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
Free Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for Halloween

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Krispy Kreme will give you a free doughnut if you head to one of its stores in costume on Tuesday, October 31.

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IKEA Halloween Dining Experience 2023

Thu, 26 Oct, 2023
IKEA Logan, Slacks Creek

Get into the spooky spirit with a four-course Halloween dinner at IKEA's Logan store.

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Yot Club Halloween Night 2023

Fri, 27 Oct, 2023
City Botanic Gardens River Hub, Brisbane City

This next-level party boat has two bars, a stage and a dance floor — and, for one night only, a Halloween party.

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Not On Your Rider 2023: Halloween Edition

Thu, 26 Oct, 2023
The Triffid, Newstead

Brisbane's 'Spicks and Specks'-style IRL music game show is getting spooky with its October quiz night at The Triffid.

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Krispy Kreme Will Give You a Free Doughnut If You Head to One of Its Stores in Costume on Halloween

What's better than sweet glazed doughnuts? Free sweet glazed doughnuts for getting spooky.

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It'll Be Back: 'Hamilton' Is Returning to Australia in 2024 for Another Sydney Season

After farewelling Australia following its Brisbane 2023 season, the Broadway smash is making an Aussie comeback from July 2024.

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Dumb Money

Thu, 26 Oct - Wed, 15 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

The GameStop stock phenomenon comes to the big screen in this entertaining and astute 'The Big Short'-style dramedy lead by Paul Dano.

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The Next 'Mission: Impossible' Movie Has Been Delayed to 2025 Amid Hollywood's Actors' Strike

You'll now be waiting an extra year to see Tom Cruise's latest batch of death-defying stunts.

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Sydney's Huge 'Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs' Exhibition Will Feature the Sarcophagus of Ramses II

The royal coffin rarely leaves Egypt, but it has been given permission to travel Down Under to display at the Australian Museum.

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Queens of the Stone Age Are Touring Down Under in 2024 for the First Time Since 2018 — Including Playing Mona Foma

The Josh Homme-led band will play Perth Adelaide, Hobart, Torquay, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane — and Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, too.

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'Squid Game: The Challenge' Looks Exactly Like Its Inspiration in the Reality Competition Show's Full Trailer

If you've ever wondered what 'Squid Game' would look like IRL, but without the death, Netflix has the series for you.

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Coming Soon: Cucina Regina Is the 160-Seat Italian Restaurant That's Opening at Queen's Wharf

A sibling venue to the Gold Coast's Cucina Vivo, it'll serve up woodfired pizzas, homemade pasta, and Italian wine and cocktails.

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As You Wish: 'The Princess Bride' Is Returning to the Big Screen in Brisbane and Perth with a Live Orchestra

The 80s classic is the latest flick to get the orchestral treatment, with sessions in 2024.

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'The Princess Bride' in Concert

Sat, 13 Apr, 2024
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

As you wish: 'The Princess Bride' is screening at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre with a live orchestra playing its enchanting soundtrack.

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Assembly Label + Spell Brisbane Warehouse Sale

Fri, 3 Nov - Sun, 5 Nov 2023
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

The minimalist Aussie label is spending three days selling archive samples and past-season threads, with nothing over $100.

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Taking Music to Cool Places: Sparks Chat Career Longevity, Movie Musicals and Dream Collaborations

Two years after Edgar Wright's documentary 'The Sparks Brothers' and movie musical 'Annette', Russell and Ron Mael are touring Australia for the first time since 2001.

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Brisbane's Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Is Adding a Nocturnal Precinct So You Can See Its Furry Residents at Night

The Fig Tree Pocket animal haven is gaining seven night-time exhibit spaces, featuring tree kangaroos, potoroos, pademelons, bandicoots and more — and a new kilometre-long boardwalk.

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Get Ready for Sophomore Year: 'The Boys' Spinoff 'Gen V' Has Been Renewed for a Second Season

The Vought Cinematic Universe's college-set chaos is set to continue — "with all the twists, heart, satire and exploding genitalia you’ve come to expect from the show".

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Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell's Sydney-Shot Rom-Com 'Anyone But You' Just Dropped Its First Trailer

The 'Euphoria' and 'Top Gun: Maverick' stars play two people pretending to be a couple at a destination wedding in Australia.

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Baz Luhrmann Makes a Return Trip to 'Australia' in the Trailer for Six-Part Miniseries 'Faraway Downs'

"With over two-million feet of film from the original piece, my team and I were able to revisit anew the central themes of the work."

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'The Princess Bride' in Concert

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Taking Music to Cool Places: Sparks Chat Career Longevity, Movie Musicals and Dream Collaborations

Brisbane's Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Is Adding a Nocturnal Precinct So You Can See Its Furry Residents at Night

Get Ready for Sophomore Year: 'The Boys' Spinoff 'Gen V' Has Been Renewed for a Second Season

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell's Sydney-Shot Rom-Com 'Anyone But You' Just Dropped Its First Trailer

Baz Luhrmann Makes a Return Trip to 'Australia' in the Trailer for Six-Part Miniseries 'Faraway Downs'

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