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.

News
Netflix Is Now Streaming a Selection of Its Documentaries for Free on YouTube

Including an eight-part nature series narrated by Sir David Attenborough, as well as a vibrant doco about coral.

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A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Episode of 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Will Hit Netflix Next Month

And it co-stars Daniel Radcliffe.

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News
Nine New Films You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked from Cinemas to Streaming

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

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Quibi Is the New Mobile-Only Platform Streaming TV Series and Movies in Ten-Minute Portions

It's packed with short shows from big names, including Sophie Turner, Chrissy Teigen and Steven Spielberg.

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Event
Shakespeare's Globe On Screen

Mon, 6 Apr - Sun, 28 Jun 2020
Online

Watch six of the Bard's plays performed at London's historic Globe Theatre.

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A New 'Tiger King' Special Is Hitting Netflix Today

Hosted by Joel McHale, 'The Tiger King and I' will feature new interviews with many of the docuseries' main players.

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Airbnb Is Now Offering Online Experiences So You Can Get Your Travel Fix From Your Couch

Meditate with monks, bake cardamom buns with a Swedish baker and virtually visit Chernobyl's dogs.

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Seven Travel Live-Streams from Around the World That'll Make You Feel Like You're on Holidays

Virtually escape your lounge room to visit the northern lights, hang out at Tokyo's eerily quiet Shibuya Crossing or try and spot the Loch Ness Monster.

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'Unorthodox' Is the Gripping and Binge-Worthy Netflix Miniseries Based on a Best-Selling Memoir

Following a woman who flees her Hasidic Jewish community and heads the Berlin, the four-part series is available to stream now.

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Event
Fleabag for Charity

Fri, 10 Apr - Sun, 31 May 2020
Online

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s hit one-woman show heads online for charity.

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News
FanForce TV Is the New Streaming Platform Bringing Premieres and Q&As to Your Living Room

The new pay-per-view service has Oscar-winner 'Parasite', true-crime thriller 'Ghosthunter' and eco-conscious doco '2040'.

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A Bright and Beaming 'Super Pink Moon' Will Be Visible in New Zealand This Week

Head out to your backyard or balcony and look up.

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'Harry Potter at Home' Is the Magical New Online Hub Helping You Get Your Virtual Wizarding Fix

If you've already watched and rewatched all the 'Harry Potter' films, now you can revisit the books, sleuth your way through puzzles and get crafting.

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News
The First Teaser for 'Train to Busan' Sequel 'Peninsula' Steps Into a Zombie-Filled Wasteland

Four years after the original Korean hit, this long-awaited action-packed follow-up returns to a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a zombie infection.

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Event
Isolation Trivia: 'Tiger King' Edition

Sat, 11 Apr, 2020
Online

You've binged the Netflix series — now put your knowledge to the test.

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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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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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