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
Queensland Poetry Festival 2018

Thu, 23 Aug - Sun, 26 Aug 2018
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Spend four days waxing lyrical.

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It Looks Like 'Veronica Mars' Is Coming Back to Your TV Screen

Reports say that the cult-favourite 2000s TV show will get a revival with original cast members — including, of course, Kristen Bell.

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Moreton Bay Dessert Festival

Sat, 8 Sep - Sun, 9 Sep 2018
Redcliffe Parade, Redcliffe

Two days of sweet treats by the sea shore.

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Musical Bingo

Fri, 24 Aug, 2018
Shady Palms Cafe, Brisbane

Music-themed bingo comes to Shady Palms.

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Taco Bell Is Opening Its Second Australian Store on the Gold Coast

It's the start of the Tex-Mex chain's Australian expansion.

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Event
Workout Wine Down

Sun, 2 Sep, 2018
Cloudland, Fortitude Valley

Get stretching over a weekend splash of plonk.

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A Riverside Greek Taverna Is Coming to Brisbane's Howard Smith Wharves Precinct

Greca will cook up Mediterranean dishes over a fire pit.

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Outback Queensland's Truly Iconic Betoota Hotel Is Reopening for Two Days This Weekend

It's reopening temporarily for the famous Betoota Races — and all profits will be going to charity.

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Event
These Questions Are Making Me Thirsty

Sat, 13 Oct, 2018
The Flying Cock, Brisbane

Which of the four main characters was not in the original pilot episode?

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018

Sat, 1 Sep - Sun, 4 Nov 2018
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Direct from London's Natural History Museum, the best nature photographs from the past year are coming to Brisbane.

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Inter, Planets and Cities of Cloud and Wire

Tue, 21 Aug - Sun, 26 Aug 2018
Flowstate, South Brisbane

A trio of shows comes to Flowstate.

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'Return of the Jedi' Is the Latest 'Star Wars' Film Returning to the Big Screen with a Live Score

The live orchestral 'Star Wars' series continues.

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Stone and Wood Is Opening a Brewery and Tasting Room In Brisbane

Find the Byron Bay-based outfit in Fortitude Valley from late 2019.

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You Can Now Stay In an Agatha Christie-Inspired Hotel Inside a Double Decker Bus

Head to the English countryside, put your feet up and ponder the author's mysteries.

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Australian Buffalo Wing Festival 2018

Wed, 29 Aug - Sat, 1 Sep 2018
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Crawl around Brisbane eating the city's best juicy chicken.

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This New Australian Opera Is Inspired by the Life of Celebrated Artist Brett Whiteley

It's coming to the Sydney Opera House in 2019 as part of Opera Australia's new season.

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This Garden-Topped Melbourne Skyscraper Could Soon Be Australia's Tallest Building

If it goes ahead, it'll feature apartments, offices, a hotel, retail spaces, an entertainment centre, restaurants, bars, a BMW showroom, a school and even a cinema.

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The Cast of 'The Sopranos' Is Coming to Australia

Three of the series' stars are heading down under to chat about the iconic gangster TV series.

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Event
Snags 101: The Art of Sausage Making

Thu, 23 Aug, 2018
Woodsters Furniture & Carpentry, Newstead

Everything you need to know about making your own sausages.

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