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
Sydney Writers' Festival 2023

Mon, 22 May - Sun, 28 May 2023
Various Sydney venues and online, Sydney

Close to 300 writers and thinkers will take to the stage across 226 events, exploring this year's theme 'Stories for the Future'.

Buy Tickets

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Happy Pops' Fifth Birthday

Tue, 9 May - Sat, 13 May 2023
Happy Pops, South Brisbane

Noosa's beloved gelato-on-a-stick joint is celebrating five years of operations with $5 ice creams.

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News
You Can Now Book a Tequila-Fuelled Stay in a Margarita-Inspired Room at Coolangatta's The Pink Hotel

Check in at The Herradura Hacienda and you can even get a bartender to come to your room to mix you up some margs.

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Sorelle Eatery Is St Lucia's New Italian-Inspired Cafe and Homewares Shop From the Tognini's Team

Start your day with tiramisu cruffins and Sicilian chilli scrambled eggs, or grab a mortadella toastie and mini cannoli for lunch — all on Hawken Drive.

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Eric Bana Is Back as Aaron Falk in the Tense First Trailer for 'The Dry' Sequel 'Force of Nature'

"Nature holds us all to account."

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Synth Alert: Here's When and Where to Get Your Europop Fix Watching Eurovision 2023

It's Eurovision time for another year, with Perth's Voyager representing Australia with their progressive pop metal track 'Promise'.

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A Brand-New Stage Production of 'Grease' Will Electrify Australian Audiences in 2024

Musical fans, this is the one you want: a new multimillion-dollar production of the 50s-set, five-decade-old show touring the country.

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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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'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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Event
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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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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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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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.

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

Human Rights Arts and Film Festival 2023

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

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