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
'Twilight' Is the Latest Big Movie Franchise That's Making the Leap to TV Just Like Everything Else

Sparkly vampires are sinking their fangs into the small screen with a TV version of 'The Twilight Saga' on the way.

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Event
The Giants

Thu, 20 Apr - Wed, 10 May 2023
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Filled with gorgeous forest cinematography, this rousing documentary celebrates former Greens senator Bob Brown and the landscape that he's spent five decades fighting to protect.

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Beau Is Afraid

Thu, 20 Apr - Wed, 10 May 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Ari Aster brings a new guilt-dripping nightmare to the screen, and the darkest of comedies as well, with help from a game Joaquin Phoenix.

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Turn Around, Bright Eyes: Everything You Need to Know About Thursday's Solar Eclipse Across Australia

If you're in the Ningaloo region, you'll witness a total eclipse. For the rest of the country, it's a partial eclipse.

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Australia's Seafood King Josh Niland Will Release His Third Cookbook 'Fish Butchery' This Winter

Make some room on your kitchen shelves next to the Sydney chef's 'The Whole Fish Cookbook' and 'Take One Fish'.

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Illuminate Adelaide Is Back for 2023 with Art and Light Installations, Yothu Yindi and Oneohtrix Point Never

Make plans to visit the South Australian capital — the City of Churches' winter arts, music and light festival has just dropped a dazzling lineup.

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"More Adventure, More Danger and More Dinosaurs": The Trailer for 'Prehistoric Planet' Season Two Is Here

David Attenborough's spectacular dino documentary series returns in May with a new batch of ancient creatures.

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Sundaze 2023 at Will & Flow

Sun, 24 Dec, 2023
Will & Flow, Brisbane City

See out the weekend with spritzes and grazing platters on top of the river.

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Richo's Suckling Pig Festival

Sat, 22 Apr - Sun, 23 Apr 2023
BOS, Brisbane City

For the first time, celebrity chef Adrian Richardson is bringing his pork-loving feast to Brisbane.

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Evil Dead Rise

Thu, 20 Apr - Wed, 10 May 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are just executive producers on the fifth 'Evil Dead' movie, but this bloody gorefest doesn't miss them.

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Virgin's Next Big Sale Is All About Return Flights to a Heap of Holiday-Worthy Island Destinations

Bali, Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu, here you come.

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HBO's New "Bad Pop Girl" Drama 'The Idol' Starring The Weeknd Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in June

'Euphoria' creator Sam Levinson dives into the music industry, with Lily-Rose Depp, Dan Levy and BLACKPINK's Jennie also featuring.

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In Focus: Wes Anderson

Multiple single dates
Palace James Street Cinemas, Fortitude Valley

Palace James Street is devoting Thursday nights in May and June to cinema's pastel- and symmetry-loving filmmaker.

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Teneriffe Festival's Huge 2023 Street Party Includes a Stacked Music Lineup and Riverside Jazz

Tickets are on sale now for the May event, which features GANGgajang, Odette and a still-to-be-announced headliner.

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Fortitude Valley's SuperFly Has Ditched Disco to Turn Into Brisbane's Newest Live Music Venue

Alhambra Lounge's old digs on McLachlan Street is now home to a 400-person haven for gigs — and now called SuperFly Studios.

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Jane Campion Will Chat Through Her Career with David Stratton at the 2023 Sydney Film Festival

SFF, ACMI and the NFSA will also devote their screens to a retrospective showcasing the New Zealand-born filmmaker and screenwriter's work.

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'Fantastic Beasts' Has Been Turned Into a Natural History Exhibition and It's Coming to Australia

After debuting in London, this showcase is heading to Melbourne, displaying real-life creatures, specimens and artefacts alongside items from the 'Wizarding World'.

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The 86 Club

Sun, 7 May, 2023
Black Bear Lodge, Fortitude Valley

Meet Brisbane's new disco-inspired cocktail pop-up, which hails from four of the city's top bartenders.

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The 86 Club Is Brisbane's New Disco-Inspired Cocktail Pop-Up From Four of the City's Top Bartenders

Drink-mixing talents from Savile Row, The Gresham and Frog’s Hollow Saloon have teamed up on this new boozy event, which heroes 80s-era cocktails.

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Green Heart Fair 2023

Sun, 28 May, 2023
Victoria Park / Barrambin, Herston

Pick up free plants, tuck into plant-based dishes and see a 'Bluey' show at Brisbane's sustainability-focused fair, which is hosting its 15th event.

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