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
Sydney Town Hall Has Temporarily Turned Into an Indoor Beach Complete with 26 Tonnes of Sand

Playing Sydney Festival and contemplating climate change, award-winning Lithuanian opera 'Sun & Sea' follows holidaymakers sunbathing on the sand.

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News
Netflix Has Renewed 'Wednesday' for a Creepy, Kooky, Mysterious and Spooky Second Season

After the first Jenna Ortega-starring season broke the Netflix record for most hours viewed in a single week twice, this 'Addams Family' revamp has been renewed for a second run.

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Event
Beer Festival on Brunswick

Sat, 28 Jan, 2023
Pig 'N' Whistle Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

Spend a day on Brunswick Street sipping beers from Australia's best breweries.

Buy Tickets

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Melt Brothers Is Expanding Its Cheese Toastie Empire to Brisbane's North

Already serving up plenty of melted cheese in two CBD locations, the chain is now heading north to Chermside.

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Brisbane's East Just Scored a New 16-Hole Jungle-Themed Mini Golf Course with a Cocktail Bar

Already home to the longest electric flying fox in the southern hemisphere, Tingalpa's The Jungle Adventure Play has added putt-putt.

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The Full Trailer for New Mystery Series 'Poker Face' Will Fill the 'Knives Out'-Shaped Hole in Your Life

After 'Knives Out' and 'Glass Onion', filmmaker Rian Johnson has made a whodunnit TV show starring Natasha Lyonne.

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Nineteen New Movies You Can Watch in January That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

Get comfy on the couch with the latest movie version of 'Matilda', another take on 'Pinocchio', Adam Driver's new must-see and an eerie horror standout.

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Nicolas Cage Plays Dracula in the Glorious First Trailer for Horror-Comedy 'Renfield'

More than three decades after screaming “I’m a vampire! I’m a vampire! I’m a vampire!” in 'Vampire's Kiss', Cage plays the most famous bloodsucker there is.

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Netflix Heist Thriller 'Kaleidoscope' Is Ridiculously Easy to Binge No Matter Which Order You Watch It In

Choose your own way through this eight-part series, which stars ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ alum Giancarlo Esposito.

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Awards Season Alert: The 2023 Golden Globes Will Stream Live in Australia Via Stan

Come Wednesday, January 11, you can stream the red carpet arrivals and the ceremony — with Jerrod Carmichael on hosting duties.

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HBO Might Not Be Making Quite as Many 'Game of Thrones' Spinoffs After All

Author George RR Martin reports that a couple of HBO's previously floated new 'Game of Thrones'-related series have been shelved.

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Event
Lunar New Year at Piano Bar

Sun, 22 Jan, 2023
Piano Bar by Emporium Hotel, South Brisbane

Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with two hours of non-stop dumplings, pork buns, Tsingtao lager and cocktails.

Buy Tickets

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News
Kim Petras Has Just Joined the Lineup for Sydney WorldPride's Huge Rainbow Republic Closing Concert

The German pop star joins MUNA, G Flip, Keiynan Lonsdale, Peach PRC, Alter Boy, BVT and Vetta Borne.

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Lego's Stunning New 'Great Wave' Set Will Let You Recreate Hokusai's Masterpiece at Home

Hang an iconic Japanese artwork on your wall — made out of plastic bricks.

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BLUSH — Circus for Grown Ups

Thu, 5 Jan - Sun, 12 Feb 2023
QPAC Cremorne Theatre, South Brisbane

Defying gravity and your childhood circus memories, this sultry blend of acrobatics, cabaret, fire-spinning and more is firmly for adults.

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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Thu, 5 Jan - Wed, 25 Jan 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Jenny Slate's cute viral hit is even more adorable — and thoughtful, intelligent and meta — in movie form.

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The Fabelmans

Thu, 5 Jan - Wed, 25 Jan 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Steven Spielberg takes inspiration from his film-obsessed childhood in this sincere and perceptive coming-of-age story, family drama and ode to cinema.

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Gripping Murder-Mystery 'Black Snow' Is Streaming's First Must-See New Australian Series of 2023

Travis Fimmel leads this North Queensland-set thriller, which jumps between 1994 and 2019 to investigate a shock murder of an Australian South Sea Islander teenager.

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The Ten Best Places to Play Lawn Bowls in Brisbane for 2024

Where beer and barefootedness reign.

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The Eight Best Outdoor Swimming Pools in Brisbane for 2024

The beach might be a trek away, but there's always a city oasis beckoning you to leave work early.

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