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
Jetstar Is Celebrating February 22 By Dropping $22 Flights to Destinations Around Australia

The airline's 22,000 super-cheap fares cover everywhere from Cairns and Hamilton Island to Hobart and Uluru — and they're only available for one day.

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Australia's Celebrity Version of 'Letters and Numbers' Is Returning for a Second Season in March

'Wordle' isn't the only word game worth puzzling along with, with SBS bringing 'Celebrity Letters and Numbers' back for 12 more episodes.

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Queensland Is Scrapping Density Caps and Gathering Limits From March 4 — and Easing Indoor Mask Rules

With community transmission and hospital admission numbers decreasing, the Queensland Government is loosening rules around heading out, having people over to your house and masking up.

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Brisbane Garden and Plant Expo 2022 — POSTPONED

Sat, 12 Mar - Sun, 13 Mar 2022
Rocklea Showground, Brisbane

More than 100 stalls will be selling plants and garden-related products at this huge two-day event for green thumbs.

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Sunday Retro Brunch

Sun, 27 Mar, 2022
Hibiscus Room, Brisbane City

Pair prawns, pavlovas, views over the city and poolside hangs at this nostalgic Sunday session.

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The Long-Awaited Third Season of 'Atlanta' Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in March

Four years after its last batch of episodes, Donald Glover's acclaimed series is returning — and SBS On Demand will start streaming new episodes from Friday, March 25.

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Laneway Festival Is Finally Set to Make a Comeback in 2023

After sitting out the last couple of years due to the pandemic, the beloved music festival has already started locking in bands for its 2023 events.

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Boutique Music, Arts and Camping Festival Jungle Love Is Back for 2022 with a Packed Lineup

Swims, tunes, art, camping in a secret location, BYO booze — it’s all back at a secret Fraser Coast location over the Labour Day long weekend.

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Jungle Love Music & Arts Festival 2022

Fri, 2 Sep - Sun, 4 Sep 2022
Jimna, Jimna

Southeast Queensland's BYO camping festival is back for 2022.

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Festival of Tibet 2022

Fri, 1 Apr - Sun, 10 Apr 2022
Brisbane Powerhouse and online, New Farm

Immerse yourself in Tibetan culture without leaving Brisbane.

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Western Australia Will Reopen Its Domestic and International Borders on March 3

After postponing its plan to ditch its hard border in February, WA will finally reopen to the rest of the country — and the world — in March.

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The Second Season of 'Notting Hill'-Style Rom-Com 'Starstruck' Is Just As Much of a Gem As the First

Prepare to fall head over heels for season two of Rose Matafeo’s smart, heartfelt and gloriously relatable rom-com sitcom.

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Acoustic Wednesdays 2022

Wed, 4 Jan, 2023
The Triffid, Newstead

Improve your Wednesday with free live tunes over a brew in this leafy beer garden.

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Hottest 100 Victors and Noted Rainbow Aficionados The Wiggles Will Perform at the Mardi Gras Parade

For the first time ever, The Wiggles will perform at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade — on a lineup headlined by Savage Garden's Darren Hayes.

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'Stranger Things' Season Four Will Hit Netflix in May — But the Show Will End After Season Five

The Netflix hit will drop its fourth season in two batches, arriving on May 27 and July 1 — but after season five, it'll wrap up its 80s sci-fi mysteries.

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National Margarita Day 2022

Tue, 22 Feb, 2022
Osbourne Hotel, Fortitude Valley

Celebrate National Margarita Day at the Osbourne with cocktails, tacos, nachos and one fiesta of a Tuesday.

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Transitions Film Festival 2022

Fri, 18 Feb - Sun, 13 Mar 2022
Online

Watch your way through documentaries and dramas about the future of the planet, changing technologies and our evolving world.

Buy Tickets

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Parrtjima — A Festival in Light Is Back for 2022 to Shower Alice Springs with Dazzling Installations

Luminous arches, tunnels and projections will light up the First Nations art and culture festival, which uses the 300-million-year-old MacDonnell Ranges as a backdrop.

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Blue Assembly: Oceanic Thinking

Sat, 19 Feb - Sat, 25 Jun 2022
UQ Art Museum, St Lucia

Take a dive into this ocean-focused exhibition, which showcases creative ways of thinking about earth's blue spaces.

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Thank You, Thank You Very Much: The First Trailer for Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley Biopic Is Here

Here’s one for the money: nine years after ‘The Great Gatsby’, the Australian director returns to the big screen with an Aussie-shot film about the king of rock 'n' roll.

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Blue Assembly: Oceanic Thinking

Thank You, Thank You Very Much: The First Trailer for Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley Biopic Is Here

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