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
Apple TV's Page-to-Screen Thriller 'Silo' Is Streaming's Next Gripping (and Great) Sci-Fi Mystery

What happens when humanity's last 10,000 inhabitants are left living in an underground chamber? That's this new standout's instantly engrossing story.

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Event
Revel Bar at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2023

Fri, 28 Apr - Sun, 28 May 2023
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Revel Brewing Co has launched a pop-up bar outside Powerhouse just for this year's laughfest.

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News
'Lucie in the Sky' Is the World-Premiere Stage Show That's Combining Dancers and Drones at QPAC

Australasian Dance Collective's new production features five drones paired with six dancers, mimicking their movements.

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Event
Lucie in the Sky — Australasian Dance Collective

Fri, 5 May - Sat, 13 May 2023
QPAC Playhouse, South Brisbane

This world-premiere stage show combines dancers and drones to ponder what it means to be human.

Buy Tickets

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In the Snow at Customs House 2023

Thu, 18 May - Sun, 3 Sep 2023
Customs House Brisbane, Brisbane

Spend another winter sipping champagne and eating Moreton Bay bug croissants in igloos by the river.

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News
Julia Gutman's Portrait of Montaigne Has Just Taken Out the 2023 Archibald Prize

29-year-old Gutman is one of the prestigious award's youngest-ever recipients.

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Revel Brewing Co Has Launched a Pop-Up Bar Outside Powerhouse Just for Brisbane Comedy Festival

Until the end of May, this Brisbane brewery is pouring its brews at a third location — which is where you'll find its limited-edition Laughing Lager.

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Event
Farm Gate to City Door Scenic Rim Markets: Mother's Day Edition

Sat, 6 May, 2023
Breakfast Creek Lifestyle Precinct, Newstead

Shop for the Scenic Rim’s best wares for your mum, including cheese, wine, boutique spirits and body products, without leaving the city.

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Nundah by Night 2023

Sat, 10 Jun, 2023
Nundah Farmers Market, Nundah

Browse your way through wintry stalls under fairy lights — then stop for cob loaves, karaage chicken and craft beers.

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News
Human Rights Arts and Film Festival Is Back for 2023 with a Thought-Provoking In-Person and Online Program

Melbourne film fans can hit the cinema, while lovers of eye-opening flicks elsewhere can watch along from home.

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Event
Human Rights Arts and Film Festival 2023

Thu, 4 May - Tue, 9 May 2023
Select cinemas in Melbourne and online, Various locations

The thought-provoking festival is back with six days of Melbourne screenings — and an online program showing nationally.

Buy Tickets

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News
From Breweries to Cemeteries, Anywhere Festival Is Back for 2023 to Host Shows Everywhere It Can

This year's fest is hitting up libraries, bars, paint factories, museums, laneways, galleries and a 'Harry Potter'-themed store, too.

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Anywhere Festival 2023

Thu, 4 May - Sun, 21 May 2023
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

If you've ever wanted to see a ‘Human Centipede’ parody musical in a paint factory, a dance work in an airport terminal or a circus show in a brewery, this is the festival for you.

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Studio Ghibli at The Elizabeth

Thu, 18 May - Sun, 30 Jul 2023
The Elizabeth Picture Theatre, Brisbane City

Get spirited away at this magical cinema tribute, revisiting 'Princess Mononoke', 'My Neighbour Totoro', 'Howl's Moving Castle' and more on the big screen.

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Australian Venue Co Wants to Pay You to Eat and Drink at Its Bars and Pubs Once a Month

The hospitality company is looking for 100 'secret sippers' to visit its venues, have a meal and provide monthly feedback.

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TodayTix Is Bringing Its 'Moulin Rouge!' Lottery to Brisbane So You Can See the Hit Musical for Just $30

In spectacular (spectacular) news, this is your chance to catch the acclaimed screen-to-stage production for cheap.

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Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan's New Mystery-Comedy 'Deadloch' Just Dropped Its Hilarious Trailer

The Kates are back, this time creating, writing and executive producing this Tasmania-set small-town murder-mystery.

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Timothée Chalamet Rides a Sandworm in the Spectacular First 'Dune: Part Two' Trailer

Austin Butler and Florence Pugh join the 'Dune' cast in this sandy sequel to 2021's Oscar-winning blockbuster.

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The Survival of Kindness

Thu, 4 May - Wed, 24 May 2023
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Marking his first feature since 2013's 'Charlie's Country', Rolf de Heer's latest film is as haunting as it is visually stunning.

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Showbiz Satire 'The Other Two' Is Still the Funniest Comedy on TV in Its Stellar Third Season

Skewering celebrity, the whole entertainment industry and chasing fame dreams doesn’t get any sharper than this.

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Australian Venue Co Wants to Pay You to Eat and Drink at Its Bars and Pubs Once a Month

TodayTix Is Bringing Its 'Moulin Rouge!' Lottery to Brisbane So You Can See the Hit Musical for Just $30

Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan's New Mystery-Comedy 'Deadloch' Just Dropped Its Hilarious Trailer

Timothée Chalamet Rides a Sandworm in the Spectacular First 'Dune: Part Two' Trailer

The Survival of Kindness

Showbiz Satire 'The Other Two' Is Still the Funniest Comedy on TV in Its Stellar Third Season

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