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
HBO Has Just Dropped the Emotional Trailer for Its Next Big Miniseries 'Scenes From a Marriage'

'The White Lotus' just finished, but you can add this Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain-starring drama to your must-watch list this September.

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Event
Vegan Gnocchi Night

Tue, 24 Aug, 2021
Salt Meats Cheese Gasworks, Newstead

Pick between five types of pillowy — and vegan — potato parcels, then tuck into vegan gnocchi doughnuts.

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Event
Rose Revolution 2021

Sat, 25 Sep, 2021
Fish Lane, South Brisbane

This huge rosé party is bringing 30 different pink-hued tipples to Fish Lane.

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News
Masks Won't Be Required Outdoors in Brisbane From August 20 As Long As You Can Social Distance

You'll still need to wear them indoors, though — and while waiting for or using public transport or ride share services.

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News
Southeast Queensland's Gathering and Event Restrictions Will Relax Again From August 20

Caps on having people over to your house, gathering outdoors and event capacities are being rolled back earlier than expected.

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News
Ten Exceptional Films You Can Stream This Week Now That MIFF 2021 Has Completely Moved Online

Due to Melbourne's lockdown, this year's MIFF is only screening digitally — and a Mads Mikkelsen-starring revenge comedy, an insightful documentary about Istanbul's stray dogs and a mockumentary featuring St Vincent all await.

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News
Bluesfest Has Cancelled Its 2021 Festival and Will Now Return for Easter 2022

After multiple setbacks in 2021 due to the pandemic, the beloved blues and roots festival will now return to Byron Bay over the 2022 Easter long weekend.

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Event
Amanda Parer: What's That

Tue, 31 Aug - Sun, 26 Sep 2021
Portside Wharf Hamilton, Brisbane

A five-metre-tall inflatable humanoid will tower over Portside Wharf throughout September.

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News
This Year's Ekka Public Holiday Is Moving to October to Give Brisbanites Another Bonus Long Weekend

You didn't get a Wednesday off work this year, but you can sleep in on a Friday instead.

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Event
Bottomless Beer and Wings

Fri, 20 Aug - Sun, 22 Aug 2021
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Fritzenberger is pairing non-stop buffalo wings with bottomless brews.

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News
The Trailer for 'What We Do in the Shadows' Season Three Sinks Its Teeth Into Several Power Struggles

The TV spinoff has also just been renewed for its fourth season — before the third season even airs.

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Event
$1.50 Oyster Day

Fri, 27 Aug, 2021
Alchemy Restaurant, Brisbane City

Swap your spare change for a seafood lunch.

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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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Event
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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Event
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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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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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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