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
Nicole Scherzinger Is Headlining Sydney WorldPride's Huge 12,000-Person Bondi Beach Party

Australian DJs dameeeela, Jarred Baker, Jacqui Cunningham, DJ Charlie Villas and DJ Dan Murphy will also take to the sand.

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'Mythic Quest' Keeps Turning Gaming-Industry Chaos Into One of Streaming's Standout Workplace Comedies

Starring and created by Rob McElhenney from ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ — and co-led by Australian actor Charlotte Nicdao — the Apple TV+ show’s third season is streaming now.

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White Noise

Thu, 8 Dec 2022 - Wed, 4 Jan 2023
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig star in this ambitious and playful adaptation of Don DeLillo's 80s novel, which has long been considered unfilmable.

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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 - Sat, 21 Jan 2023
Online

Leaping from the stage to the screen, the hit musical version of Roald Dahl's beloved book is more than a little bit lovely.

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Wes Anderson's 1950s-Set New Film 'Asteroid City' Will Bring Its Symmetry to Cinemas in 2023

Featuring just about every actor Anderson has ever worked with before, the film follows a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention in a fictional American desert town.

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Aunty Donna's Magical Dead Cat Tour

Sat, 10 Dec - Sat, 17 Dec 2022
Various locations around New Zealand

The Australian comedy trio are arriving from across the ditch to perform a series of shows throughout New Zealand this month.

Buy Tickets

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Jetstar's Huge Christmas Sale Is Slinging $28 Domestic Flights and $135 International Fares

Score discounted flights to Melbourne, Queenstown, the Gold Coast and more — because the airline knows you're already thinking about your post-Christmas vacation.

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One Airbnb to Rule Them All: Hobbiton Is Opening for Overnight Stays for the First Time Ever

Calling all 'Lord of the Rings' fans: you'll be able to slumber like you're in Middle-earth, then tuck into second breakfast and elevenses, at this most precious of Airbnb listings.

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Bong Joon-ho's New Robert Pattinson-Starring Sci-Fi Film 'Mickey 17' Just Dropped Its First Trailer

You'll have to wait till 2024 to see the Korean filmmaker's first movie since Oscar sensation 'Parasite', but its debut sneak peek is here to pique your interest.

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HBO's Full 'The Last of Us' Trailer Is Here with a Tense Pedro Pascal, Gun-Toting Nick Offerman and Monsters

The hit video game makes the leap to the small screen — and it's HBO's first big show of 2023.

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'The Mandalorian' Season Three Will Finally Start Streaming in This Very Galaxy in March

Mark your calendars: Baby Yoda is back.

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The 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Trailer Brings Marvel's Space-Hopping Superhero Crew Back Together

“We’ll all fly away together one last time, into the forever — that beautiful sky."

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Harrison Ford Is Back in the Hat in the First 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' Trailer

Phoebe Waller-Bridge joins the cast for the franchise's fifth film, which hits cinemas in June.

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Always Loving Dolly Parton and Enlisting Rose Byrne As Elvis: Krew Boylan Chats Aussie Comedy 'Seriously Red'

What’s it like to turn your affection for Dolly Parton into a SXSW-premiering film about being a Dolly Parton impersonator? Australian actor and screenwriter Krew Boylan explains all.

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The Trailer for 'Cocaine Bear' Is the Wildest Thing You'll See Today (and It's Based on a True Story)

"It kind of seems like a thing that stays with a man forever."

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Eleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in November

Make a couch date with Jennifer Lawrence's latest stunning performance, a true-crime drama about murder and male strippers, and Marvel getting festive.

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Press Start: 'The Super Mario Bros Movie' Just Unveiled Its Full Trailer, Complete with a Rainbow Road

Nintendo's mushroom-loving plumber gets his own animated film, which hits cinemas in March.

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Ten 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, a stunning volcano documentary and an unnerving horror hit.

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Dylan Moran: We Got This

Thu, 25 May, 2023
Auckland Town Hall, Auckland

The 'Black Books' star is bringing his latest comedy show to Auckland, complete with comic reflections on the last few chaotic years.

Buy Tickets

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Tony Award-Winning Musical 'Hamilton' Is Finally Coming to New Zealand in 2023

After playing across Australia, the hit musical will head to Auckland's Spark Arena from May 2023.

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Always Loving Dolly Parton and Enlisting Rose Byrne As Elvis: Krew Boylan Chats Aussie Comedy 'Seriously Red'

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

Dylan Moran: We Got This

Tony Award-Winning Musical 'Hamilton' Is Finally Coming to New Zealand in 2023

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