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.

Guide
Nine Dazzling Brisbane Exhibitions and Installations to Put in Your Diary for the Rest of the Year

See everything from iconic artworks to giant birds — or wander through glowing arches while floating down the Brisbane River.

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Event
Airship Orchestra

Fri, 3 Sep - Sat, 25 Sep 2021
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Vivid six-metre-high figures are popping up at Northshore Hamilton — and on a boat — during this year's Brisbane Festival.

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Sky Castle

Fri, 3 Sep - Sat, 25 Sep 2021
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Mosey through inflatable arches at this luminous pop-up installation at Northshore Hamilton — and on a boat.

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Amanda Parer: Lost

Fri, 3 Sep - Sat, 25 Sep 2021
West Village, West End

Wander through large-scale botanicals at West End's West Village.

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Florentijn Hofman: Messengers of Brisbane 2021

Fri, 3 Sep - Sat, 25 Sep 2021
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Six giant Gouldian finches will peer over the city during this year's Brisbane Festival.

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Event
Imaginator Brisbane

Fri, 3 Sep 2021 - Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Queensland Maritime Museum, South Brisbane

This multi-sensory playground at South Bank boasts light-filled mazes and inflatable bubbles across ten dazzling rooms.

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News
Tenya Is the CBD's Soon-to-Open New Japanese Restaurant Serving Up Sushi, Sake and River Views

Brisbane Quarter's newest addition seats 240, boasts an eye-catching curved bar, and has more than 85 types of sake and Japanese whisky on its menu.

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Queensland Has Tightened Its Border Restrictions in Response to NSW's Statewide Lockdown

The Sunshine State has implemented stricter rules for people who live in the New South Wales border zone.

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'Hacks' Is the Hilarious, Smart and Insightful HBO Comedy That's Your Next Easy Binge-Watch

Created by three of the talents behind ‘Broad City’, this stellar new series about a superstar Las Vegas comic and her twentysomething comedy writer is perceptive, very funny and immensely relatable.

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A Brand New 'Home Alone' Movie Is Coming to Disney+ So That's Your Festive Viewing Sorted

The latest film in the franchise follows a boy left behind while his family goes on holiday to Japan.

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Ten Ace TV Shows You Can Binge Your Way Through Now That Paramount+ Has Launched in Australia

Check out a couple of new must-see miniseries, binge your way through a few classic comedies and revisit a pair of 90s animation greats.

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Event
Seafood and Spritz

Sun, 29 Aug and
La Costa Restaurant & Bar, Fortitude Valley

Spend two hours drinking bottomless spritzes while eating scallops, oysters, prawns and calamari.

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Ekka Tastes

Sat, 14 Aug - Sun, 22 Aug 2021
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Drive into Brisbane Showgrounds to get your Ekka food fix — or hit up an Ekka pop-up on King Street.

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Seven Miles Is Opening Its Queensland Flagship Coffee Roastery at Albion's New Craft'd Grounds

The specialty roastery will base its Queensland flagship at the inner north dining precinct, in a space decked out with ceiling-high glass walls so caffeine fiends can watch the roasting in action.

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Event
To the Limit Adventure Film Festival

Thu, 12 Aug - Tue, 31 Aug 2021
Dendy Coorparoo, Coorparoo

Dendy Coorparoo's latest film festival is all about stunning sports feats and adrenaline-pumping true tales.

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Event
Upcycle Pre-Loved Fashion Market

Sun, 15 Aug, 2021
Food Connect Shed, Salisbury

Nothing will cost more than $20 at this Sunday thrift-shopping session.

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Event
Free Guy

Thu, 12 Aug - Wed, 1 Sep 2021
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Ryan Reynolds draws upon his usual likeable charms in this blatant riff on 'The Truman Show', but set inside an online video game.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From August 12

Head to the flicks to watch a video game-focused riff on 'The Truman Show' and Liam Neeson as an ice road trucker.

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News
Netflix Has Just Dropped the First Trailer for New Melbourne-Shot Thriller Series 'Clickbait'

The eight-episode limited series features 'Entourage' star Adrian Grenier as a man who disappears, then pops up in a sinister online video.

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Event
Korean Film Festival in Australia 2021

Thu, 16 Sep - Sun, 19 Sep 2021
The Elizabeth Picture Theatre, Brisbane City

Australia's annual celebration of Korean cinema returns with a strong lineup of new must-sees and recent favourites.

Buy Tickets

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