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
'Jurassic World' by Brickman: Extended Opening Hours

Multiple single dates
Queensland Museum, South Brisbane

Can't fit in a daytime visit to see the dinosaur franchise's creatures recreated with six million-plus Lego bricks? Head by after hours.

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QT Hotels Is Giving Away the Contents of Its Hotel Rooms So You Can Live the Staycation Life at Home

Stay at or buy a gift card from the chain in February and you could score almost everything in a QT guest room, with one winner in Australia and another in NZ.

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The Team Behind Victoria's Peninsula Hot Springs Is Opening a New Bathing Site in Outback Queensland

When the Cunnamulla location opens in February, you'll be able to relax in seven geothermic pools by the Warrego River, including at sunrise and sunset.

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Australian Open at Riverbar and Kitchen

Sun, 14 Jan - Sun, 28 Jan 2024
Riverbar & Kitchen, Brisbane

The riverside bar is bringing out the big screens and bar carts so you can watch every second of the tennis over drinks and water views.

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Roller Rave 01

Sat, 20 Jan, 2024
Superordinary, Hamilton

Get your skates on rave-style at Northshore Brisbane's Superordinary, with DJ Phil Smart, DJ Void and Truffles Bootcamp spinning tunes while you roll.

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Gelato Messina Giveaway

Sat, 20 Jan, 2024
Queen Street Mall, Brisbane

Head to the Queen Street Mall this Saturday for free mini ice cream pops and flavoured milks.

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Fairy Tales Festival

Fri, 19 Jan - Sun, 21 Jan 2024
GOMA, South Brisbane

GOMA is adding pop-up performances, drop-in drawing sessions, storytelling and more to its stunning summer exhibition across one big weekend.

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Let's Go Party: Aqua, 2 Unlimited and East 17 Are Coming to Australia in March for a Huge 90s Tour

Here's your latest excuse to keep celebrating all things Barbie-related — and to get a big blast from the past.

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Alive Garden Party Is the Latest Outdoor Gig Series That's Getting a Symphony Orchestra to Play Dance Hits

The UK's Club Symphony will bust out tunes by Daft Punk, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, Groove Armada and more.

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All of Us Strangers

Thu, 18 Jan - Wed, 7 Feb 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

A ghost story and a love story, this Andrew Scott- and Paul Mescal-starring wonder is a film to swoon over and sink into.

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The Iron Claw

Thu, 18 Jan - Wed, 7 Feb 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Zac Efron turns in his best performance yet in this crushing wrestling biopic about the real-life Von Erich family.

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Priscilla

Thu, 18 Jan - Wed, 7 Feb 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Sofia Coppola explores Priscilla and Elvis Presley's complicated romance in a deeply felt and sublimely acted film that's among the writer/director's very best.

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Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat, No Doubt and Tyler, The Creator Top Coachella's Jam-Packed 2024 Lineup

Everyone from Blur, Ice Spice, J Balvin and Peso Pluma to Sabrina Carpenter, Grimes, Lil Yachty and Flight Facilities is also on the bill.

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Southside Dumpling Festival

Sun, 4 Feb, 2024
Southside Restaurant, South Brisbane

Feast your way through dumplings, har gow, gyoza and dim sums at this one-day event at Southside and Fish Lane Town Square.

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BrisAsia ParTEA

Sat, 10 Feb, 2024
Chinatown Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley

Sip tea in multiple varieties, taste new flavours and take a tea workshop — all in the Chinatown Mall.

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Whisky Live Brisbane

Fri, 14 Jun - Sat, 15 Jun 2024
W Brisbane, Brisbane City

Your $155 ticket to this whisky-sampling event includes tastings from distilleries around the world, bites to eat and classes to up your spirits knowledge.

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Brisbane Good Food and Wine Show

Fri, 25 Oct - Sun, 27 Oct 2024
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Prepare to sample all the food (and sip all the wine) at this weekend of food stalls, masterclasses and vino stations.

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International Cake Show

Fri, 12 Apr - Sun, 14 Apr 2024
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

When you're not learning how to make sweet treats, you'll be eating them.

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Juicy Beer Festival

Sat, 16 Mar, 2024
Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

This indie beer festival pours brews in the chandelier-filled Fortitude Music Hall — and soundtracks them with DJs.

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Grape Grazing by Night

Fri, 19 Jul, 2024
RNA Showgrounds, Fortitude Valley

Raise your glass to Aussie wine — and brews — at this annual event as part of the Royal Queensland Awards.

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