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 Queen's Wharf Precinct and 100-Metre-High Sky Deck Will Start Opening From April 2024

Brisbanites will have to wait a little longer for the CBD's new sky-high destination, which'll boast 360-degree views, a bar and all-day dining.

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Event
Grooves on the Green

Sat, 15 Jul, 2023
Coorparoo Square, Coorparoo

Coorparoo Square is launching a new festival filled with live music, street eats and a Beyond the Pale pop-up bar.

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La Macelleria Teneriffe's Ninth Birthday Party

Sun, 23 Jul, 2023
La Macelleria Gelateria, Teneriffe

This Italian fiesta includes live demonstrations and the one-day-only return of the chain's coveted prosecco sorbet.

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Queensland's Statewide Celebration of Live Tunes Is Launching Its First Brisbane Music Trail

Thanks to Sweet Relief!, Brisbane Festival and BIGSOUND, Brisbane is the place to be this September.

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Brisbane Music Trail

Fri, 1 Sep - Sat, 23 Sep 2023
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Queensland's statewide celebration of live tunes is finally turning its attention to Brisbane throughout September.

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Event
Pinot Palooza 2023

Fri, 13 Oct - Sun, 15 Oct 2023
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

Red wine fans, rejoice: this vino festival is showcasing 50-plus wineries over three spring days at Brisbane Showgrounds.

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Red Wine Fans, Rejoice: Pinot Palooza Will Showcase 50-Plus Wineries When It Tours Australia in 2023

Australia's huge pinot party is turning 11 with top-notch tipples from Australia, New Zealand and beyond — and a new stop in Perth.

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News
Hooray for HBO: 'Succession', 'The Last of Us' and 'The White Lotus' Lead 2023's Emmy Nominations

It's a great day to be a cast member on one of the three HBO hits, which picked up the US cable network 74 nominations.

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Steven Soderbergh's Twisty New Miniseries 'Full Circle' Is an All-Round Compelling Crime-Thriller

Fresh from 'Magic Mike's Last Dance', the prolific filmmaker directs, lenses and edits every episode of this starry must-watch show.

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Event
Carmen

Thu, 13 Jul - Wed, 2 Aug 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Paul Mescal's next feat is a stunning dance-driven drama that reimagines an iconic opera, was shot in Australia and marks choreographer Benjamin Millepied’s directing debut.

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News
Genre-Bending Whodunnit 'The Afterparty' Is Still One of Streaming's Funniest Murder-Mysteries in Season Two

There’s a new death and a mostly new cast, but sleuthing your way through this Apple TV+ comedy remains a treat.

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"Once a Rebel, Always a Rebel": The Full Trailer for New 'Star Wars' Series 'Ahsoka' Is Here

Rosario Dawson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Lars Mikkelsen star in this spinoff from 'The Mandalorian', which hits Disney+ in August.

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The Calile's Lobby Bar Is Now Serving Rooftop-to-Table Dishes Thanks to Its Own Sky-High Garden

Organic greenery now sits atop the Fortitude Valley hotel, which Head Chef Andy Gunn is using in a new French-themed menu.

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Brisbane Winter Sessions Is Returning for 2023 with Ten Days of Live Tunes Across the Inner City

Blues and roots at The Triffid, Ngaiire and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra at The Princess Theatre, Fluffy All Stars at Cloudland — it's all on the lineup.

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Brisbane Winter Sessions 2023

Fri, 28 Jul - Sun, 6 Aug 2023
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

After debuting in 2021, this music festival returns for 2023 with ten days of live tunes across Brisbane's inner city.

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Meredith Has Opened Its Ticket Ballot for 2023's Festival — and Kraftwerk Are Headlining

Book that long weekend now — Meredith is back for its 31st festival this December.

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Brisbane's Own Mt Ommaney Is Now Home to Australia's First-Ever Drive-Thru Grill'd

To celebrate, the burger chain is doing $5 burger deals for one day — including for drive-thru customers, of course.

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Electro Trailblazers Kraftwerk Have Just Announced a Huge 2023 Australian and New Zealand Tour

Ahead of their time when they started making tunes in 1970, the German band is bringing its electronic music computer animations and performance art Down Under.

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The Sweet First Trailer for 'Wonka' Takes Timothée Chalamet to a World of Pure Imagination

Roald Dahl's chocolatier gets an origin story from the director of the 'Paddington' movies — and with Hugh Grant as an Ooompa-Loompa.

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MIFF Play 2023

Fri, 18 Aug - Sun, 27 Aug 2023
Online

The Melbourne International Film Festival doesn't just love filling cinemas — it's bringing some of its 2023 program to your couch, too, across ten days.

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The Calile's Lobby Bar Is Now Serving Rooftop-to-Table Dishes Thanks to Its Own Sky-High Garden

Brisbane Winter Sessions Is Returning for 2023 with Ten Days of Live Tunes Across the Inner City

Brisbane Winter Sessions 2023

Meredith Has Opened Its Ticket Ballot for 2023's Festival — and Kraftwerk Are Headlining

Brisbane's Own Mt Ommaney Is Now Home to Australia's First-Ever Drive-Thru Grill'd

Electro Trailblazers Kraftwerk Have Just Announced a Huge 2023 Australian and New Zealand Tour

The Sweet First Trailer for 'Wonka' Takes Timothée Chalamet to a World of Pure Imagination

MIFF Play 2023

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