Sarah Ward

Name: Spoiler Alert
Start: 2023-02-09
End: 2023-03-01
Location: Brisbane

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
More Cocktails Please: Australia's Best 100 Bartenders for 2022 Have Been Revealed

Can't decide where to enjoy your next sip? Get one of these top-notch bartenders to mix you up a beverage.

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The Upside Down Has Arrived Down Under: A Giant 'Stranger Things' Rift Has Taken Over Bondi Beach

Celebrate the return of Netflix's 'Stranger Things' by wandering past a portal to an eerie alternate dimension at one of Australia's most famous spots.

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The First Trailer for Disney+'s 'Star Wars' Spinoff 'Andor' Teases Spies, Rebellion and a Reckoning

A prequel to 'Rogue One', this new 'Star Wars' series brings espionage thrills to a galaxy far, far away, with Diego Luna returning as Cassian Andor.

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Bernhardt/Hamlet — Queensland Theatre

Sat, 28 May - Sun, 19 Jun 2022
Bille Brown Theatre, South Brisbane

Stacking icons upon icons, this play focuses on trailblazing French actress Sarah Bernhardt when she staged Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' at the turn of the 20th century.

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Bigger, Bloodier, Longer, Eerier: Yes, You'll Want to Binge 'Stranger Things' Season Four Right Now

After a three-year absence, Netflix’s 80s-set sci-fi hit is back — in slasher mode, venturing out of Hawkins and proving just as addictive.

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All the Profits From These New 'Literacy Is Freedom' T-Shirts Will Support First Nations Australians

Add this new shirt from Deus Ex Machina and The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation to your wardrobe this Reconciliation Week.

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Black Bear Lodge Turns 11: Weekender

Fri, 3 Jun - Sat, 4 Jun 2022
Black Bear Lodge, Fortitude Valley

This Fortitude Valley favourite is throwing a big two-day 11th birthday bash.

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Doggo Day Markets

Sat, 18 Jun, 2022
VEND Virginia, Virginia

The northside's permanent marketplace is going to the dogs for a day.

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'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Has Been Fast-Tracked to Digital While Still Playing in Cinemas

Enjoy the best multiverse movie of the year from your couch.

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Ablaze

Thu, 26 May - Wed, 15 Jun 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

This powerful and personal documentary celebrates William ‘Bill’ Onus, the activist and entrepreneur who just might have been Australia's first-ever Indigenous filmmaker.

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Hatching

Thu, 26 May - Wed, 15 Jun 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Bold, clever and memorable, this Finnish horror film about a tween incubating a giant egg is a crackingly thrilling watch.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From May 26

Head to the flicks to see 'Bob's Burgers' hit the big screen, the 'Top Gun' sequel's spectacular flight scenes and a potent doco about Australia's first Indigenous filmmaker.

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QT Is Opening a Lush New Hotel in Newcastle with a Rooftop Bar and a Huge Suite Inside a Clock Tower

Also huge drawcards: harbour views and Newcastle’s largest library of Japanese whisky.

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Dendy Has Just Opened a New 11-Screen Cinema in Southport — Its First-Ever Gold Coast Venue

You can now catch a movie at Queen Street Village at Southport, which redevelops the old Gold Coast Hospital site.

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Get Ready for a Hot Girl Summer: Festival X Is Returning with Megan Thee Stallion and Calvin Harris

Get ready for a hot girl summer — this huge touring music festival will head to Melbourne, the Gold Coast, Adelaide, Sydney and Perth across November and December.

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Northey Street City Farm Winter Solstice Festival 2022

Sat, 18 Jun, 2022
Northey Street City Farm, Windsor

Celebrate the longest night of the year with food, live music, dancing, talks and workshops, a lantern parade and a bonfire.

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Vegemite Baked Beans Now Exist — Which Is Either Inspired or Gross, Depending on Your Tastebuds

This is either your new favourite breakfast or your worst nightmare.

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Top Gun: Maverick

Thu, 26 May - Wed, 15 Jun 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

When it takes to the sky in astonishing aerial sequences, this Tom Cruise-starring, 36-years-later sequel will take your breath away.

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Gelato Messina Is Bringing Back Its Golden Gaytime-Inspired Super-Fancy Viennetta

Two beloved desserts combine again in this returning — and delicious — limited-edition Messina special.

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Brisbane Brunch

Sun, 1 Jan, 2023
Fiume Bar, Brisbane City

Howard Smith Wharves' rooftop bar is saying cheers to Sunday boozy brunches — complete with two hours of champagne cocktails.

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