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
Yoga + Beer for the Bushfire Appeal

Sat, 18 Jan, 2020
XXXX Brewery, Milton

Bend and stretch in the XXXX Brewery — and help a good cause.

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Event
No Scrubs: 90s and Early 00s Party

Sat, 18 Jan, 2020
The Foundry Brisbane, Fortitude Valley

Jump a couple of decades back in time.

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Lunar New Year Rooftop Party 2020

Tue, 30 Nov, -0001
Sunnybank Plaza, Sunnybank

Party on a rooftop while making lanterns, dancing to K-pop and enjoying a tasty feast.

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Event
All-You-Can-Eat Vegan Pizza and Pasta Night 2020

Tue, 11 Feb, 2020
Salt Meats Cheese Gasworks, Newstead

Devour all the vegan slices and spaghetti you can for $25 with a drink.

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Sunshine Coast Asian Food Festival

Sat, 22 Feb, 2020
Spicers Tamarind Retreat, Maleny

Head to the hinterland to snack on Asian street food, wander through a rainforest and sip beer, wine, gin and vodka.

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Japan's Multi-Level Super Nintendo Theme Park Is Set to Open This Year with a 'Mario Kart' Ride

Opening before this year's Tokyo Olympics, the park will also feature a Yoshi ride, a Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser’s Castle.

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Chook Wings and Beer Is Brisbane's New All-You-Can-Eat Chicken Joint

Come next week, you'll be able to dig into bottomless wings, sides and eight different sauces for just $21.90.

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Jared Leto Turns Into a Vampire in the First Trailer for 'Spider-Man' Spinoff 'Morbius'

The character is the second 'Spider-Man' villain to get their own movie — and this one ties into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Event
Oyster Frenzy

Fri, 24 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2020
One Fish Two Fish, Kangaroo Point

Six courses of oysters — battered in squid ink tempura, baked with three cheeses, and paired with limoncello and finger lime caviar.

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'Joker' Leads the Way to This Year's Oscars with 11 Nominations

And 'Parasite' has made history as the first South Korean movie to ever earn a nomination in the Oscars' 92-year history.

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Event
Breathe In & Bleat Out — Meditating with Baby Goats & Lambs

Sun, 19 Jan, 2020
Raw Dance Company, Moorooka

Find inner bliss while surrounded by baby farm animals.

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Ltd. Edition Fashion Fun-Raiser

Sun, 19 Jan, 2020
The Station Brisbane, Fortitude Valley

This day-long pre-loved and designer sale will donate all proceeds to folks affected by the bushfires.

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Hop Fest

Sun, 26 Jan, 2020
Osbourne Hotel, Fortitude Valley

This new day-long beer festival will serve up more than 60 craft brews.

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Event
Metro Arts, With Love

Sat, 1 Feb - Sat, 15 Feb 2020
Metro Arts, West End

Before moving across the city, Metro Arts is farewelling its CBD digs with a fortnight-long festival.

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Event
Retro Cinema at Red Hill

Multiple single dates
Red Hill Cinemas, Red Hill

Revisit classic flicks at Brisbane's newest cinema.

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National Cheese Toast Day

Sat, 18 Jan, 2020
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Tuck into free cheese toast — and try a new flavour.

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Five Bands Five Bucks

Fri, 17 Jan, 2020
The Zoo, Fortitude Valley

An evening's entertainment, all for a fiver.

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The Yot Club

Multiple single dates
South Bank Ferry Terminal 1, Brisbane

The next-level party boat has two bars, a stage and a dance floor — and it's sailing through Brisbane for the next two months.

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'Friends' Trivia

Thu, 16 Jan, 2020
Foresters Gastropub, Fortitude Valley

No one told you that watching endless television reruns could turn out this way.

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News
Studio Ghibli Is Working On Two New Animated Films This Year

They'll mark the Japanese animation studio's first movies since 2016 co-production 'The Red Turtle' — and one is being directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

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