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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Come Out and Play: The Offspring Have Announced a 2025 Australian Arena Tour with Simple Plan

After The Offspring's 2024 Melbourne gig sold out in 30 seconds, they're coming back to Australia for a four-city trip in 2025.

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Coming Soon: Queensland Museum Is Dedicating an Exhibition to Secrets — and It Wants You to Share Your Own

Spy gadgets, items with hidden compartments, your own tales submitted anonymously — 'Secrets: Objects of Intrigue' will feature them all.

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Great Scott!: 'Back to the Future: The Musical' Is Making Its Australian Premiere in Sydney in 2025

After hit seasons in West End and on Broadway, the award-winning stage version of everyone's favourite time-travelling 80s flick is zipping Down Under.

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Childish Gambino Has Cancelled His 2025 Down Under Tour So There'll Be No Summertime Magic After All

It was meant to be the rapper and hip hop star's first trip our way since 2019 — but just like his North American, UK and European dates, it's no longer happening.

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Rhys Darby: The Legend Returns

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025
Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba

The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Brisbane.

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Rhys Darby: The Legend Returns

Tue, 8 Apr - Sun, 13 Apr 2025
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne

The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Melbourne.

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Rhys Darby: The Legend Returns

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025
Enmore Theatre, Newtown

The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Sydney.

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The Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale

Fri, 4 Jul - Sun, 20 Jul 2025
HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

The musical version of JRR Tolkien's classic is taking the hobbits to HOTA, Home of the Arts.

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The Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale

Sat, 26 Apr - Fri, 30 May 2025
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne

The musical version of JRR Tolkien's classic is taking the hobbits to Melbourne's Comedy Theatre.

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The Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale

Tue, 7 Jan - Sat, 1 Feb 2025
State Theatre, Sydney

The musical version of JRR Tolkien's classic is taking the hobbits to Sydney's State Theatre.

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Lego 'Star Wars': The Exhibition

Sun, 4 May 2025 - Mon, 26 Jan 2026
Melbourne Museum, Carlton

Australia's world-first Lego 'Star Wars' exhibition is soaring into Melbourne in 2025 — from May the fourth, of course.

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This Never Happened Presents

Fri, 17 Jan, 2025
170 Russell, Melbourne

Dance Music record label This Never Happened is back for another Melbourne party that won't allow phones.

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This Never Happened Presents

Sat, 18 Jan, 2025
Liberty Hall, Moore Park

Dance Music record label This Never Happened is back for another Sydney party that won't allow phones.

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Australia's Helpful Map Plotting Out All the Best and Brightest Christmas Lights Has Been Updated for 2024

Enter your postcode or suburb, then find out where to see luminous festive displays near you and around town — 'tis the season.

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Now Open: Noosa Chocolate Factory Has Launched a Permanent New Store in Brisbane Arcade

This Sunshine Coast-born brand has added a new outpost to its chocolate empire, alongside its Noosaville, Maroochydore and Adelaide Street shops.

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When a Delightfully Strange Screen-to-Stage Australian Musical Happens: Paul Hodge and Simon Phillips Chat 'Round the Twist'

Have you heard the word about Queensland Theatre and Queensland Performing Arts Centre's new adaptation of the beloved 90s series? We chatted to the composer/playwright and director behind it.

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The NGV's Huge Yayoi Kusama Exhibition Will Feature Ten Immersive Installations — Which Is a World Record

The Japanese artist's latest Australian showcase will include more of her immersive environments than has ever been assembled in one place before.

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Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone Are Headlining Coachella 2025 — Whether You'll Be There or Be Livestreaming

Missy Elliott, Charli XCX, Megan Thee Stallion, Travis Scott, The Prodigy and Kraftwerk are also on the lineup — plus plenty more.

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Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema Christmas Classics

Sat, 14 Dec 2024 and Fri, 20 Dec 2024
Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema, New Farm

Get festive with 'Die Hard', 'Love Actually' and 'Elf' under the stars at Brisbane's only permanent year-round outdoor cinema.

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These Four Brisbane Park Precincts Are Getting a Revamp in the Lead Up to the 2032 Olympics

Oxley Creek, Kedron Brook, and the Wynnum, Manly and Lota foreshores join Victoria Park / Barrambin in scoring upgrades.

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Come Out and Play: The Offspring Have Announced a 2025 Australian Arena Tour with Simple Plan

Coming Soon: Queensland Museum Is Dedicating an Exhibition to Secrets — and It Wants You to Share Your Own

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Childish Gambino Has Cancelled His 2025 Down Under Tour So There'll Be No Summertime Magic After All

Rhys Darby: The Legend Returns

Rhys Darby: The Legend Returns

Rhys Darby: The Legend Returns

The Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale

The Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale

The Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale

Lego 'Star Wars': The Exhibition

This Never Happened Presents

This Never Happened Presents

Australia's Helpful Map Plotting Out All the Best and Brightest Christmas Lights Has Been Updated for 2024

Now Open: Noosa Chocolate Factory Has Launched a Permanent New Store in Brisbane Arcade

When a Delightfully Strange Screen-to-Stage Australian Musical Happens: Paul Hodge and Simon Phillips Chat 'Round the Twist'

The NGV's Huge Yayoi Kusama Exhibition Will Feature Ten Immersive Installations — Which Is a World Record

Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone Are Headlining Coachella 2025 — Whether You'll Be There or Be Livestreaming

Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema Christmas Classics

These Four Brisbane Park Precincts Are Getting a Revamp in the Lead Up to the 2032 Olympics

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