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
Brisbane Writers Festival 2023

Wed, 10 May - Sun, 14 May 2023
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Irvine Welsh, Grace Tame and Tim Winton headline this year's BWF lineup, which spans across 150-plus live literary events.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Robin Fox + Yann Novak + mHz Triple Bill

Fri, 31 Mar, 2023
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Spend a night soaking in three stunning large-scale audiovisual creations at Brisbane Powerhouse.

Buy Tickets

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News
Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March

Watch an 80s-set thriller about the origins of 'Tetris', a Beyoncé-loving must-see about toxic fandom, and the return of 'Ted Lasso', 'Succession' and 'Yellowjackets'.

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News
Irvine Welsh, Grace Tame and Tim Winton Headline Brisbane Writers Festival's Packed 2023 Lineup

The 'Trainspotting' author returns to the River City as part of a stacked program filled with 150-plus live literary events.

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News
Vivid Sydney World Premiere 'Dark Spectrum' Will Fill 900 Metres of Wynyard's Railway Tunnels with Lasers

This is the first time ever that the unused subterranean spot will be opened to the public — and turned into a light show beneath the streets.

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The Stunning Star-Studded 'Asteroid City' Trailer Brings Wes Anderson and Aliens Together at Last

Otherworldly visitors descend upon a desert town hosting a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention in the symmetry-loving director's latest film.

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Event
Broker

Thu, 30 Mar - Wed, 19 Apr 2023
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Japanese 'Shoplifters' filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda heads to South Korea for another sincere, empathetic and sublime tale about makeshift families.

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The Truth Is Out There: 'Black Panther' Director Ryan Coogler Might Be Rebooting 'The X-Files'

It's been five years since Mulder and Scully were last on our screens — and the sci-fi hit they're synonymous with could be making a comeback.

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News
Brisbane Powerhouse's Hugely Popular Night Feast Will Return in October with More Food, Drinks and Art

More than 125,000 people went along to the neon-lit night market's debut run, with 67,258 wontons, 28,352 skewers and 6306 oysters eaten.

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Event
Night Feast — Spring 2023

Wed, 4 Oct - Sun, 29 Oct 2023
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Brisbane Powerhouse's neon-lit food market will bring its food, booze, art and tunes back to New Farm in October.

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News
You Can Sit in an IRL Mario Kart at This Year's Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne

It doesn't drive, but this is the only custom-built real-life Mario Kart in Australia, which you'll find at F1's family zone ready for snaps.

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News
The Gorgeous Full Trailer for Pixar's 'Elemental' Goes All 'Romeo and Juliet' with Fire and Water

When the film hits cinemas, it'll screen with 'Carl's Date', a short follow-up to 2009 classic 'Up'.

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News
Morningside's Rivermakers Is Launching a New Waterside Festival with Music, Markets, Drinks and Fireworks

Makers on the River will host more than 50 stalls, food trucks, gin and rum tastings, and live tunes at Brisbane's newest riverside precinct.

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Event
Makers on the River

Sat, 22 Apr, 2023
Rivermakers HQ, Morningside

Morningside's Rivermakers precinct is launching a new waterside festival with music, markets, drinks and fireworks.

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Ben & Jerry's Is Bringing Back Free Cone Day for the First Time Since 2019

For eight delicious hours on Monday, April 3, the ice cream brand is scooping up freebies.

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Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day 2023

Mon, 3 Apr, 2023
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

The ice cream brand is bringing back its delicious day dedicated to free scoops for the first time since 2019.

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Lizzo Has Added Extra Shows to Her 2023 Australian Arena Tour Before General Tickets Even Go on Sale

The rapper, singer and flautist's Sydney and Melbourne gigs have sold out, so she's added more.

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Raw and Revelatory New British Dramedy 'Rain Dogs' Joins HBO's Ever-Growing List of Must-Sees

'The Last of Us' isn’t HBO’s only new standout of 2023 thanks to this candid eight-part BBC coproduction starring Daisy May Cooper.

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Now Open (Again): The Wickham Is Welcoming Brisbanites Back in Following a $3.1-Million Makeover

The Fortitude Valley pub's latest incarnation includes a weather-proofed beer garden, late-night snacks, monthly drag brunches and a dedicated food menu for dogs.

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Eight Grown-Up Easter Treats to Hunt Down Around Brisbane in 2023

You're never too old for this Easter hunt, especially when there's cocktails in chocolate bunnies and hot cross cruffins to track down and devour.

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Makers on the River

Ben & Jerry's Is Bringing Back Free Cone Day for the First Time Since 2019

Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day 2023

Lizzo Has Added Extra Shows to Her 2023 Australian Arena Tour Before General Tickets Even Go on Sale

Raw and Revelatory New British Dramedy 'Rain Dogs' Joins HBO's Ever-Growing List of Must-Sees

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Eight Grown-Up Easter Treats to Hunt Down Around Brisbane in 2023

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