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
Assassins

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

Exploring a shocking 2017 assassination, this gripping true-crime documentary has to be seen to be believed.

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Synchronic

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

Starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan, this sci-fi thriller follows two paramedics dealing with a trippy new designer drug.

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

Head to the flicks to see a stellar time-travel thriller, a twisty true-crime documentary and a Sydney-shot rom-com.

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Event
Italian Pop-Up

Wed, 27 Jan - Sun, 28 Feb 2021
Riverbar & Kitchen, Brisbane

Sip spritzes, eat arancini and watch tennis by the river.

Book Now

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Event
Rose Festival by City Winery

Sun, 7 Mar, 2021
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley

Spend a day drinking pink and stomping grapes.

Buy Tickets

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Five Bands Five Bucks 2021

Sat, 13 Feb, 2021
The Zoo, Fortitude Valley

An evening's entertainment, all for a fiver.

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News
The First Trailer for M Night Shyamalan's Creepy New Thriller 'Old' Promises Another Big Twist

It follows a family who start ageing rapidly during a beach holiday.

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Here's What Melbourne's Revamped ACMI Looks Like After Its Huge $40 Million Makeover

Its huge new permanent — and free — exhibition sprawls across 1600 square metres, and there's a new gift shop and eatery, too.

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Event
Brisbane Ice Cream Festival 2021

Sat, 17 Apr - Sun, 18 Apr 2021
West Village, West End

Returning for another year of frozen dairy goodness.

Book Now

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News
Studio Ghibli's Magical Theme Park Will Feature a Life-Sized Replica of Howl's Moving Castle

It'll also include attractions from 'My Neighbour Totoro', 'Kiki's Delivery Service' and 'Princess Mononoke'.

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Event
Victoria Park Candyland Putt Putt

Fri, 19 Mar - Sun, 18 Apr 2021
Victoria Park Golf Complex, Brisbane City

Because you can tap, tap, tap your way around a themed mini golf course at Easter, too.

Buy Tickets

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News
Ten Delayed Films From Last Year That Should Finally Hit the Big Screen in 2021

They were originally scheduled to release in 2020 — but you can look forward to them this year instead.

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Hotel X Is Fortitude Valley's Soon-to-Open New Hotel with a French Restaurant and Rooftop Bar

It's the brand's first site anywhere in the world — and you'll find it on the old Blockbuster block on Brunswick Street.

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Transitions Film Festival 2021

Tue, 23 Feb - Mon, 15 Mar 2021
Online

Going virtual for the first time, this Australian film festival showcases documentaries about our changing world.

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A Huge Exhibition of Korean Buddhist Statues Is Coming to Sydney's Powerhouse Museum

They're part of the site's hefty 2021 lineup, alongside exhibitions dedicated to tiny automobiles, gum trees, Australian ceramics, and Persian arts and crafts.

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Alice Springs' Dazzling Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up the Red Centre Again in April

After COVID-19 delays in 2020, the Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling festival will return in its usual time slot in 2021.

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Disney+ Has Just Dropped the Full Trailer for Its New 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Series

The six-episode show hits the streaming platform in March.

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The Home Collective Market

Sun, 28 Feb, 2021
Wavell Heights Community Hall, Wavell Heights

A northside market dedicated to homewares and greenery.

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Friends! The Musical Parody

Thu, 11 Feb - Sun, 14 Feb 2021
The Star Gold Coast, Broadbeach

The comedic stage production turns the beloved 90s sitcom into a song-filled satire.

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Lunch on the Yot

Multiple single dates
City Botanic Gardens River Hub, Brisbane City

Eat your way through a three-course lunch while cruising up and down the river.

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Alice Springs' Dazzling Parrtjima Festival Will Light Up the Red Centre Again in April

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