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.

News
Brisbane's New Arcade Game Bar Opens This Weekend

Get those flippers ready — Netherworld is coming.

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Bar
Suburban Social

1 Moordale Street, Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill's new watering hole, eatery and hangout.

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RSPCA Queensland Pop-Up Adoption Drive 2017

Sat, 14 Jan, 2017
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Spend your Saturday surrounded by pups and kits.

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How to Play a Giant Disney Villain with Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement

We spoke to the comedian and actor about voicing a 50-foot crab, channelling David Bowie and working on Disney's Moana.

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Event
Bowie in Berlin

Sat, 7 Jan, 2017
Enmore Theatre, Newtown

We can be heroes, just for one day.

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Bowie in Berlin

Sun, 8 Jan, 2017
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne

We can be heroes, just for one day.

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Bowie in Berlin

Fri, 6 Jan, 2017
The Triffid, Newstead

We can be heroes, just for one day.

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Lucent

Sat, 26 Nov 2016 - Sun, 30 Jul 2017
GOMA, South Brisbane

Eight months of amazing indigenous art.

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News
Ten Films You Need to See in 2017

Long-awaited Blade Runner and Trainspotting reboots, Sofia Coppola's newbie and Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut.

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Event
Tapescape

Mon, 5 Dec 2016 - Sun, 26 Feb 2017
Ipswich Art Gallery, Ipswich

You're never too old for a playground made of sticky tape.

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Gilmore Girls Trivia

Wed, 4 Jan, 2017
Beach Burrito Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley

Put that Netflix binge to good use.

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Treasury Summer Nights Courtyard Pop-Up

Multiple single dates
Treasury Casino, Brisbane

Oh, those summer nights.

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Event
2001: A Space Odyssey — The 2017 System Cut

Fri, 6 Jan, 2017
New Globe Theatre, Brisbane

Putting Kubrick's sci-fi classic to the fullest possible use.

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Event
Good For Ya Gut

Mon, 9 Jan 2017, Mon, 23 Jan 2017 and Mon, 13 Feb 2017
WOTSO Building, Fortitude Valley

That's one new year's resolution sorted.

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Ballistic Beer Co Launch Week

Fri, 6 Jan - Sun, 8 Jan 2017
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Cheers.

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Wallace & Gromit and Friends: The Magic of Aardman

Thu, 29 Jun 2017 - Mon, 29 Jan 2018
ACMI, Melbourne

This calls for cheese.

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Melbourne Design Week 2017

Thu, 16 Mar - Sun, 26 Mar 2017
NGV International, Melbourne

The NGV will host Melbourne's first dedicated local design week.

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Yarra Valley Wine & Food Festival

Sat, 1 Apr - Sun, 2 Apr 2017
Rochford Wines Yarra Valley, Coldstream

A brand new two-day festival showcasing the region's goodies.

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Kooza — Cirque du Soleil

Fri, 20 Jan - Sun, 12 Mar 2017
Flemington Racecourse, Flemington

The Canadian troupe comes back to Australia for another enchanting performance.

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Passengers

Sun, 1 Jan - Wed, 15 Feb 2017
Various cinemas in Sydney

This star-powered sci-fi drama is both generic and vaguely creepy.

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