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
The Book of Mormon

Fri, 3 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2020
QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Brisbane

It's Brisbane's time to get in on the crass magnum opus from 'South Park' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone — again.

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Restaurant
Happy Pops Brisbane

Shop 30, 153 Stanley Street Plaza, South Brisbane

Noosa's beloved gelato-on-a-stick joint has set up shop at South Bank.

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Event
Metre Market x The Lanes

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019
Bakery, Winn and California Lanes, Fortitude Valley

Shop for fashion, art, homewares, jewellery, ceramics, plants and pots in Fortitude Valley.

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News
'Blood Territory' Is the New True-Crime Podcast Exploring a Grisly and Controversial Aussie Case

It explores the grim murder of Jim O’Connell in the NT and his parents' fight to prove his convicted killer's innocence.

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Event
Women's Work

Mon, 12 Aug - Sun, 1 Dec 2019
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Showcasing large-scale pieces by female street artists across Brisbane's laneways.

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Four Pillars Takes Over The Boom Boom Room

Fri, 23 Aug, 2019
The Boom Boom Room, Brisbane City

Spend a night sipping gin in this luxe underground bar.

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News
Disney's New Streaming Service Is Launching Down Under This November

And it'll feature brand new Star Wars and Marvel shows.

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The ABC's Beloved Music Quiz Show 'Spicks and Specks' Is Coming Back This Year

It's coming back — with the OG crew — for four new specials.

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The Best New True-Crime Podcasts to Binge-Listen ASAP

Your commute to work will fly by thanks to these terrifying tales about the Zodiac Killer, unsolved murders and real life ghost hunters.

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Event
Shiraz Showdown: Barossa Bottomless Brunch

Sat, 7 Sep, 2019
Osbourne Hotel, Fortitude Valley

The shiraz won't stop flowing over this mid-morning spring meal.

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Event
Martha Cooper: Street Shots 1970–2019

Wed, 14 Aug - Sun, 22 Sep 2019
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Explore nearly five decades of exquisite street photography, from New York, Japan, Haiti and Baltimore to Berlin, Japan and Sao Paulo.

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Event
Dining in the Dark

Multiple single dates
The Mix Bar, Woolloongabba

Enjoy a three-course meal and drinks in (almost) complete darkness.

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Event
Queensland Poetry Festival 2019

Thu, 22 Aug - Sun, 25 Aug 2019
Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Fortitude Valley

Spend four days waxing lyrical.

Buy Tickets

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News
Brisbane City Council Is Asking for Your Thoughts on Brisbane's New 45-Hectare Public Park

It'll be Brisbane's biggest new park in 50 years — and you can submit your ideas.

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Japan's Luminous Digital-Only Art Gallery Is Now the World's Most Visited Single-Artist Museum

In its first year of operation, it eclipsed the Van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands, and the Dali Museums and Picasso Museum in Spain.

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News
A Diversity-Focused Short Film Festival Is Coming to SBS On Demand Next Month

It'll feature 14 Australian shorts, all made by creatives from underrepresented communities.

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Google Maps' New Augmented Reality Feature Will Literally Point You in the Right Direction

Now rolling out on iOS and Android phones, the beta feature deploys arrows and directions over street view images.

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BlackMilk's Latest 'Harry Potter' Collection Will Get You Kitted Out for Hogwarts

Don your Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin or Ravenclaw colours.

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This New Vodka Is Made From Grain From the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

The artisanal tipple is radioactive-free — and you might soon be able to buy it.

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The New Trailer for Netflix's 'Dark Crystal' Prequel Is Here With More Jaw-Dropping Sights

The ten-episode series features an all-star voice cast, including Taron Egerton, Helena Bonham Carter, Alicia Vikander, Mark Hamill and Andy Samberg.

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This New Vodka Is Made From Grain From the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

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