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
The Shows Must Go On

Sun, 5 Apr, 2020
Online

Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals for free on this new dedicated YouTube channel.

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Ten Films About Isolation, Confinement and Loneliness You Can Stream Right Now

While you're cooped up at home, you can watch films about being isolated on the moon, trying to escape a coffin and plunging into delirium in a haunted hotel.

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The New 'Rick and Morty' Trailer Is Here Because That's the Way the News Goes

Five more episodes are due to drop next month — and you can watch a new mini-episode online now, too.

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Ten Films and TV Comedies You Can Stream to Brighten Up Your Week

From hilarious 80s satires to heartwarming rom-coms, these flicks and shows will provide you with some much-needed comic relief.

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Pixar's Latest Film 'Onward' Is Being Fast-Tracked to Video on Demand and Disney+

Cinemas are currently closed, but you'll soon be able to watch this Chris Pratt and Tom Holland-starring elf story on your couch.

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Event
'Friends' Virtual Quiz

Fri, 24 Apr, 2020
Online

No one told you that watching endless television reruns could turn out this way.

Buy Tickets

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A Heap of Recent Cinema Releases Are Being Fast-Tracked to Streaming in New Zealand

Cinemas across New Zealand are currently closed, but you can now watch 'Birds of Prey', 'The Gentlemen' and 'Just Mercy' at home.

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Event
National Theatre at Home

Multiple single dates
Online

The UK's National Theatre is streaming a selection of its hit productions, with a new show available each week.

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You Can Now Tour One of Yayoi Kusama's Glittering Infinity Rooms From Your Couch

Take a 14-and-a-half-minute peek inside one of the Japanese artist's famous creations, complete with an immersive soundtrack.

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The Wild True-Crime Tale Behind Netflix's 'Tiger King' Is Being Turned Into a Kate McKinnon-Starring Drama Series

You've binged your way through the streaming platform's docuseries — now add a dramatised take on the tale to your must-watch list.

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Ten Films About Pandemics, Contagions and Outbreaks You Can Stream Right Now

Watching films like 'Contagion' and 'Outbreak' right now can be weirdly comforting, but do remember it is still fiction.

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'Devs' Is the Mind-Bending New Sci-Fi Series You'll Want to Add to Your Streaming Queue ASAP

Starring Nick Offerman, it's set within a huge tech company that's working on a secret quantum computing project.

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Netflix Party Is the Browser Plug-In That Lets You Stream with Friends While Social Distancing

Available for Google Chrome, it lets you keep your viewing parties going — even when everyone is staying in their respective homes.

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Event
Courtney Barnett and Lucius & Friends

Mon, 23 Mar, 2020
Online

Performing live from their lounge rooms, they'll be joined by Sheryl Crow, Sharon Van Etten, Fred Armisen and more.

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HBO Has Dropped the Full Trailer for 'Run', the New Romantic-Comedy Thriller From the 'Fleabag' Team

It stars Merritt Wever ('Unbelievable') and Domhnall Gleeson ('Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker') — and features Phoebe Waller-Bridge, too.

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Event
MSO Online

Mon, 16 Mar - Mon, 13 Apr 2020
Online

While Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is suspending all concerts with audiences for a month, it's now hosting an online concert series.

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Event
Nightly Met Opera Streams

Tue, 17 Mar - Sun, 10 May 2020
Online

Stream a different opera from the famous NY institution every night.

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News
New Zealand ANZAC Day Commemorations Have Been Cancelled Due to COVID-19

All services have been scrapped and the annual Poppy Day collection has been postponed.

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News
This Year's Eurovision Song Contest Has Been Cancelled

It's the first time the song contest won't go ahead in the event's six-decade history.

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Event
Virtual Cinematheque

Wed, 25 Mar, 2020
Online

ACMI and Melbourne Cinémathèque are hosting a weekly online movie night.

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