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.

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2024's James Street Food and Wine Trail Will Get You Spending a Huge Weekend Feasting in Fortitude Valley

When it closes down the roadway for a jam-packed Sunday, this year's Market Day will feature 39 stalls — the event's most in its 12-year history.

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Iconic Australian Thriller 'Wake in Fright' Is the Next Film That's Scoring the Hear My Eyes Treatment

At this year's Melbourne International Film Festival, the 4K restoration of the movie will premiere with Surprise Chef providing a new soundtrack.

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BIGSOUND 2024 Has Unveiled the First 70 Acts That'll Be Playing Brisbane When September Hits

Peking Duk side projects Keli Holiday and Y.O.G.A., Alex the Astronaut, Gretta Ray, Sly Withers: they're all on the lineup.

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Eight New Movies You Can Watch in June That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

Get comfy on the couch with the Sydney-shot action antics of 'The Fall Guy', a heartbreaking Oscar-nominated animated gem and the love-triangle games of 'Challengers'.

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"My Dreams Grow Darker": Bill Skarsgård Haunts Lily-Rose Depp in the First 'Nosferatu' Teaser Trailer

A famous vampire gets the Robert Eggers treatment in the latest film from the director of 'The Witch', 'The Lighthouse' and 'The Northman'.

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SXSW Sydney Has Added More Than 500 Speakers, Screenings, Artists, Workshops and Games to Its 2024 Lineup

If this year's festival already sounds huge — and it does — less than a third of the full program has been revealed so far.

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From the Smartphone Backlash to Taking on the One Percent, 2024's Festival of Dangerous Ideas Program Is Here

Roxane Gay, Jean Twenge, Masha Gessen and David Runciman lead the lineup at Sydney's deep dive into crucial and complex topics, which will also be livestreaming some of its sessions.

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Alba Bar & Deli in Burnett Lane Has Poured Its Last Drinks and Permanently Closed Its Doors

The San Sebastian-inspired haunt from former 'MasterChef' contestant Jamie Fleming has shut due to "economic pressures".

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Horizon — Bangarra Dance Theatre

Thu, 8 Aug - Sat, 17 Aug 2024
QPAC Playhouse, South Brisbane

The iconic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts company's first mainstage cross-cultural collaboration tells tales from across Oceania.

Buy Tickets

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Scandinavian Film Festival

Thu, 18 Jul - Wed, 7 Aug 2024
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Whether you're after the latest 'Department Q' mystery or a documentary about the Norwegian wilderness, this film festival has something for you.

Buy Tickets

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Australia's Scandinavian Film Festival Is Marking Ten Years of Showcasing Nordic Cinema with a Packed 2024 Lineup

Spend winter watching movies from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, including a retrospective dedicated to Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman.

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Qantas Has Dropped One Million Discounted Fares — Including 30-Plus Domestic Routes for Under $150

Get from Sydney to the Gold Coast for $109, Brisbane to the Whitsunday Coast from $129 and Melbourne to Hobart from $149.

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The First-Ever Australian Season of 'Dear Evan Hansen' Will Tour the Country After Its Sydney Debut

Sydney Theatre Company's production of the Tony-winning musical has locked in dates in Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide.

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QAGOMA Store Warehouse Sale

Sat, 22 Jun, 2024
GOMA, South Brisbane

This is the first time ever that the QAGOMA Store has held a warehouse sale — and you'll find items on offer from $2.

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Roxane Gay Will Get Chatting at Sydney's Festival of Dangerous Ideas and Melbourne's Now or Never

On the tenth anniversary of 'Bad Feminist', the writer and social commentator's 2024 trip to Australia will span two cities.

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Now or Never's Second Huge Year Will Close Out Winter 2024 in Melbourne with More Than 100 Events

From live music in the Royal Exhibition Building to an audiovisual installation above the Yarra, this year's lineup is full of highlights.

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Coming Soon: Felix Street's Heritage-Listed Naldham House Is Reopening as a New Dining and Drinking Hub

The three-storey, almost 140-year-old building will feature three venues in one, with the first two set to welcome in Brisbanites from July 2024.

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Chef Motokichi Yukimura From Kyoto's Kichi Kichi Is Bringing His Viral Omurice Back to Australia

This is the second time in 2024 that the Japanese chef is hitting Sydney and Brisbane to whip up his specialty dish.

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NewBARKet Festival

Sun, 14 Jul, 2024
Newmarket Village, Newmarket

Take your dog to a movie at Reading Newmarket, then shopping for all kinds of goodies — and plenty of pats.

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Every Day We're Truffling — Truffle Month

Mon, 1 Jul - Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Salt Meats Cheese Surfers Paradise, Surfers Paradise

Salt Meats Cheese is serving up a truffle-filled menu throughout July, including truffle lasagne, truffle raviolone and truffle negronis.

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