Sarah Ward

Name: The Holdovers
Start: 2024-01-11
End: 2024-01-31
Location: Brisbane

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
A Netherworld Halloween 2023

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023
Netherworld, Fortitude Valley

To celebrate the spookiest time of the year, Fortitude Valley's arcade bar is hosting a dress-up monster mash.

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Immersive 'Gen V' and The Wiggles Pop-Ups (Complete with the Big Red Car) Are Hitting Sydney for SXSW

The streaming platform is setting up Primeville, turning Fratelli Fresh Darling Harbour into a small town inspired by some of its shows — and one documentary.

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This Is a Call: More Tickets Are Going on Sale for Foo Fighters' Big Summer Stadium Tour of Australia

It's times like these that you can score more tickets to see the Dave Grohl-fronted band on their first headline Aussie tour in five years.

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Foo Fighters: Australian Tour 2023

Tue, 12 Dec, 2023
Suncorp Stadium, Milton

This is a call to see the Dave Grohl-fronted band on their first headline tour of Australia since 2018, playing Suncorp Stadium with The Chats and Hot Milk.

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An Evening with Nigella Lawson

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024
QPAC Concert Hall, South Brisbane

The British chef is returning to Australia to share her culinary secrets, including at an in-conversation session at QPAC's Concert Hall in Brisbane.

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Nigella Lawson Is Returning to Australia in 2024 to Share Her Culinary Secrets with Three More Cities

Get tips from the food icon at in-conversation events in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide in March.

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Timothée Chalamet and Hugh Grant Tell the Chocolatier's Origin Story in the Candy-Coloured New 'Wonka' Trailer

Enter a world of pure imagination as the director of the 'Paddington' movies switches from talking bears to Roald Dahl.

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Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Fri, 13 Oct - Wed, 1 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Whether or not you're a Swiftie, the cinema version of the 'Shake It Off' singer's 'Eras' world tour is an enchanting big-screen spectacle.

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Event
Henry Winkler: The Fonz and Beyond

Mon, 19 Feb, 2024
QPAC Concert Hall, South Brisbane

The beloved actor is coming to Brisbane to chat about 'Happy Days', 'Arrested Development', 'Parks and Recreation', 'Barry' and more.

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Matildas Mackenzie Arnold, Mary Fowler and Alanna Kennedy Will Chat Football at a Big Sydney Stadium Event

Talking through their experiences at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the footballing trio will hit the pitch at the first-ever Open Air Live event.

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Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White Jump Into the Ring in the Trailer for Wrestling Drama 'The Iron Claw'

The story of the Von Erich brothers gets the biopic treatment in this 80s-set film from 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' and 'The Nest' director Sean Durkin.

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'The Fall of the House of Usher' Is a Gloriously Creepy Gothic Horror-Meets-'Succession' Delight

Netflix’s fifth horror series with filmmaker Mike Flanagan also gives the opioid crisis an Edgar Allan Poe spin.

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TV Dramedies Don't Get Much Better Than the Sublime and Soulful 'Reservation Dogs' From Start to Finish

This Taika Waititi-produced series just wrapped up its third and final season — and television is all the better for its 28-episode run.

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'The Nightmare Before Christmas' and 'Hocus Pocus' Are Returning to Cinemas for Their 30th Anniversaries

This year's spooky movie season includes new big-screen dates with two 90s favourites.

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Outdoor Cinema in the Suburbs: Halloween Movie Night

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023
Victoria Park / Barrambin, Herston

Victoria Park / Barrambin's free outdoor cinema is back with a Halloween double feature.

Book Now

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Northshore Sculpture by the River 2023

Sat, 7 Oct - Sun, 3 Dec 2023
Northshore Hamilton, Hamilton

Don't just stare at Hamilton's waterside scenery — spend two months peering at sculptures big and small at this free art festival.

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Lune's Sprinkles-Topped Twice-Baked Birthday Cake Croissants Are Back on the Menu Just for October

This month's specials also include Snickers cruffins, choc-chip cookie pastries and an everything croissant.

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Soak & Sound

Wed, 6 Dec, 2023
Various Southeast Queensland locations,

Soak Bathhouse is adding live music and drinks to its Wednesday nights.

Buy Tickets

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Melbourne Cocktail Favourite Byrdi Has Been Named in The World's 50 Best Bars 51-100 List for 2023

Just like in 2021, the La Trobe Street bar is the only Australian joint to make this year's extended list ahead of the top 50 reveal.

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'Elvis: A Musical Revolution' Will Keep Getting Australia All Shook Up About the King of Rock 'n' Roll in 2024

This brand-new Aussie stage musical features more than 40 of the singer's hits — and it's returning to Sydney, then hitting up Adelaide, Perth and the Gold Coast.

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Sarah Ward

A Netherworld Halloween 2023

Immersive 'Gen V' and The Wiggles Pop-Ups (Complete with the Big Red Car) Are Hitting Sydney for SXSW

This Is a Call: More Tickets Are Going on Sale for Foo Fighters' Big Summer Stadium Tour of Australia

Foo Fighters: Australian Tour 2023

An Evening with Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson Is Returning to Australia in 2024 to Share Her Culinary Secrets with Three More Cities

Timothée Chalamet and Hugh Grant Tell the Chocolatier's Origin Story in the Candy-Coloured New 'Wonka' Trailer

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Henry Winkler: The Fonz and Beyond

Matildas Mackenzie Arnold, Mary Fowler and Alanna Kennedy Will Chat Football at a Big Sydney Stadium Event

Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White Jump Into the Ring in the Trailer for Wrestling Drama 'The Iron Claw'

'The Fall of the House of Usher' Is a Gloriously Creepy Gothic Horror-Meets-'Succession' Delight

TV Dramedies Don't Get Much Better Than the Sublime and Soulful 'Reservation Dogs' From Start to Finish

'The Nightmare Before Christmas' and 'Hocus Pocus' Are Returning to Cinemas for Their 30th Anniversaries

Outdoor Cinema in the Suburbs: Halloween Movie Night

Northshore Sculpture by the River 2023

Lune's Sprinkles-Topped Twice-Baked Birthday Cake Croissants Are Back on the Menu Just for October

Soak & Sound

Melbourne Cocktail Favourite Byrdi Has Been Named in The World's 50 Best Bars 51-100 List for 2023

'Elvis: A Musical Revolution' Will Keep Getting Australia All Shook Up About the King of Rock 'n' Roll in 2024

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