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
Minari

Thu, 18 Feb - Wed, 10 Mar 2021
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Vivid, honest and tender, this resonant and moving drama stars Steven Yeun as a Korean American father and farmer chasing a better life for his family.

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Event
BrisAsia Food Festival

Sat, 20 Feb - Sun, 21 Feb 2021
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Spend a weekend feasting on dumplings, curries, Chinese cuisine and Filipino dishes.

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Event
Big Gay Day 2021

Sun, 2 May, 2021
The Wickham, Fortitude Valley

Brisbane's annual queer street festival returns for its 21st year.

Buy Tickets

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News
Event Cinemas Is the Latest Australian Movie Theatre Chain to Launch Its Own Streaming Service

It's showing more than 1000 films, with titles available on a pay-per-view basis.

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News
'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Will Sing and Dance Its Way Down Under From August

The Broadway hit will take over the stage at Melbourne's newly renovated Regent Theatre.

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Australia Will Soon Be Home to a Whale-Shaped Underwater Observatory Two Kilometres Off the Coast

The Australian Underwater Discovery Centre is set to open at the end of Busselton Jetty by December 2022.

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Event
Coorparoo Markets

Sun, 21 Feb, 2021
Coorparoo Square, Coorparoo

Close that Etsy tab, Brisbane.

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News
World Surf League Has Scrapped Its 2021 Bells Beach and Gold Coast Events in Favour of NSW

This year's WSL Championship Tour will head to Newcastle and Narrabeen instead, as well as Margaret River and Rottnest Island in Western Australia.

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News
You Can Now Spend a Night Feasting on Chocolate Biscuits in QT Sydney's Tim Tam-Themed Suite

For the next month, the hotel is dedicating one of its rooms to the beloved bikkie — and you can win an overnight stay.

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Event
Bulimba Food Truck Pop-Up

Sat, 20 Feb, 2021
Bulimba Riverside Park, Bulimba

What's better than grabbing a meal from a food truck? Trying to choose from a pop-up full of them.

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Event
Two Man Tarantino

Thu, 18 Mar - Sat, 27 Mar 2021
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

This whirlwind tour of the director's films will get your curiosity and your attention.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Vegan Mondays

Mon, 13 Dec, 2021
BrewDog DogTap Brisbane, Brisbane

Brisbane's huge riverside brewery serves up two-for-one vegan and vegetarian meals every week.

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Event
Brisbane Improv Festival

Thu, 18 Feb - Sun, 21 Feb 2021
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

See Brisbane's funniest folks improvise their way through this four-day festival.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Valley Laneway Markets 2021

Multiple single dates
Bakery, Winn and California Lanes, Fortitude Valley

Browse your way through Fortitude Valley's laneways twice a month.

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News
A Big 'Harry Potter' and 'Fantastic Beasts' Exhibition Will Start Touring the Globe in 2022

Fingers crossed that it makes the trip Down Under — it'll span up to 1858 square metres, and feature props, costumes and installations.

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News
Queensland Has Declared Greater Melbourne a COVID-19 Hotspot and Closed Its Borders

Victoria currently has 20 active COVID-19 cases, including those linked to the new Holiday Inn cluster.

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Event
$20 Pork Knuckle Day

Sun, 28 Feb, 2021
Brisbane German Club, East Brisbane

Feast on one of the German Club's legendary slabs of pork — all for a lobster.

Buy Tickets

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News
'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Is Bringing Its Cool Cool Cool Antics to an End After Its Eighth Season

The sitcom's final ten episodes will air sometime later in 2021 or early in 2022.

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News
Queen's Wharf Brisbane Is Set to Open in 2022 with Four Hotels and a Huge New Shopping Precinct

It'll also include 50 bars, cafes and restaurants, as well as a sky deck and an outdoor cinema.

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Event
Another Round

Thu, 11 Feb - Wed, 3 Mar 2021
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Four teachers test a theory that humans actually need a constant supply of alcohol in their blood in this Oscar-shortlisted Danish drama.

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