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
Bad Times at the El Royale

Thu, 11 Oct - Wed, 21 Nov 2018
Various cinemas in Melbourne

The new thriller from the maker of The Cabin in the Woods is a rollicking good time.

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Ceramiques Camberwell's Free Pottery Classes

Mon, 22 Oct - Sun, 4 Nov 2018
Céramiques Camberwell, Camberwell

Camberwell's new ceramics studio arrives with a fortnight of free classes.

Book Now

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Event
Environmental Film Festival 2018

Thu, 11 Oct - Fri, 19 Oct 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

A nine-day cinema showcase with a stacked program, but also a stirring, socially conscious message.

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Event
Greek Film Festival 2018

Wed, 10 Oct - Sun, 21 Oct 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Featuring the latest Greek Weird Wave effort, a film about a soap opera writer borrowing storylines from his real-life neighbours and a six-movie comedy retrospective.

Buy Tickets

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News
Belles Hot Chicken Has Brought Chicken Nuggets and Extra Spice to Its First Melbourne CBD Store

Belles' bite-sized chicken pieces are only available at its new Elizabeth Street digs.

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Sweden Is Getting a Museum Dedicated to Disgusting Foods

Jell-o salad, mouse wine, Sardinian maggot-infested cheese and even Vegemite rank among the museum's exhibits.

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Barista by Vue Is Shannon Bennett's New Melbourne CBD Coffee Spot

As well as serving up salads, sandwiches and pastries, it'll feature a coffee cup exchange.

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You'll Soon Be Able to Snorkel Through Underwater Art in the Whitsundays

After a trial featuring four sculptures, six artists will create underwater artwork for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

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'What We Do in the Shadows' TV Spinoff 'Wellington Paranormal' Is Returning for an Extended Second Season

"Think Mulder & Scully but in a country where nothing happens."

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Event
Bang Bang Bottomless Brunch

Sat, 6 Oct - Sun, 7 Oct 2018
Bang Bang RC, Elsternwick

Start with oysters, then tuck into hawker-style eats and unlimited drinks for two hours.

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News
Banksy's Iconic 'Girl with Balloon' Artwork Self-Destructs Moments After Being Sold

The artist built a shredder into the painting a few years ago, "in case it was ever put up for auction".

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Event
American Animals

Thu, 4 Oct - Wed, 14 Nov 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Documentary and drama combine in dazzling fashion in this endlessly fascinating exploration of a real-life heist.

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News
You Can Now Glamp In a Vineyard In Victoria's Mornington Peninsula

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News
These 'Game of Thrones' Filming Locations Are Being Turned Into Permanent Tourist Attractions

From 2019, you'll be able to take tours of Winterfell, Castle Black, King's Landing and more.

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Event
Secret Gardens of the Dandenong Ranges Spring Tours

Wed, 17 Oct - Sat, 27 Oct 2018
Karwarra Australian Plant Garden, Kalorama

Spend a day wandering through some of Melbourne’s gorgeous privately owned gardens.

Buy Tickets

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News
The ABC Is Launching a New Australian TV Show Dedicated to Live Music

Three artists will play live each week, with triple j’s Linda Marigliano and Dylan Alcott as the show's hosts.

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North Sydney Looks Set to Become Australia's First Smoke-Free CBD

If the motion receives local community support, it could be implemented by Christmas or early 2019.

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Event
British Film Festival 2018

Thu, 25 Oct - Wed, 14 Nov 2018
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

With a biopic about Laurel and Hardy, a Scottish teen-zombie-musical-comedy and a four-film tribute to Michael Caine that'll blow the bloody cinema doors off.

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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Thu, 27 Sep - Wed, 7 Nov 2018
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Joaquin Phoenix stars in this unconventional biopic of quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan.

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Custody

Thu, 27 Sep - Wed, 7 Nov 2018
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A brutal, bleak but brilliantly crafted chronicle of a family coping with the aftermath of divorce.

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