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
Netflix Has Just Dropped a New Trailer for Its Huge Page-to-Screen Fantasy Series 'The Sandman'

Based on Neil Gaiman's graphic novels, the series will follow a being called Dream — who is also the king of dreams.

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Sushi Room Is James Street's Luxe New Japanese Fine-Diner with Caviar Rolls and Wasabi Cocktails

Launching in mid-June, this seafood-heavy newcomer hails from the crew behind Hellenika and SK Steak & Oyster, is also doing omakase and enkai menus.

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Event
Reclink Community Cup 2022

Sun, 31 Jul, 2022
Enoggera Memorial Park, Enoggera

Brisbane's annual musos vs journos charity AFL match is back for its sixth year.

Buy Tickets

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Voco Has Just Opened Brisbane CBD's Newest Riverside Hotel with a Lounge Bar and Rooftop Pool

North Quay now has a new place to stay — and lap up those river views.

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The First Trailer for 'What We Do in the Shadows' Season Four Serves Up a Vampire Disco Dance-Off

Spun off from the beloved Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement-starring movie of the same name, this vamp sitcom keeps bringing the laughs on the small screen.

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Lune Has Added Bolognese and Bechamel-Filled Lasagne Pastries to Its Menu — But Only for June

You've only got until the end of the month to head to the world-famous croissanterie and tuck into these lasagne escargot.

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You Can Now Swim Around Underwater Sculptures and Coral at the Gold Coast's New Artificial Dive Site

Wonder Reef lets you dive down to 30 metres and swim around nine giant buoyant reef sculptures — all just a ten-minute boat trip from the Gold Coast Seaway.

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Woolworths and Big W Are Completely Ditching Reusable Plastic Bags

You'll still be able to buy recycled paper bags, but those thick plastic carriers are being phased out.

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The Third Season of 'The Boys' Is Still a Bloody Ace (and Very Bloody) Antidote to Superhero Fatigue

The page-to-screen caped crusader satire remains as smart, entertaining, gory and funny — and savvy — in its characteristically OTT third batch of episodes.

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The 'What If The Future Never Happened?' Trailer Turns Daniel Johns' Teen Years Into a Sci-Fi Film

The semi-autobiographical featurette stars Rasmus King, a dead ringer for the Aussie Silverchair muso in his teenage years, and ponders what might've happened if things turned out differently.

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Ex-Video Store Employee Quentin Tarantino Is Launching His Own Podcast About VHS Tapes

The acclaimed filmmaker is teaming up with his fellow ex-video store clerk-turned-director Roger Avary on 'The Video Archives', which is named after the Californian shop they worked at in the 80s.

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Forget Mixing: These New Aussie-Made Mimosas in a Can Will Level Up Your Brunch Game

The brainchild of two Brisbane communications professionals — and cocktail fans — these canned mimosas pair Aussie dry white wine with natural orange flavours, then carbonate it.

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Pepe Saya Has Launched Its Own Delicious Range of Buttery Salted Caramel Bon Bons

Made with Pepe Saya's cultured butter and Olsson’s sea salt, the salty sweet treats are made in limited-edition batches — with only 250 boxes available each week.

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The Yarra Valley Is Getting a Huge New Tourism Precinct with a 300-Bed Hotel and Outdoor Gig Venue

Expected to open in 2024, it'll take over a 100-acre site on the Maroondah Highway.

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Jane Eyre — Shake & Stir Theatre Co

Wed, 8 Jun - Sat, 9 Jul 2022
QPAC Cremorne Theatre, South Brisbane

Charlotte Brontë’s gothic classic returns to the Brisbane stage.

Buy Tickets

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National Fish 'n' Chip Day 2022

Fri, 3 Jun - Sun, 5 Jun 2022
One Fish Two Fish, Kangaroo Point

One Fish Two Fish is slinging fish 'n' chip brioche subs and pies, plus fish schnitties, to celebrate Fish 'n' Chip Day.

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The Grass Is Greener Is Returning to the Gold Coast in 2022 — and Debuting in Canberra and Geelong

The hit Queensland music, food and art festival is expanding — and heading down south for the first time.

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Mothering Sunday

Thu, 2 Jun - Wed, 22 Jun 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Starring Aussie talent Odessa Young and ‘The Crown’ standout Josh O'Connor, plus Colin Firth and Olivia Colman, this handsome 1920s-set British drama is passionate, sensual and exceptionally cast.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From June 2

Head to the flicks to see a moving and sensual British drama.

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BlackMilk Sample Sale

Sat, 4 Jun, 2022
The Joinery, West End

The cult-favourite fashion brand is hosting its first sample sale since 2019, with nothing over $35.

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Reclink Community Cup 2022

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The Third Season of 'The Boys' Is Still a Bloody Ace (and Very Bloody) Antidote to Superhero Fatigue

The 'What If The Future Never Happened?' Trailer Turns Daniel Johns' Teen Years Into a Sci-Fi Film

Ex-Video Store Employee Quentin Tarantino Is Launching His Own Podcast About VHS Tapes

Forget Mixing: These New Aussie-Made Mimosas in a Can Will Level Up Your Brunch Game

Pepe Saya Has Launched Its Own Delicious Range of Buttery Salted Caramel Bon Bons

The Yarra Valley Is Getting a Huge New Tourism Precinct with a 300-Bed Hotel and Outdoor Gig Venue

Jane Eyre — Shake & Stir Theatre Co

National Fish 'n' Chip Day 2022

The Grass Is Greener Is Returning to the Gold Coast in 2022 — and Debuting in Canberra and Geelong

Mothering Sunday

The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From June 2

BlackMilk Sample Sale

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