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
Factory Summer Festival

Fri, 11 Dec - Thu, 31 Dec 2020
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

Three weeks of live tunes — and themed bars, a silent disco, carnival rides and a games arcade.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Brisbane Vegan Christmas Markets 2020

Sun, 13 Dec, 2020
Corner Boundary and Russell Streets, West End

Brissie's regular vegan market gets festive.

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Event
Gasworks Christmas Markets 2020

Fri, 11 Dec, 2020
Gasworks Precinct, Newstead

Shop for fashion, homewares and ceramics at this eye-catching Brisbane spot.

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Event
Soul Meets Cheers Vegan Night: Christmas Edition

Tue, 22 Dec, 2020
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

A five-course festive vegan Italian banquet — with bottomless vegan wine and beer, too.

Buy Tickets

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News
Brisbane Is Set to Score a 64-Hectare Inner-City Public Park with a Huge Lake and a Tree House Lookout

The final plan for Victoria Park's revamp has been revealed — and it also features a high-ropes course, waterholes and mountain-bike trails.

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News
You'll Be Able to Stay Onboard an Immersive 'Star Wars' Spaceship From 2021

You'll hop onboard for a two-day, two-night experience — and you'll be immersed in a 'Star Wars' adventure the whole time.

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News
Australia Is Expected to Swelter Through a Particularly Warm and Wet Summer

Minimum and maximum temperatures are forecast to be above average from December–February, and rainfall too.

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News
'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Is Still Aiming to Sing and Dance Its Way Down Under in 2021

The Broadway hit is currently working towards an August 2021 kick-off at Melbourne's newly renovated Regent Theatre.

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News
Queensland Public Transport Fares Will Stay Frozen at 2020 Prices for the Next Year

It applies to all Translink and QConnect services across the state.

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Event
Sound of Metal

Fri, 4 Dec - Thu, 24 Dec 2020
Online

Playing a heavy metal drummer who loses his hearing, Riz Ahmed is exceptional in this intensely piercing, probing and empathetic film.

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Brisbane's Biggest Clothing Garage Sale Christmas Night Market

Sat, 5 Dec, 2020
Bizzell's Garage, Paddington

Head to Paddington for a huge treasure trove of vintage finds.

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Event
Paint and Pop Pop-Up

Tue, 15 Dec - Thu, 17 Dec 2020
Breakfast Creek Lifestyle Precinct, Newstead

Sip champagne, unleash your inner artist and peer over the river.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Nundah Christmas Twilight Markets

Sat, 5 Dec, 2020
Nundah Farmers Market, Nundah

Browse your way through more than 200 stalls under fairy lights — then stop at the North Pole-themed bar.

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Event
Eat Street's Reopening Weekend

Fri, 4 Dec - Sun, 6 Dec 2020
Eat Street Markets, Hamilton

The popular Hamilton foodie spot is relaunching post-lockdowns.

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Event
The Prom

Thu, 3 Dec - Wed, 23 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

This star-studded stage-to-screen musical drowns out its good intentions with over-the-top pageantry, a self-satisfied attitude and the wrong focus.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From December 3

Head to the flicks to see a fascinating new documentary about The Bee Gees, a stage-to-screen musical and a controversial sci-fi drama.

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Scoop!

Fri, 15 Jan - Sun, 17 Jan 2021
HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

Serving up ice cream, circus performances, live music, sideshow rides and a dip in the lake.

Buy Tickets

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Cali Beach Club Is the Gold Coast's Soon-to-Open Cabana-Filled Oceanside Precinct on a Rooftop

It'll boast two restaurants, four bars, multiple pools, a sandy volleyball court and an outdoor cinema.

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Young Henrys' New Brew Celebrates 4ZZZ's 45th Birthday and Kicks Back Half the Proceeds to the Station

It's called 'H4ZZZY West Coast IPA', and it's available in select bottle shops and venues across southeast Queensland.

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'Babyteeth' Has Been Named the Best Australian Film of the Year at the 2020 AACTA Awards

It also won Best Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress, while 'Stateless' nabbed a heap of TV gongs.

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