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
Season Two of 'The White Lotus' Will Check Into Your Streaming Queue From Late October

This time, the Emmy-winning series heads to an exclusive Sicilian resort — Jennifer Coolidge's Tanya McQuoid-Hunt included.

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You'll Be Able to Holiday in Hong Kong Without Going Through Hotel Quarantine From September 26

Hong Kong is the latest country to drop its strict pandemic-era border restrictions — and travellers will no longer need a negative PCR test to enter, too.

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Event
Still Life Now

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 - Sun, 19 Feb 2023
GOMA, South Brisbane

Spanning far beyond bowls of fruit, this GOMA exhibition explores the still-life tradition, its evolution and its reflections on existence.

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We Shall Be So Lucky: Kylie Minogue Is Headlining Sydney WorldPride's Huge Opening Concert

WorldPride is coming to the Southern Hemisphere for the first time — and who else but Kylie could open it?

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News
Disney+'s 'Rogue One' Prequel 'Andor' Is a Gritty and Thrilling Addition to the 'Star Wars' Universe

Whether you're a diehard 'Star Wars' fan or you feel like you've seen every story the franchise could ever tell, this stellar spy series should tempt you into a galaxy far, far away.

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Sydney's Josh Niland Is the Only Australian to Make the Top 100 Best Chefs in the World List for 2022

The Best Chef Awards just served up its latest round of gongs — and seafood king Niland won the Best Chef Innovation Award, too.

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The Zoo Crew Is Opening a Bottle Shop, Takeaway Pizza Joint and Coffee Spot in Tym Guitars' Old Digs

After opening a pizzeria within the venue, then launching a cocktail bar, the team behind The Zoo will soon be selling booze — at a new shop called Booze on Winn Street.

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Woodfordia's Lake Gkula Conservation and Recreation Habitat Is Now Open for Spring Camping Getaways

Fancy a last-minute spring holiday? Head north for a stint of camping at Woodfordia's 500-acre parkland.

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News
HBO Is Bringing a Follow-Up Episode to 'The Case Against Adnan Syed' to Your Streaming Queue

With Syed's murder conviction recently overturned, HBO is returning to the case — just like 'Serial'.

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Japan Will Fully Reopen to Individual Tourists From October 11 — Without Visas or Package Tours

Start making holiday plans: Japan's borders will completely reopen to international travel in mid-October, and the country's daily arrival cap will be abolished.

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Event
You Won't Be Alone

Thu, 22 Sep - Wed, 12 Oct 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Macedonian Australian filmmaker Goran Stolevski makes a mesmerising debut with this stunningly shot horror movie about shapeshifting witches.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From September 22

Head to the flicks to see an entrancing horror film about a shapeshifting witch.

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News
Disney+'s First 'Welcome to Chippendales' Trailer Promises a True-Crime Stripping-Empire Scandal

Move over 'Magic Mike': Kumail Nanjiani, Murray Bartlett and Juliette Lewis star in this wild true tale about the founder of Chippendales.

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Billy Eichner Has Dropped a New 'Billy on the Street' with Paul Rudd to Get People to See 'Bros'

Billy Eichner has a new queer rom-com on the way to cinemas — and he's brought back 'Billy on the Street' to plug it.

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Bottomless Rose Brunch at Billykart West End

Sun, 30 Oct, 2022
Billykart West End, South Brisbane

Make the most of spring with bottomless rosé over corn fritters, cheese soufflé and house-made crumpets.

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Eagle Street's Riverland Is Giving Its Riverside Bar and Beer Garden a Hefty $3.5-Million Revamp

The CBD spot is getting a 800-square-metre deck extension, boosting its waterfront drinking and dining space.

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tick, tick…BOOM! — Storeyboard Entertainment

Wed, 1 Mar - Sun, 5 Mar 2023
QPAC Playhouse, South Brisbane

Jonathan Larson's semi-autobiographical musical follows an aspiring composer trying to make it big in New York City's musical theatre scene.

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Jonathan Larson's Acclaimed Musical 'tick, tick…BOOM!' Will Make Its Aussie Mainstage Debut in 2023

Before 'Rent' became a huge smash, creator and composer Jonathan Larson created another musical — and the off-Broadway favourite is coming to Melbourne and Brisbane.

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Rose Revolution 2022

Sat, 8 Oct - Mon, 31 Oct 2022
Fish Lane, South Brisbane

Rose Revolution is bringing its pink-fuelled party back to Fish Lane for a month of boozy events.

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Rose Revolution Is Bringing Its Pink-Fuelled Party Back to Fish Lane for a Month of Boozy Events

Sip rosé for days in Fish Lane this October, including rosé margaritas, rosé martinis and bottomless rosé brunches.

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tick, tick…BOOM! — Storeyboard Entertainment

Jonathan Larson's Acclaimed Musical 'tick, tick…BOOM!' Will Make Its Aussie Mainstage Debut in 2023

Rose Revolution 2022

Rose Revolution Is Bringing Its Pink-Fuelled Party Back to Fish Lane for a Month of Boozy Events

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