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
A Huge Exhibition From the Tate with Art by Claude Monet and Yayoi Kusama Is Coming to Australia

Displaying at ACMI, Melbourne-exclusive showcase 'Light: Works from Tate’s Collection' will feature more than 70 works from the UK galleries, covering the past 200 years in art history.

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Event
Get Green! Sustainability Market — CANCELLED

Sun, 13 Mar, 2022
South Bank Cultural Centre, South Bank

Brisbane's sustainable and eco-conscious businesses will be selling their wares at this one-day market during the city's World Science Festival.

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Event
Glacial Glow

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 - Mon, 28 Feb 2022
Westfield Carindale, Carindale

Wander through a glowing 500-square-metre winter wonderland in the middle of Carindale shopping centre.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Benedetta

Thu, 10 Feb - Wed, 2 Mar 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

'Basic Instinct', 'Starship Troopers' and 'Elle' filmmaker Paul Verhoeven takes on the true tale of a scandalous 17th-century nun in this erotic religious biopic.

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Event
Drive My Car

Thu, 10 Feb - Wed, 2 Mar 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Adapted from a Haruki Murakami short story, this masterful drama is the first Japanese film to ever be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.

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Event
Death on the Nile

Thu, 10 Feb - Wed, 2 Mar 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Agatha Christie's moustachioed Belgian detective is back on the big screen, but not even the film's star-studded cast can keep it afloat.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From February 10

Head to the flicks to see Japan's phenomenal first-ever Best Picture Oscar nominee, a wild erotic religious biopic, the return of Hercule Poirot and an Aussie zombie sequel.

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Event
Melbourne Women in Film Festival 2022

Thu, 10 Feb - Mon, 14 Feb 2022
ACMI and online, Melbourne

Melbourne's female-focused film festival returns for the sixth year — in-person and online.

Buy Tickets

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News
Good News, Everyone: 'Futurama' Is Being Revived (Again) So You Can Go Back to the Animated Future

Once again exploring life in the 31st century, the animated favourite will return for 20 new episodes in 2023.

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News
The TV Adaptation of Sally Rooney's 'Conversations with Friends' Has Just Dropped Its First Trailer

Rooney's 2017 debut novel has been turned into a 12-part series starring Alison Oliver, Joe Alwyn, Sasha Lane and Jemima Kirke.

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News
You Can Now Book Into a Sexual Wellness Hotel Suite in Brisbane That Comes with a Sex Toy Mini Bar

Until the end of March, you and your partner can get a buzz at W Brisbane, thanks to suites equipped with sex toys, lingerie and access to a 'sexologist concierge'.

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Event
$1.50 Oyster Day 2022

Fri, 25 Feb, 2022
Alchemy Restaurant, Brisbane City

Swap your spare change for a seafood lunch at this riverside restaurant.

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News
Pixar Goes to Infinity and Beyond in the New Trailer for 'Toy Story' Spinoff 'Lightyear'

Buzz Lightyear gets an origin story in the acclaimed animation studio's upcoming film, which features Chris Evans on vocal duties.

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Cafe
Anita Gelato

111 Boundary Street, West End

The international chain has opened in West Village's old Peters Ice Cream Factory.

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Bar
Bribie Island Hotel

29 Sylvan Beach Esplanade, Bellara

Following a $2.2 million revamp, this refurbed hotel now boasts a big fairy light-lit beer garden.

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Bar
Tropic Vice

2215 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach

Seafood-heavy dishes, boozy slushies and salted caramel espresso martinis are a big feature at this Gold Coast rooftop spot with California-meets-Florida vibes.

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Bar
Hibiscus Room

72 Queen Street, Brisbane City

Perched above the Queen Street Mall, this rooftop bar pairs cocktails, 70s- and 80s-inspired dishes, tropical decor and poolside hangs.

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Bar
Rita's Tequila Tacqueria

36 Vernon Terrace, Teneriffe

This creative Vernon Terrace newcomer only takes its tipple of choice and tortillas from Mexican cuisine.

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News
'The Power of The Dog' Leads This Year's Oscar Contenders with 12 Nominations

Filmmaker Jane Campion just made history for helming the New Zealand-shot western, becoming the first woman to be nominated for Best Director twice.

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Event
Shreklesque — The Bad Collective

Wed, 15 Jun - Sat, 18 Jun 2022
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley

Somebody once told us that this is the burlesque and drag version of 'Shrek' you didn't know you needed.

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