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
Semi-Pro's Second Birthday

Sat, 14 Mar, 2020
Semi-Pro Brewing Co, East Brisbane

Drink beers, celebrate this eastside brewery's birthday and get up close to cute critters at a petting zoo.

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Free Sausage Rolls

Wed, 25 Mar, 2020
Banjo's Bakery Café, Darra

Tasmanian outfit Banjo’s Bakery is celebrating its new Brisbane store with a giveaway.

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Patricia Piccinini's Otherworldy 'Skywhale' Took Flight Today — Without Her New Floating Companion

'Skywhale' will make her final solo flight in Canberra tonight, before being joined by a new Skywhale friend at the National Gallery of Australia this May.

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Cabn Is Bringing Its Tiny Solar-Powered Houses to the Sunshine Coast's Multi-Day Hiking Trail

The company's compact abodes will pop up along the Cooloola Great Walk in 2021.

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The Best of Berlinale 2020: Ten Films We Can't Wait to Hit Cinemas Down Under

We hopped over to the Berlin International Film Festival to get the jump on what's coming soon to cinemas.

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Cuban Nights

Sun, 1 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar 2020
Riverbar & Kitchen, Brisbane

Sip cocktails, eat Cubano sandwiches and take a salsa lesson.

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MAR10 is Mario Day

Tue, 10 Mar, 2020
B. Lucky & Sons Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley

Hit the 'Mario Kart' track for free to celebrate the best racing game ever made.

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$5 Ramen

Wed, 11 Mar, 2020
Genkotsu Ramen, Runcorn

Celebrate this ramen joint's fifth birthday with $5 bowls.

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Paniyiri Greek Festival 2020 — CANCELLED

Sat, 23 May - Sun, 24 May 2020
Musgrave Park, West End

Stomp grapes, devour honey puffs and visit an authentic taverna as Brisbane's Greek festival returns.

Buy Tickets

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This Is What the International Space Station's First Commercial Tourist Digs Will Look Like

As part of NASA's plans to open the low-orbit facility to private astronauts — and commercial and tourism ventures — there'll also be an observatory with 360-degree views.

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'The Eddy' Is Netflix's New Parisian Jazz Club-Set Drama Series From the Director of 'La La Land'

The eight-episode drama follows a New York jazz pianist who now co-owns a struggling Parisian club.

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Acclaimed West End Musical 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' Is Coming to Australia

Based on a true story, this feel-good hit will premiere at the Sydney Opera House before touring the rest of the country.

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Taika Waititi Is Making Two New Animated Netflix Shows Based on 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'

They're part of the streaming platform's previously announced plans to adapt 16 of Roald Dahl's classic books.

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The Iconic Has Launched a Stylish New Pet Fashion Range for Supremely Adorable Dogs

Because your pupper deserves its own fleece-lined denim vest, cable-knit sweater, macrame lead and Driza-Bone oilskin coat.

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SXSW 2020 Has Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

It's the first time in 34 years that the huge annual music and film festival won't take place.

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Honey Boy

Thu, 12 Mar - Wed, 1 Apr 2020
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Shia LaBeouf stars as his own dad in this fiercely personal, cathartic and revelatory drama based on the actor's experiences as a child star.

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The Strawberry and Dessert Festival

Sat, 18 Sep, 2021
Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point

Celebrate strawberries by the sea — and get stuck into a heap of sweet treats.

Buy Tickets

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Park Vibes

Sat, 7 Mar, 2020
Pine Rivers Park, Strathpine

Food trucks, brews, live tunes and fireworks, all in Brisbane's north.

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Honeyland

Thu, 5 Mar - Wed, 25 Mar 2020
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Nominated for two Oscars and picking up multiple Sundance awards, this compelling and fascinating doco follows Europe's last female wild beekeeper.

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Dark Waters

Thu, 5 Mar - Wed, 25 Mar 2020
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Involving and infuriating, this Mark Ruffalo-starring legal thriller is based on a compelling true story.

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The Iconic Has Launched a Stylish New Pet Fashion Range for Supremely Adorable Dogs

SXSW 2020 Has Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

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