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.

Event
Gin and Tonic Garden Party

Sun, 14 Mar 2021, Sun, 21 Mar 2021 and Sun, 28 Mar 2021
Byblos Portside, Hamilton

Sip G&Ts by the river every Sunday in March.

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Event
Beyond the Sand Art Festival

Sat, 13 Mar - Sun, 21 Mar 2021
The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise, Surfers Paradise

Large-scale artworks, installations and sand sculptures are taking over Surfers Paradise.

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News
You and Your Pooch Will Soon Be Able to Spend a Night at BrewDog's Australian Craft Beer Hotel

As part of its big Australian expansion plans, the beer brand is also setting up a second Brisbane bar, and launching its first sites in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

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Event
Max Richter's Sleep

Thu, 11 Mar - Wed, 31 Mar 2021
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

This dreamlike and insightful documentary steps inside an immense eight-plus-hour live performance designed to be played while its audience slumbers.

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Event
Judas and the Black Messiah

Thu, 11 Mar - Wed, 31 Mar 2021
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Already winning Daniel Kaluuya a Golden Globe, this ferocious historical drama steps inside the FBI's quest to bring down a Black Panther Party leader.

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Event
Girls Can't Surf

Thu, 11 Mar - Wed, 31 Mar 2021
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

This Aussie documentary overflows with frank, determined and inspiring women recounting their quests for equality in surfing from the 80s onwards.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From March 11

Head to the flicks to watch a must-see historical drama, an inspiring look back at women's surfing from the 80s onwards and a dreamy documentary about an eight-hour-long piece of music.

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News
Queenslanders Will Be Able to Have 100 People Over to Their Homes From March 13

And groups of 500 will be able to gather outdoors in public, too.

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News
Queensland's Single-Use Plastics Ban Will Come Into Effect on September 1

It'll cover single-use straws, stirrers, cutlery and plates, as well as polystyrene foam food containers and cups.

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News
The Federal Government Is Releasing 800,000 Half-Price Flights to Aussie Holiday Destinations

On offer between April and July, they'll be available to 13 regions that usually rely upon international tourism.

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Event
Fish Lane Markets

Sun, 11 Apr and Sun, 6 Jun 2021
Fish Lane, South Brisbane

This South Brisbane precinct has launched its own markets.

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News
Qantas Is Launching New Snow Season Routes If You're Already Planning Your Winter Getaway

Sydneysiders will be able to fly direct to Cooma to access Perisher Valley, Thredbo and Charlotte Pass, while Brisbanites will be able to head to Albury, too.

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News
Bisou Bisou Is Fortitude Valley's New All-Day French Restaurant with an Oyster and Caviar Bar

It's now open inside the new Hotel X on Brunswick Street.

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News
Overseas Spectators Might Not Be Permitted to Attend This Year's Tokyo Olympics

When the postponed 2020 games go ahead, international fans might be restricted to watching them on television.

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News
A Lego Exhibition That Recreates 'Jurassic World' with Six Million-Plus Bricks Is Touring Australia

Lego finds a way, with more than 50 dinosaurs, props and scenes from the movie built out of the popular plastic bricks.

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Event
Milton Markets: Autumn Seasonal Flavours — Green Edition

Sun, 21 Mar, 2021
Milton Markets, Milton

This weekly westside shopping gathering is throwing an eco-friendly autumn shindig.

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Event
Shrek Fest

Fri, 19 Mar, 2021
The Brightside, Brisbane

Be an all star at this 20-year 'Shrek' anniversary party.

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Come From Away

Fri, 26 Mar - Sun, 2 May 2021
QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Brisbane

A smash on Broadway since 2017, it's based on the true story of 7000 air passengers who became grounded in Canada after September 11.

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Selwyn Snow Resort's Rebuild Will Include a Skating Rink, Bumper Cars and Mini Enchanted Village

Closed since the 2020 bushfires, the Snowy Mountains spot has started its redevelopment — and secured a 40-year lease.

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The Empire Strips Back 2022

Fri, 25 Feb, 2022
Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

This OTT burlesque is the all-singing all-stripping 'Star Wars' show you never knew you needed.

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