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
Italian Film Festival 2018

Tue, 11 Sep - Sun, 7 Oct 2018
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Featuring a drama about a dog-loving criminal and a flick about the scandalous life of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

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The Studio Series

Sat, 1 Dec - Tue, 4 Dec 2018

Three intimate performances in the Sydney Opera House studio.

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Much-Loved Classic Australian Film 'Starstruck' Is Being Turned Into a Stage Musical

It follows in the footsteps of everything from 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' to 'Muriel's Wedding' to 'Moulin Rouge!'

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You Can Now Sleep In a Luxury Pod Right Next to the Vines at This South Australian Winery

And 20 more are expected to roll out across the state in the next year.

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Grapest 5K Run 2019

Sat, 23 Feb, 2019
Crooked River Wines, Gerringong

Exercise and drinking combine for this wine-tasting fun run.

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Alice Springs' Incredible Light-Filled Parrtjima Festival Has Unveiled Its 2018 Program

The Red Centre's Indigenous festival of light returns for its third year.

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You'll Soon Be Able to Drink Like You're In a Galaxy Far, Far Away at a Boozy 'Star Wars' Cantina

Oga's Cantina will be part of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, opening at Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World in Florida in 2019.

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A Major Pre-Raphaelite Exhibition from the Tate Britain Is Coming to Australia

It'll feature more than 40 of the Tate's beloved works, including iconic pieces such as John Everett Millais’ 'Ophelia' and John William Waterhouse’s 'The Lady of Shalott'.

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Samsung Is Set to Launch a Foldable Smartphone

It'll feature a single screen that can fold in the middle — and it's expected to launch this year.

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Lost Paradise Has Dropped Its 2018 New Year's Eve Festival Lineup

Electronica, glamping and yoga returns to Glenworth Valley.

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Meditating with Baby Farm Animals Is Australia's Newest Wellness Trend

Find inner bliss while surrounded by goats, lambs and piglets.

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Event
McQueen

Thu, 6 Sep - Wed, 17 Oct 2018
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

A documentary as fascinating as the fashion designer at its centre.

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The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Thu, 6 Sep - Wed, 17 Oct 2018
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Chloë Grace Moretz turns in a career-best performance in this quietly revelatory look at life inside a gay conversion camp.

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You Were Never Really Here

Thu, 6 Sep - Wed, 17 Oct 2018
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Joaquin Phoenix is at his wounded best in Lynne Ramsay's intense hitman thriller.

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Sydney Latin American Film Festival 2018

Thu, 6 Sep - Sat, 15 Sep 2018
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Featuring true tales about teen thieves, a foosball-focused animated comedy and a look at the Mexican drug war through the eyes of children.

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Alliance Française Classic Film Festival 2018

Thu, 6 Sep - Sun, 9 Sep 2018
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Step through French film history with screen icon Jeanne Moreau as your guide.

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'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' Live in Concert with the SSO

Wed, 10 Apr - Sat, 13 Apr 2019
Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Another night of muggle movie and music magic, this time screening the fifth film in the franchise.

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You'll Soon Be Able to Zoom Down Brisbane's Mt Coot-tha Via Zipline

Due to open in stages across 2019 and 2020, it'll become Australia's longest zipline.

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Melbourne's White Night Is Moving Its All-Night Arts Extravaganza to a New Winter Time Slot

It'll form part of a broader city-wide winter arts festival that's set to launch in 2019.

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Chin Chin Curry Club

Mon, 10 Sep, 2018
Chin Chin, Melbourne

Chin Chin's spicy banquet returns.

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