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
Brisbane's Fringe Festival Is Here for 2022 with 300-Plus Performances in More Than 25 Venues

See comedy, theatre, music, cabaret, burlesque, dance and spoken word shows everywhere from bars, boats, parks and homes to the planetarium — and hang out in the festival hub in Stefan's old South Brisbane base.

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Palm Tree Music Festival Is Making Its Australian Debut in 2023 Headlined by Tiesto and Kygo

Already a hit in The Hamptons, New York, Cabo, Mexico and Croatia, the fest is heading Down Under for the first time next autumn.

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Event
& Juliet

Sun, 26 Feb - Sat, 29 Jul 2023
Regent Theatre, Melbourne

This Olivier Award-winning Shakespeare-meets-pop musical is coming to Australia in 2023.

Buy Tickets

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Ben & Jerry's New Vegan Ice Cream Supports Climate Change Action — and It's Giving Away Free Pints

The ice cream chain will hand out free pints of its new 'This Is Our Whirled' flavour at all scoop stores Australia-wide — but only for four hours on Friday, October 14.

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From Final Girl to Final Woman: Jamie Lee Curtis Talks 'Halloween Ends' and Battling Michael Myers for 44 Years

What’s it like to stare down the boogeyman over four-plus decades? To become an iconic scream queen? To be synonymous with the term “final girl”? The ‘Halloween’ star spills the details.

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Netflix Is About to Get Cheaper If You're Okay with Ads While You Watch — and Fewer Shows

From November 4, the streaming platform will drop its monthly price to $6.99 for its new 'basic with ads' plan.

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Calling All Revolting Children: Netflix's 'Matilda the Musical' Movie Just Dropped Its Full Trailer

Everyone's favourite book-loving schoolgirl with telekinetic abilities is returning to the screen, this time in a Netflix musical.

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Thoughtful, Comical and Complex All At Once, 'Ramy' Just Keeps Getting Better and Better

Created by and starring Ramy Youssef, the dramedy keeps challenging itself in its third season, which is streaming in full on Stan.

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Event
Barbarian

Thu, 20 Oct - Wed, 9 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Sublimely sinister, savvy and smartly executed, this creepy flick about an Airbnb mixup is one of the best horror movies of the year.

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Barbarian

Thu, 20 Oct - Wed, 9 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Sublimely sinister, savvy and smartly executed, this creepy flick about an Airbnb mixup is one of the best horror movies of the year.

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Barbarian

Thu, 20 Oct - Wed, 9 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Sydney

Sublimely sinister, savvy and smartly executed, this creepy flick about an Airbnb mixup is one of the best horror movies of the year.

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Melbourne Queer Film Festival Is Back for 2022 with a Packed 12-Day Lineup and a New Rooftop Venue

A Billy Eichner-starring gay Hollywood rom-com, a 'Pink Flamingos' 50th-anniversary celebration and a spotlight on Brazil: they're all on MQFF's 32nd program.

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Event
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2022

Thu, 10 Nov - Mon, 21 Nov 2022
Various cinemas in Melbourne

MQFF is back for 2022 with a jam-packed 12-day lineup — and a new rooftop venue.

Buy Tickets

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News
Greater Sydney Will Be Filled with Rainbow Artworks and Installations During WorldPride 2023

Two huge highlights: a 50-metre-long floral rainbow wall made up of 18,000 bright plants, and adding the Progress Flag colours to Coogee's rainbow walkway.

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Mark Wahlberg's Wahlburgers Chain Has Opened Its First Queensland Burger Joint on the Gold Coast

Featured on reality TV, and co-owned by the Hollywood actor, this burger empire has set up shop in Surfers Paradise.

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Event
Sound and Vision: David Bowie

Multiple single dates
Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Surry Hills

Celebrate David Bowie's on-screen glories in everything from 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' and 'Labyrinth' through to 'Moonage Daydream'.

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Jetstar and Qantas Are Doing a Big Sale on Domestic Flights to 67 Destinations with Fares From $35

Start making holiday plans: this is Qantas Group's biggest combined domestic flights sale of 2022.

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Coming Soon: New Brisbane Fine-Diner Da Biuso Will Serve Up Intimate Degustation Dinners on a Bus

By the end of this year, you'll be able to tuck into fancy meals on wheels in iconic spots around Brisbane.

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Event
Flight 2022 — Darkfield

Multiple single dates
Warner Bros. Movie World, Oxenford

Strap yourself into a section of a real airplane, and prepare for an eventful and immersive experience.

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All Quiet on the Western Front

Thu, 13 Oct - Wed, 2 Nov 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Penned almost a century ago, Erich Maria Remarque's famous anti-war novel gets its first German-language film adaptation — and it's stunning.

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