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
Christmas in July Twilight Pop-Up Markets at VEND Virginia

Sat, 22 Jul, 2023
VEND Virginia, Virginia

This northside marketplace is bringing the festive cheer early its 130-plus businesses — and its indoor greenhouse.

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Event
Plant Empire Winter Market 2023

Sun, 4 Jun, 2023
Plant Empire, Yeerongpilly

Spring might be a whole season away, but you can still start winter by shopping for greenery, pots, ceramics, crafts and more.

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Event
The Handmade Markets 2023

Multiple single dates
Queensland Museum, South Brisbane

Forget machines — everything at this monthly market in Queensland Museum's Whale Mall made by hand.

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Event
NewBARKet Markets 2023

Sat, 22 Jul, 2023
Newmarket Village, Newmarket

Take your dog shopping for all kinds of goodies — and plenty of pats.

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News
Australia's Most-Comprehensive Rembrandt Exhibition in 25 Years Is Taking Over the NGV All Winter

More than 100 of the 17th-century Dutch artist’s etchings are in the spotlight at this impressive retrospective, alongside a selection of his iconic paintings.

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Event
Rembrandt — True to Life

Fri, 2 Jun - Sun, 10 Sep 2023
NGV International, Melbourne

Australia's most-comprehensive Rembrandt exhibition in 25 years is taking over the NGV all winter.

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News
'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' Season Three Is the Best Way to Spend 90 Minutes Right Now

Stop rewatching 'Coffin Flop' over sloppy steaks and start binging the latest hilarious sketches to drop from Netflix's best-ever comedy.

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News
Lune Is Kickstarting Winter with Pumpkin Pie Cruffins and Bechamel-Filled Lasagne Pastries

For June only, the world-famous croissanterie is also serving up ginger molasses croissants and chocolate banana rum pains au chocolat.

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News
A Festival of Football Is Taking Over the Sydney Harbour Bridge to Celebrate the 2023 Women's World Cup

Sydney's famous structure will close to traffic for a morning, opening to soccer festivities instead, to mark 25 days until the Women's World Cup.

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Bar
Boom Boom Room

171 George Street, Brisbane City

An underground CBD bar and restaurant located in a heritage-listed former bank.

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News
Tony-Winning Musical 'Once' Is Bringing Its Tender Romance to Southeast Queensland This Winter

Based on the beloved movie of the same name, this Grammy- and Tony Award-winning musical is playing the Gold Coast's HOTA, Home of the Arts.

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Event
Once — Darlinghurst Theatre Company

Sat, 17 Jun - Thu, 22 Jun 2023
HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

This Tony-winning screen-to-stage musical is bringing its tender romance to the Gold Coast.

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Restaurant
Embers at The Charming Squire

133 Grey Street, South Brisbane

A sibling venue to the Brewhouse with its own standalone entrance, this new eatery goes heavy on woodfired dishes and wooden decor.

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Brisbane's Three-Day Winter French Festival Is Returning in 2023 After a Three-Year Hiatus

Last held in 2019, Le Festival will fill Victoria Park / Barrambin with champagne, cheese, French markets and French tunes in July.

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Le Festival — Brisbane French Festival 2023

Fri, 21 Jul - Sun, 23 Jul 2023
Victoria Park / Barrambin, Herston

Brisbane's three-day celebration of French wine, cheese and culture is returning after a three-year break.

Buy Tickets

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Netflix's Full 'Black Mirror' Season Six Trailer Is Here and Dripping with Existential Dread

Satirising streaming, travelling to space, 'Red Mirror' — they're all in store when the series unleashes five new tech nightmares on June 15.

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The Boogeyman

Thu, 1 Jun - Wed, 21 Jun 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

A 50-year-old Stephen King short story inspires this well-cast, emotionally astute but also often-generic dance with grief's nightmares.

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Thu, 1 Jun - Wed, 21 Jun 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Visually spectacular and emotionally expressive, the exceptional animated 'Spider-Verse' films keep making live-action comic-book flicks look cartoonish.

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Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May

Satirical takes on history, thoughtful Aussie comedies, Jon Hamm as Fletch and Pete Davidson playing Pete Davidson: they're all on this month's must-stream list.

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Prime Video Is Making a Female-Led Australian Version of 'The Office' Starring Felicity Ward

Move over David Brent and Michael Scott — it's Hannah Howard's turn to get awkward, this time managing a packaging company.

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