nov, 2024
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley

Everyone's favourite Europop song contest is bringing its live concerts to Australia — and Brisbane — for the first time ever.

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Eurovision on Tour

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024
Palais Theatre, St Kilda

Everyone's favourite Europop song contest is bringing its live concerts to Australia — and Melbourne — for the first time ever.

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Eurovision on Tour

Sun, 17 Nov, 2024
The Enmore, Newtown

Everyone's favourite Europop song contest is bringing its live concerts to Australia — and Sydney — for the first time ever.

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Nine Waterside Picnic Spots in and Around Brisbane That You Might Not Have Visited

Fill a basket with tasty treats and head to a hidden beach, suburban lagoon or scenic lake.

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Eurovision on Tour Is Bringing Its Live Europop Concerts to Australia for the First Time

This is the first time in the song contest's nearly 70-year history that it is going on tour with a heap of talents who have graced the competition's stages.

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Do You Hear the People Sing?: The 'Les Misérables' Arena Spectacular Is Coming to Australia in 2025

The music of the people, plus the songs of angry men, will echo thanks to a stacked cast and a 65-plus-piece orchestra.

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Sound and Vision: How Jed Kurzel Found the Right Score for 'Snowtown', 'The Babadook', 'Macbeth', 'Monkey Man' and More

The founding member of The Mess Hall has scored his filmmaker brother Justin's features and plenty beyond, fellow Australian masterpieces and big-budget Hollywood fare included.

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Coming Soon: Acclaimed Brisbane Hotel The Calile Is Expanding to Noosa with a Luxe New Resort

First announced in 2022, final plans for 2.4-hectare site with 153 rooms, 29 suites and four villas have now been approved by Noosa Shire Council.

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Save the Date: Beloved Wollongong Music Festival Yours and Owls Is Returning in March 2025

After throwing a birthday pre-party in 2024 instead, the festival will be back to kick off autumn 2025.

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