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
Scorsese Season

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022
Palace Barracks Cinemas, Brisbane

Explore the iconic director's filmography on the big screen, including 'Taxi Driver', 'Goodfellas', 'The Departed' and more.

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Tina — The Tina Turner Musical

Thu, 4 May - Sat, 23 Dec 2023
Theatre Royal Sydney, Sydney

Dedicated to the one and only Tina Turner, this musical will be simply the best.

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Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Musical

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 - Sun, 28 Jan 2024
Capitol Theatre Sydney, Haymarket

You'll want to be this delightful Disney musical's guest when it hits Sydney from June 2023.

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Rosalie Gourmet Market's 25th Anniversary Tasting Party

Sat, 29 Oct, 2022
Rosalie Gourmet Market, Paddington

Taste your way through Baroona Road's beloved gourmet market — there'll be 15-plus suppliers showcasing their wares.

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News
Melbourne Will Soon Be Home to a Statue Celebrating Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter

Honouring two immense Indigenous talents, the new public artwork will be installed in Fitzroy in 2023.

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Northshore Hamilton Is Getting a 1.2-Kilometre Expansion That'll Turn It Into Brisbane's Next South Bank

The riverfront precinct will undergo a huge revamp to host the Brisbane Athlete Village for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games — and for residents to enjoy afterwards.

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Event
Woodfired Fridays

Fri, 9 Dec, 2022
Treasury Hotel, Brisbane City

This is exactly what your Friday afternoons need: $15 woodfired pizzas in the Treasury Hotel courtyard.

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News
Ten Standout Movies to Watch at the 2022 Brisbane International Film Festival

BIFF is back for another year of must-watch flicks from around the world — including a savage satire of the ultra rich, two stunning documentaries from New Zealand and a South Korean charmer.

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'Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities' Is a Chilling and Thrilling Horror Anthology Must-See

The Oscar-winner’s new Netflix series features eight eerie tales helmed by eight fellow filmmakers, including ‘The Babadook’ director Jennifer Kent and Panos Cosmatos of ‘Mandy’ fame.

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Event
Urban Cocktail Trail 2022: Fortitude Valley

Sat, 19 Nov, 2022
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Track down cocktails like Pokémon at this self-guided tour of Fortitude Valley bars.

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Portside Twilight Christmas Market and Boat Parade

Sun, 18 Dec, 2022
Portside Wharf Hamilton, Brisbane

Do your last-minute festive shopping by twilight, and riverside — while watching a Christmas boat parade.

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Guide
Thirteen of the Spookiest Events Happening In and Around Brisbane for Halloween 2022

From doing the monster mash at rave bingo and hitting up eerie markets to scary movies under the stars and spooky mini golf, here’s where to get your frights (and candy) this Halloween.

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Event
Redcliffe Markets Festival of Frights

Sat, 29 Oct, 2022
Redcliffe Markets, Redcliffe

Trick-or-treat your way around the Redcliffe jetty this spooky season.

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Event
Creepshow 2022

Fri, 28 Oct, 2022
The Zoo, Fortitude Valley

Ann Street's beloved music venue is getting in the Halloween spirit with live tunes and creepy costumes.

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Murder on the Dart Board

Fri, 28 Oct - Sun, 30 Oct 2022
Oche Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley

Dress up in costume, fling electronic darts and knock back eerie-themed cocktails.

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Halloween Pumpkin Carving at Pie Town

Fri, 28 Oct - Sun, 30 Oct 2022
Pie Town, West End

West End's resident pie fiends will give you everything you need to make your own jack-o'-lantern over a drink.

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Halloween House of Horror

Mon, 31 Oct, 2022
Dendy Cinemas Coorparoo and Portside

How do a couple of cinemas celebrate the spookiest day of the year? With a big-screen scary-movie takeover.

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Filmmaker Rian Johnson isn't done with whodunnits yet — and this ten-part series also features Adrien Brody, Chloë Sevigny, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ron Perlman.

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Purple Palm Is Woolloongabba's New Palm Springs-Inspired Garden Bar with a Ten-Foot Wall of Gin

South City Square has scored another luxe venue from the crew behind Sasso Italiano and Casa Chow.

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Head to the flicks to see Hollywood's first rom-com by a major studio about two gay men, and Viola Davis step into African history as a ferocious warrior.

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