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
The Korean Film Festival in Australia's 2022 Lineup Is Filled with Must-See Big-Name Flicks

On the bill: Park Chan-wook's Cannes Best Director-winning latest film, plus the first Korean-language feature by acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda.

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News
Flight Facilities, Lime Cordiale, Cut Copy and Rico Nasty Lead NYE in the Park's 2022 Lineup

Sydney's NYE festival is back to see out 2022 with a hefty music lineup, with San Cisco, Crazy P Soundsystem and Aussie Daft Punk tribute act Discovery also on the bill.

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Queensland Symphony Orchestra Is Hosting a Big Free 75th Birthday Concert at QPAC

The one-night-only show will feature everything from Tchaikovsky’s 'Swan Lake' finale to Australian composer Sean O’Boyle’s 'Concerto for Didgeridoo'.

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Event
The Black Phone

Thu, 21 Jul - Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Reteaming with his 'Sinister' director Scott Derrickson, Ethan Hawke is unnervingly excellent in this tense and eerie 70s-set horror film.

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Event
The Black Phone

Thu, 21 Jul - Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Reteaming with his 'Sinister' director Scott Derrickson, Ethan Hawke is unnervingly excellent in this tense and eerie 70s-set horror film.

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The Black Phone

Thu, 21 Jul - Wed, 10 Aug 2022
Various cinemas in Sydney

Reteaming with his 'Sinister' director Scott Derrickson, Ethan Hawke is unnervingly excellent in this tense and eerie 70s-set horror film.

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Ten-Cent Wings for National Wing Day

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Celebrate National Chicken Wing Day with cheap chook pieces.

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Ten-Cent Wings for National Wing Day

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

Celebrate National Chicken Wing Day with cheap chook pieces.

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Ten-Cent Wings for National Wing Day

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Celebrate National Chicken Wing Day with cheap chook pieces.

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Event
Pub Choir 2022

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022
Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

Croon tunes in a crowd with a beer in your hand — Kate Bush even approves.

Buy Tickets

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News
True-Crime Drama 'Dr Death' Is Bringing a Second Season of Nightmare Fuel to Your Streaming Queue

Still based on the Wondery podcast of the same name, the show's second season will focus on surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who earned the nickname 'Miracle Man'.

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Here's the Teaser for 'The Idol', HBO's Wild New Drama From The Weeknd and the Creator of 'Euphoria'

The Weeknd plays a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult in the music industry-set series, which also stars Lily-Rose Depp.

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A Six-Kilometre Sculpture Trail Filled with Whale Tails Is Popping Up Along Sydney's Western Harbour

Thirty Australian artists are creating 30 two-metre-tall whale tail sculptures, each inspired its location and the land.

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Event
Ekka 2022

Sat, 6 Aug - Sun, 14 Aug 2022
RNA Showgrounds, Fortitude Valley

The Royal Queensland Show is finally returning for nine days of show bags, rides, giant vegetables, cute animals and strawberry sundaes for the first time since 2019.

Buy Tickets

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News
Strawberry Sundae Alert: The Ekka Is Finally Set to Return in August for the First Time Since 2019

After two years of cancellations, Brisbanites will be able to crash dodgems, throw a ball in a clown's mouth and take home all the Bertie Beetles.

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News
Vision Australia Is Bringing Back Its Adorable Seeing Eye Dogs Puppy Games for the Third Year

This super-cute contest swaps athletes for four Seeing Eye Dogs pups-in-training and their trainers — and you can stream their antics.

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Event
Studio Ghibli Film Festival 2022

Multiple single dates
The Elizabeth Picture Theatre, Brisbane City

Get spirited away at this magical cinema tribute, with Studio Ghibli classics screening on Thursdays and Sundays throughout August and September.

Buy Tickets

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Guide
Ten Must-See Art Exhibitions and Installations to Check Out Around Brisbane Before Winter Ends

Fill the rest of winter with woolly labyrinths, Disney delights, a giant kaleidoscope you can wander through and all the Lego.

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News
The 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2022 So Far

A savage horror-comedy about dating, a queer Jane Austen adaptation and a Pixar charmer — they're some of the movie gems that bypassed cinemas for streaming across the first six months of 2022.

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News
The 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2022 So Far

From sublime crime-thriller spinoffs and time-travel comedies to 80s-worshipping sci-fi hits and everyone's favourite hitman-turned-actor, this year's returning series have kept proving a treat.

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