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.

News
This New Finnish Taxi Service Will Only Accept Payment By Singing

Forget cash or cards — this shuttle lets you croon tunes to get around town.

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News
The Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century Will Be Visible in Australia This Month

It'll span 103 minutes — and there won't be another one this long until the 2100s.

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Event
Cheese and Wine of New Zealand

Tue, 14 Aug, 2018
Treasury Casino, Brisbane

Eat and sip your way through New Zealand's finest dairy and drinks.

Buy Tickets

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News
New South Wales' South Coast Is Set to Score a Huge New Bushland Art Gallery

The new Shoalhaven facility will house more than $43 million worth of art, including pieces by Pablo Picasso, Francisco Goya, Brett Whiteley and Arthur Boyd.

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News
The Trailer for 'What We Do in the Shadows' TV Spinoff 'Wellington Paranormal' Is Here

"Think Mulder & Scully but in a country where nothing happens."

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News
Ten Things We Learned Chatting with Greg Sestero About 'The Room', Tommy Wiseau and 'Best F(r)iends'

The new film is based on the time Tommy Wiseau thought Sestero was going to kill him.

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News
Queensland Film Festival Returns with a Huge 2018 Lineup

And more than 80 percent of the lineup of 59 features and shorts is either directed or co-directed by women

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Little Valley Is Brisbane's New Late-Night Chinese-Style Dining Hall and Beer Garden

The team behind Burleigh Heads' Rick Shores is bringing their Asian-style fare to Brisbane.

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Event
Chicken Wings & Tins Festival

Sat, 7 Jul - Sun, 8 Jul 2018
Welcome to Bowen Hills, Bowen Hills

A weekend dedicated to poultry and pints.

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Event
Adrift

Thu, 28 Jun - Wed, 8 Aug 2018
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Putting in a committed and spirited performance, Shailene Woodley does her best to keep this unremarkable disaster drama afloat.

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Plastic Free July Day

Sun, 1 Jul, 2018
Wandering Cooks, South Brisbane

Do the environment a solid and learn to live without plastic.

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Event
Balter Brewing Tap Takeover with Mick Fanning

Sat, 30 Jun, 2018
Fritzenberger, Petrie Terrace

Mick Fanning jumps behind the bar at Fritzenberger.

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Event
Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Thu, 28 Jun - Wed, 8 Aug 2018
Various cinemas in Brisbane

This sequel looks the part but lacks the humanity of its predecessor.

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Generate Festival 2018

Fri, 29 Jun - Sat, 30 Jun 2018
Caboolture Hub, Caboolture

Head north for this returning two-day arts and creativity festival.

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News
Some Muggle Is Recreating the Great Hall for a Harry Potter-Themed Brunch in Brisbane

It'll just like a regular Hogwarts breakfast, only with less magic and more booze.

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News
Victoria Will Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags from 2019

That makes NSW the only state that hasn't committed to reducing the use of plastic bags.

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Event
Vinyl & Vintage Fair

Sat, 21 Jul, 2018
Bloodhound Corner Bar, Fortitude Valley

Boost your wardrobe and your record collection — over drinks.

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Event
Salt Meats Cheese and Gelato Messina Laneway WV Pop-Up

Tue, 3 Jul - Sun, 30 Sep 2018
SMC Laneway, West End

Pizza and gelato come to West End's West Village.

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Event
Clayschool Winter Show

Sat, 30 Jun, 2018
Wandering Cooks, South Brisbane

Potter around a clay-based showcase, find pottery gifts, sink a few pots at the bar.

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News
Arrested Development's Alia Shawkat Is Coming to Melbourne for a One-Off Talk

Best known for her role as Maeby Fünke, Shawkat will speak about her career as an actor and artist as part of this year's Melbourne International Film Festival.

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