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
From Brissy, With Love — A Fire Relief Benefit

Sun, 19 Jan, 2020
The Triffid, Newstead

Catch The Grates, Thelma Plum and Alex the Astronaut at The Triffid's huge bushfire relief gig.

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News
'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Has Just Dropped an 80s-Style Trailer for Its Cool Cool Cool Seventh Season

Crafted to look like grainy VHS footage, the just-released 80s-style trailer picks up where the series' sixth season left off.

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Event
Bullseye for the Bush

Sat, 18 Jan, 2020
Oche Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley's new electronic darts bar is donating an entire day's profits to bushfire relief efforts.

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Cakes for Mates

Sat, 11 Jan - Sun, 12 Jan 2020
Florence Cafe, Camp Hill

Pick up cakes, pastries and biscuits to help WIRES.

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News
Award-Winning Korean Thriller 'Parasite' Is Being Turned Into a HBO TV Series

Director Bong Joon-ho has teamed up with the US network to take the film — which was one of last year's best — to the small screen.

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Event
Valentine's Day Big Band Cabaret Dinner and Show

Fri, 14 Feb, 2020
Cloudland, Fortitude Valley

Dinner, drinks and an evening of speakeasy-style entertainment.

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Sunday Hot Club 2020

Sun, 12 Jan, 2020
Wandering Cooks, South Brisbane

A relaxed afternoon of gypsy jazz, wine and snacks.

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Event
1917

Thu, 9 Jan - Wed, 29 Jan 2020
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Gripping, urgent and strikingly shot, this First World War drama follows two soldiers as they venture through enemy territory.

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Greenhouse Plant Sale

Sat, 25 Jan, 2020
VEND Virginia, Virginia

Pick up greenery bargains in Brisbane's north.

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Event
Throw for the Firies

Sun, 26 Jan, 2020
Lumber Punks Axe Throwing Brisbane, West End

Hurl a hatchet to raise money for bushfire relief.

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Event
Cheap Fakes Plays 'Dirty Dancing'

Sat, 18 Jan, 2020
The Triffid, Newstead

Have the time of your life as the Brisbane band plays the iconic 80s soundtrack in full.

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Event
Summer Holiday House Party

Fri, 10 Jan, 2020
BackDock Arts, Fortitude Valley

End 2020's first working week with a party — and with cabaret, comedy and music, too.

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Event
True History of the Kelly Gang

Thu, 9 Jan - Wed, 29 Jan 2020
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Ned Kelly returns to the big screen in a bold, brutal masterpiece that re-imagines and re-interrogates the notorious Aussie bushranger's place in the country's history.

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Event
Raise 'Em Up — Raising the Roof for Australian Bushfire Relief

Sat, 25 Jan, 2020
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley

Megan Washington, Matt Corby, The Kite String Tangle and more are hitting The Tivoli's stage to raise $100,000 for bushfire relief.

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Event
Sound Off at the Summit

Sun, 19 Jan, 2020
Brisbane Lookout, Mt Coot-tha, Toowong

Practice your best mountain pose while you’re standing on one.

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News
Metro Arts Is Moving from the CBD to West End's West Village This Autumn

Its new 680-square-metre home will feature an underground theatre, two galleries, two rehearsal rooms and an outdoor event area.

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Brisbane French Festival 2020 — CANCELLED

Fri, 16 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct 2020
Musgrave Park, West End

Brisbane's three-day celebration of French wine, cheese and culture returns.

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BrisAsia Bazaar

Sat, 15 Feb, 2020
Aspley Central, Aspley

An evening of food, stalls, shopping and performances in Brisbane's north.

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BrisAsia Festival 2020

Sat, 1 Feb - Sat, 29 Feb 2020
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Feast on Asian delicacies, dance in cosplay to DJs or party on a rooftop.

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Ballistic Beer's Bushfire Fundraiser

Sat, 11 Jan, 2020
Ballistic Beer Co, Salisbury

Sip brews, listen to live music and support the bushfire recovery efforts.

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