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
The Big Pineapple Music Festival 2017

Sat, 27 May, 2017
The Big Pineapple, Nambour

Nambour's must-attend music festival returns for 2017.

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Brewsvegas Beer Festival Announces 2017 Program

Beer trails, 'beerlympics', beery scavenger hunts — Brisbane's big beer event is back.

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Fences

Thu, 9 Feb - Wed, 22 Mar 2017
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Powerful performances can't keep Fences from feeling a little stagey.

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Fences

Thu, 9 Feb - Wed, 22 Mar 2017
Various cinemas in Sydney

Powerful performances can't keep Fences from feeling a little stagey.

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Fences

Thu, 9 Feb - Wed, 22 Mar 2017
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Powerful performances can't keep Fences from feeling a little stagey.

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Toni Erdmann

Thu, 9 Feb - Thu, 23 Mar 2017
Various cinemas in Sydney

This bizarre German comedy has earned plenty of Oscar buzz, and with good reason.

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Toni Erdmann

Thu, 9 Feb - Thu, 23 Mar 2017
Various cinemas in Melbourne

This bizarre German comedy has earned plenty of Oscar buzz, and with good reason.

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Toni Erdmann

Thu, 9 Feb - Thu, 23 Mar 2017
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

This bizarre German comedy has earned plenty of Oscar buzz, and with good reason.

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Brisbane Ice Cream Festival

Sat, 11 Mar, 2017
West Village, West End

Coming, fittingly, to West End's old Peters Ice Cream Factory.

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Brisbane Is Getting Its First Ice Cream Festival

Coming, fittingly, to West End's old Peters Ice Cream Factory.

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Event
Grapest 5K Run

Sat, 11 Feb, 2017
Balgownie Estate, Bendigo

Exercise and drinking combine for this wine-tasting fun run.

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Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2017

Thu, 16 Mar - Sun, 9 Apr 2017
Palace Cinemas Brisbane, Brisbane

This year sees 45 formidable films on offer, from the Audrey Tatou-starring Jacques Cousteau biopic to Venice Film Festival highlight Planetarium.

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Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2017

Wed, 8 Mar - Thu, 30 Mar 2017
Various cinemas in Melbourne

This year sees 45 formidable films on offer, from the Audrey Tatou-starring Jacques Cousteau biopic to Venice Film Festival highlight Planetarium.

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Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2017

Tue, 7 Mar - Thu, 30 Mar 2017
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

This year sees 45 formidable films on offer, from the Audrey Tatou-starring Jacques Cousteau biopic to Venice Film Festival highlight Planetarium.

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She Speaks First Presents The Fits

Sat, 11 Feb, 2017
Chunky Move Studios, Melbourne

See Anna Rose Holmer's feature film debut followed by a post-film conversation.

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Marvin Gaye Appreciation Night

Thu, 9 Feb, 2017
Black Bear Lodge, Fortitude Valley

Pay tribute to the man with the sexy, sexy songs.

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Illicit - An Anti-Valentine's Party

Fri, 10 Feb, 2017
The New Globe Theatre, Brisbane

If romance isn't your thing, this ten-part cabaret has the solution.

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The Wheel of Love

Fri, 10 Feb - Tue, 14 Feb 2017
The Charming Squire, South Brisbane

Eat, drink and see the city from great heights.

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Bespoke - Queensland Ballet

Fri, 10 Feb - Sun, 12 Feb 2017
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

An experimental, multi-sensory showcase from state's resident ballet company.

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Brisbane Street Art Festival 2017

Sat, 11 Feb - Fri, 3 Mar 2017
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Celebrate the homegrown heroes spraying some paint around and stencilling up a storm.

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