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
Yoga Fest 2017

Sat, 4 Nov, 2017
The Old Museum, Bowen Hills

From indoor and outdoor classes to massage, meditation, music and markets.

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News
Madrid's Massive New Cactus Garden Is a Succulent-Lover's Dream

Featuring more than 400 xerophytic species across 16,000 square metres.

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Event
Specialty Coffee Festival

Sat, 2 Sep, 2017
Wolff Coffee Roasters, Hendra

Celebrating beans and brews with a day filled with classes, food trucks, chats and cuppas.

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News
Brisbane Is Getting Its First Specialty Coffee Festival

Celebrating beans and brews with a day filled with classes, food trucks, chats and cuppas.

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Event
Annabelle: Creation

Thu, 10 Aug - Wed, 20 Sep 2017
Various cinemas in Brisbane

The latest installment in the Conjuring franchise has nothing new to offer.

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Cafe
Greenhaus Coffee

29 Doggett Street, Teneriffe

The new venture from the Botanica crew thankfully does coffee and grab-and-go brekkie options.

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Cafe
Suki Bulimba - CLOSED

Shop 2, 161 Oxford Street, Bulimba

Make-your-own poke bowls and sushi burritos.

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Restaurant
KaiKai Chicken

225 Hawken Drive, Saint Lucia

All-you-can-eat fried chicken and bottomless drinks.

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Cafe
Chester Street Cake Shop CBD

King George Square Bus Station Entrance, Adelaide Street, Brisbane

They've brought their highly Instagrammable cakes to King George Square.

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Event
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Thu, 10 Aug - Wed, 20 Sep 2017
Various cinemas in Brisbane

What Luc Besson's sci-fi epic lacks in plot it makes up for in eye-popping spectacle.

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Big Roddy's Rippin' Rib Shack

67 Fish Lane, South Brisbane

Head to South Brisbane for American-style beef and pork ribs galore.

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Event
Zine and Indie Comic Symposium 2017

Fri, 18 Aug - Sun, 20 Aug 2017
The Edge, South Bank

Three days of zine-based fun.

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Event
Revive Fashion Festival 2017

Fri, 18 Aug, 2017
South Bank Cultural Forecourt, South Brisbane

Spread the pre-loved love as Brisbane's vintage fashion festival returns.

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Event
Still In My Mind: Gurindji Experience, Location and Visuality

Sat, 12 Aug - Sun, 29 Oct 2017
UQ Art Museum, St Lucia

Commemorating 50 years of the landmark Gurindji Walk-Off.

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Event
Hands-On Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking Class

Sat, 12 Aug, 2017
The Mantra Room Brisbane, West End

Pick up a few new recipes — and try everything you cook.

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Event
Burning of the Vines Festival

Sun, 13 Aug, 2017
Sirromet Wines, Mount Cotton

Ending the grape harvest with music, food trucks and wine.

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Event
The Hamlet Apocalypse — The Danger Ensemble

Wed, 9 Aug - Sat, 19 Aug 2017
Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Fortitude Valley

Shakespeare gets a shake up.

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Event
The Foundry 2nd Birthday Party

Thu, 10 Aug, 2017
The Foundry Brisbane, Fortitude Valley

The Valley venue marks two years of live music with a night to remember.

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Late Nite Band Nite

Fri, 11 Aug, 2017
Oh Hello!, Fortitude Valley

An up late showcase of local and national bands.

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Brisbane's Getting Another Round of Free Bus Travel

The RTBU's campaign for safer buses, a fair wage increase and modern rostering practices continues.

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