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
Just In: Chance The Rapper Will Speak at SXSW Sydney to Celebrate 50 Years of Hip Hop

A month out from the first-ever SXSW outside of the US, the festival's lineup just keeps getting bigger.

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Godzilla Rampages Through a Streaming Series in the First Trailer for 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'

Kurt and Wyatt Russell play older and younger versions of the same character in this TV entry in the 'Monsterverse'.

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Now Streaming: Pluto TV Has Finally Arrived in Australia with 50-Plus New Free Channels

If you only want to watch retro MTV shows like 'Daria', Nickelodeon movies, 'Baywatch', 'Beverly Hills 90210' or 'The Twilight Zone', there’s now a free dedicated channel for each of them.

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Julia Garner Faces Terror at an Outback Pub in the Unsettling Trailer for Aussie Thriller 'The Royal Hotel'

The latest film from Australian director Kitty Green after 'The Assistant', this must-see takes inspiration from documentary 'Hotel Coolgardie'.

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The Fearless William Friedkin

Multiple single dates
Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Surry Hills

Pay tribute to the iconic director with big-screen sessions of four of his best films.

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The Oyster and Seafood Festival 2023

Sat, 14 Oct, 2023
Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point

Slurp your Saturday away by the sea at Sandstone Point Hotel's Oyster Shed Beach Club.

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The Strawberry and Dessert Festival 2023

Sun, 24 Sep, 2023
Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point

Celebrate strawberries and get stuck into a heap of sweet treats at this annual excuse to tempt your tastebuds by the sea.

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Event
Jungle Love Camp Out

Fri, 8 Sep - Sat, 9 Sep 2023
Jimna, Jimna

Southeast Queensland's BYO camping festival might be taking 2023 off, but it's still throwing a party in Jimna.

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Event
History of House

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023
Forum Theatre, Melbourne

This smash-hit show will take you through dance music's past with Groove Terminator and the Soweto Gospel Choir.

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History of House

Fri, 6 Oct, 2023
The Barracks Precinct, Manly

This smash-hit show will take you through dance music's past with Groove Terminator and the Soweto Gospel Choir.

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Event
History of House

Sun, 10 Sep, 2023
The Princess Theatre, South Brisbane

This smash-hit show will take you through dance music's past with Groove Terminator and the Soweto Gospel Choir.

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Coming Soon: Bar Gusto Is Bowen Hills' New 190-Seat Restaurant with Big Italian Riviera Vibes

The King Street precinct is scoring a new pizza, pasta and cocktail spot at Rydges, complete with al fresco dining under one of the area's fig trees.

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New Horror-Fantasy Gem 'The Changeling' Is Eerie, Entrancing and Led by an Exceptional LaKeith Stanfield

Streaming rarely get as evocative and ambitious as this page-to-screen highlight, which is based on the novel by Victor LaValle.

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A Spectacular World-Premiere Experimental Digital Exhibition About Nature Is Taking Over Melbourne's ACMI

Art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast will unveil 'Works of Nature', which features five major pieces that muse on the natural world.

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Swell Sculpture Festival 2023 Is Turning Currumbin Beach Into an Outdoor Gallery with 75-Plus Huge Artworks

This year, you can check out a 10.6-metre lighthouse, a life-size shark and a towering pyramid across a one-kilometre stretch of sand.

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Grab Your Suitcase: Australia's Newest Airline Bonza Is Doing 20-Percent Off Flights for Five Days

The low-cost carrier is dropping its fares on all 18 destinations and 34 routes, with flights starting from $39.20.

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Biosphere

Thu, 7 Sep - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

'Jurassic Park' isn't the only film about life finding a way thanks to this cleverly contemplative survival comedy starring Mark Duplass and Sterling K Brown.

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Biosphere

Thu, 7 Sep - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

'Jurassic Park' isn't the only film about life finding a way thanks to this cleverly contemplative survival comedy starring Mark Duplass and Sterling K Brown.

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Biosphere

Thu, 7 Sep - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

'Jurassic Park' isn't the only film about life finding a way thanks to this cleverly contemplative survival comedy starring Mark Duplass and Sterling K Brown.

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Theater Camp

Thu, 7 Sep - Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Drama kids and stage obsessives, prepare to be seen by this hilarious, affectionate and deeply authentic mockumentary.

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