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
Megan McKean: Bristopia

Fri, 27 Apr - Sun, 14 Oct 2018
Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane

Brisbane gets the illustrated, interactive treatment.

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Saturday Morning Cartoons

Sat, 12 May, 2018
Netherworld, Fortitude Valley

Start your weekend with cartoons, cereal, arcade games and beer.

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$5 Movie Tickets at Dendy Coorparoo

Thu, 10 May - Tue, 15 May 2018
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Catch the latest hits and the newest flicks for just five bucks when you book online.

Buy Tickets

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Spring Hill's New Hotel Ovolo Inchcolm Combines Old-School Glamour with Luxe Mod Cons

If you're going to take a staycation, you should do it in art deco digs with a Parisian-style salon and a free in-room mini bar.

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American Essentials Film Festival 2018

Wed, 9 May - Fri, 20 Apr 2018
Palace Centro Cinema, Fortitude Valley

Featuring Nicolas Cage's latest horror-comedy, a focus on classic LA-set flicks and a mob drama straight from Cannes.

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This Environmentally Conscious Search Engine Turns Your Online Queries Into New Trees

Ecosia invests at least 80 percent of its profits into planting trees around the world.

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Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium's 40th Anniversary Celebrations

Sat, 26 May - Sun, 27 May 2018
Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Toowong

Celebrate 40 years of looking at the sky at the base of Mt Coot-tha.

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The Queensland Government Is Moving Ahead with Plans for a New Arena Above Roma Street Station

$5 million has been committed to develop a business case for the proposed complex.

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Sydney and Brisbane Have Been Named Among the World's Top Ten Foodie Destinations to Watch

Queenstown in Tasmania also made the TripAdvisor list.

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2001: A Space Odyssey 50th Anniversary Season

Sun, 29 Jul - Sun, 1 Jul 2018
Palace Centro Cinema, Fortitude Valley

Fifty years after it was first released, the beloved sci-fi classic returns to cinemas in its original 70mm form.

Buy Tickets

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The World's Longest Non-Stop Commercial Flight Is Set to Launch by the End of This Year

The 19-hour flight from Singapore to New York will take to the skies by the end of the year.

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The US TV Remake of 'What We Do in the Shadows' Is Officially Happening

Ten episodes will air in early-to-mid 2019.

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Star Wars Trivia

Fri, 4 May, 2018
The Brightside, Brisbane

The force is strong at this trivia contest.

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Not of this Earth: The Smithson Exhibition Zine, Secondhand, Artist and Comic Book Fair

Sat, 12 May - Sun, 13 May 2018
UQ Art Museum, St Lucia

Browse for new reading material — or learn how to make your own.

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Live & Local: Sydney Writers Festival Livestream

Sat, 5 May - Sun, 6 May 2018
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Sydney Writers Festival comes to Brisbane via two days of livestreamed — and interactive — sessions.

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Breath

Thu, 3 May - Wed, 13 Jun 2018
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Simon Baker jumps behind the camera in this soulful and assured adaptation of Tim Winton's award-winning novel.

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NewBARKet Dog Fest

Sun, 27 May, 2018
Newmarket Village, Newmarket

With a pooch parade, puppy yoga and plenty of pats.

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Munich Brauhaus Is South Bank's Monster New Two-Level German Beer Hall

The huge new venue will serve pork knuckles, schnitzels and steins of beer all day, every day of the week.

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Event
Sweet As - Brisbane Dessert Festival

Sun, 3 Jun, 2018
Musgrave Park, West End

If it's a sweet treat, it'll be on offer at Brisbane's dedicated dessert festival.

Buy Tickets

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Buddha Birthday Festival 2018

Fri, 4 May - Sun, 6 May 2018
South Bank Cultural Forecourt, South Brisbane

The biggest annual celebration of Buddha’s birthday in the world.

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