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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Get Yourself an Egg and Beat It: Weird Al Yankovic Is Touring Australia in 2023

On this tour, the singer is swapping his usual parodies for his other musical-comedy standouts across his 14-album catalogue.

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Bondi Briefly Turned Into a Nude Beach for Photographer Spencer Tunick's Latest Mass Installation

For the acclaimed photographer's latest shoot, more than 2500 Aussies stripped off on the famous stretch of sand to raise funds for and awareness about skin cancer.

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Netflix's Mind-Bending Mystery-Thriller '1899' Is Here to Fill the 'Dark'-Shaped Hole in Your Life

Just as they did with their last hit streaming series, Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar think big, get trippy and tease out a twisty puzzle.

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Aunty Donna Are Legit Dropping a $30 Bottle of Wine That's Literally Called '$30 Bottle of Wine'

Everyone will know how much you spent on vino thanks to Aunty Donna's new plonk — and yes, you should chug-a-lug it with a little bit of pud.

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

Get comfy on the couch with two Florence Pugh films, the best music documentary of the year and an unnerving horror hit.

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You Can Score $89 Flights to the Northern Territory Right Now (and Up to 25-Percent Off Holiday Experiences)

Book yourself a discounted getaway to the Top End or Red Centre as part of this year's Black Friday deals.

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Jetstar's Black Friday Sale Has Landed with Domestic Flights Starting From $39

You've got four days to book in a bargain getaway, with discounted fares on offer to Cairns, Byron Bay, Hobart, Queenstown and more.

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Monster Fest Is Back for Another 2022 Lineup of Weird, Wild, Strange and Surreal Genre Films

Australia's showcase of dark, twisted, offbeat and out-there cinema is back with bloody Christmas movies, Swissploitation flicks and films about gatecrashing aliens.

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IKEA Is Launching Sustainable Living Shops Filled with Eco-Friendly Wares Inside Its Australian Stores

The Swedish chain wants to help you make environmentally friendly choices, so it's creating dedicated shops within its stores filled with appropriate products.

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Virgin Is Doing a Black Friday Sale on 500,000 Domestic and International Flights with Prices From $55

Celebrate Black Friday with cheap flights to Bali, Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and Queenstown.

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Barack Obama Is Coming to Australia in 2023 for a Speaking Tour About Leadership

The former US President is heading to Sydney and Melbourne in March — and his Sydney talk will be livestreamed, too.

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Get Ready for the Time of Your Life: This Immersive 'Dirty Dancing' Experience Is Returning to Australia

Check into Kellerman's Mountain House for Swayze-style painting classes, volleyball games and dance lessons.

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Spotify Has Just Launched Its Audiobooks Library with 300,000-Plus Titles in Australia and New Zealand

Your summer can now include listening to Aussie literary hits like 'The Dry' and 'Boy Swallows Universe' via Spotify.

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Just In: Megan Thee Stallion Is No Longer Coming to Australia to Headline Festival X

Australia is no longer in for a hot girl summer at Festival X, with the American rapper unable to travel Down Under for what were slated to be her first-ever Aussie shows.

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Netflix's New 'Addams Family' Revamp 'Wednesday' Is Enjoyably Spooky, Kooky and Bingeable

Jenna Ortega is fantastic as everyone’s favourite Addams teen, who gets caught up in a murder-mystery in a Hogwarts-like school for outcasts in this Tim Burton-directed series.

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A Huge Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism Exhibition Is Coming to Australia in 2023

More than 150 works will display at the Art Gallery of South Australia, as part of an Aussie-exclusive exhibition and the most comprehensive exhibition of Mexican modernism ever seen in Australia.

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Marlon Williams, Spiderbait and CW Stoneking Will Headline the 2023 Riverboats Music Festival

As well as the main event in Victoria's Echuca-Moama region, this festival includes intimate sideshows on the PS Pevensey paddlesteamer.

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Mon, 21 Nov - Sun, 27 Nov 2022
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Stream your way through queer film highlights during MQFF's week-long online program.

Buy Tickets

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HBO Has Renewed 'The White Lotus' for a Third Season — and It'll Head to a New Luxe Destination

The anthology series will focus on a new White Lotus hotel, and new characters staying there, in season three.

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You'll Soon Be Able to Stay in Rooftop Cabins Surrounded by Tropical Gardens at QT's Gold Coast Hotel

The Surfers Paradise hotel has converted a lower-level roof into an urban oasis — and you and your mates can even book out the whole place.

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A Huge Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism Exhibition Is Coming to Australia in 2023

Marlon Williams, Spiderbait and CW Stoneking Will Headline the 2023 Riverboats Music Festival

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HBO Has Renewed 'The White Lotus' for a Third Season — and It'll Head to a New Luxe Destination

You'll Soon Be Able to Stay in Rooftop Cabins Surrounded by Tropical Gardens at QT's Gold Coast Hotel

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