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
Victoria Is Set to Score a 900-Kilometre Trail Connecting the State's Hot Springs and Bathing Spots

The tourism route will sprawl between Victoria's geothermal pools and bathing spots, spanning existing and new locations.

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Sydney Fine-Diner Nel Is Dishing Up a Spectacular 'Moulin Rouge!'-Themed Nine-Course Degustation

Joining the menu to coincide with 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' hitting Sydney, the decadent spread is inspired by truth, beauty, freedom and love.

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'Atlanta' Season Three Is Among Donald Glover's Best-Ever Work — and You Can Stream It All Now

Returning after a four-year break, the latest season of ‘Atlanta’ is just as phenomenal — and funny, and biting — as ever.

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'Spicks and Specks'-Style IRL Music Game Show 'Not On Your Rider' Has Unveiled Its Full 2022 Dates

Led by Brisbane musos Aimon Clark, Patience Hodgson and Jeremy Neale, this game show takes place live, featuring different musicians each time — and you can play along.

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Event
Maho Magic Bar

Thu, 12 May - Sun, 3 Jul 2022
Spiegeltent Gold Coast, Southport

A Shinjuku-inspired bar and a performance space in one, this neon-lit venue pairs sake cocktails and shōchū with magic shows at your table.

Buy Tickets

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Dark Mofo Has Just Added a Heap of New Events to Its Already-Packed 2022 Lineup

Tasmania's moody and brooding winter music and arts festival just got bigger.

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A Massive Australian-First Alexander McQueen Exhibition Is Coming to the NGV This Summer

Over a quarter-century in the making, this wide-ranging exhibition features around 110 pieces designed by the late, great fashion star, plus art that inspired his work.

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Regional Flavours' Online Directory Is Your Handy New Way to Support Local Culinary Businesses

With this year's festival cancelled due to wet weather, the event has set up an online directory so you can shop at and support the businesses and talent who were meant to take part.

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Event
Crab and Cray Cray 2022

Fri, 24 Jun - Sun, 26 Jun 2022
One Fish Two Fish, Kangaroo Point

One Fish Two Fish is hosting four-course shellfish banquets over one crab and crayfish-filled weekend.

Buy Tickets

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Lego and MoMA's Gorgeous New 'Starry Night' Kit Lets You Make Your Own Van Gogh Masterpiece

Build van Gogh's iconic painting out of plastic bricks, then hang it on your wall.

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Event
The Innocents

Thu, 19 May - Wed, 8 Jun 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

This exceptional Norwegian horror film is one of the most disturbing movies about childhood — and superpowers — to reach screens in recent years.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From May 19

Head to the flicks to see an eerie Norwegian thriller about kids with superpowers — or a sex- and age-positive Aussie comedy.

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The First Trailer for Billy Eichner's 'Bros' Is Here to Make Your Queer Rom-Com Dreams Come True

'Billy on the Street' treasure Eichner becomes the first openly gay man to co-write and star in his own major studio film.

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News
Toombul and Its Neon-Lit Food Precinct Won't Be Reopening as They Stood Before This Year's Floods

The northside precinct's future is currently being reassessed — but developer Mirvac won't be reinstating the centre to how it was before the flooding damage.

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News
Now Open: The Lodge Is James Street's Luxe New Bar and Restaurant From NZ Clothing Label Rodd & Gunn

Sat inside an old Queenslander, this Fortitude Valley newcomer is serving up blue crab spaghetti, buttered bug rolls and grilled rock lobster — and boasts a dedicated cocktail room.

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News
Page-to-Screen Aussie Hit 'The Dry' Is Getting a Sequel — and Eric Bana Is Back as Aaron Falk

Also based on a Jane Harper-penned novel, 'Force of Nature' will chart another detective tale against the Australian landscape.

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Event
Botanica Live Nights 2022

Multiple single dates
Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane City

Hit up pop-up bars and food trucks at the City Botanic Gardens' luminous outdoor art gallery.

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News
The Kooks, Peking Duk and The Veronicas Lead Grapevine Gathering's Huge 2022 Lineup

Ball Park Music, Gus Dapperton and Jack River will also hit the stage at this huge touring music-and-wine festival.

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News
Marvel Has Dropped the Smashing First Trailer for New Disney+ Series 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law'

'Orphan Black' star Tatiana Maslany plays superpowered lawyer Jennifer Walters in Marvel's latest Disney+ series, which'll hit streaming in mid-August.

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News
Flume Is Taking His 'Palaces' World Tour Around Australia in November and December

Fresh from playing Coachella, the Aussie star will tour the country with Caroline Polachek, Channel Tres, Toro y Moi, Vera Blue and appearances by MAY-A.

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Maho Magic Bar

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Crab and Cray Cray 2022

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The Innocents

The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From May 19

The First Trailer for Billy Eichner's 'Bros' Is Here to Make Your Queer Rom-Com Dreams Come True

Toombul and Its Neon-Lit Food Precinct Won't Be Reopening as They Stood Before This Year's Floods

Now Open: The Lodge Is James Street's Luxe New Bar and Restaurant From NZ Clothing Label Rodd & Gunn

Page-to-Screen Aussie Hit 'The Dry' Is Getting a Sequel — and Eric Bana Is Back as Aaron Falk

Botanica Live Nights 2022

The Kooks, Peking Duk and The Veronicas Lead Grapevine Gathering's Huge 2022 Lineup

Marvel Has Dropped the Smashing First Trailer for New Disney+ Series 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law'

Flume Is Taking His 'Palaces' World Tour Around Australia in November and December

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