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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Disney's First Teaser Trailer for 'Moana 2' Sets Sail on Another Ocean Adventure with Familiar Voices

Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson are back as Moana and Maui in this eight-years-later sequel, which hits cinemas in November.

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Same Delightful Dog-Adoring Rom-Com Sitcom, But with a Few New Tricks: That's 'Colin From Accounts' Season Two

Created by and starring Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, this award-winner has gone from "will they or won’t they?" to "should've they or should've they not?".

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The Beast

Thu, 30 May - Wed, 19 Jun 2024
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Loosely inspired by a 1903 novella yet thoroughly a 21st-century film, this time- and genre-hopping movie starring Léa Seydoux is as potent as cinema gets.

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The Beast

Thu, 30 May - Wed, 19 Jun 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Loosely inspired by a 1903 novella yet thoroughly a 21st-century film, this time- and genre-hopping movie starring Léa Seydoux is as potent as cinema gets.

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Benedict Cumberbatch Is Exceptional as a Puppeteer Searching for His Missing Son in Engrossing Miniseries 'Eric'

Don’t be surprised if awards come Benedict Cumberbatch’s way for this Netflix six-parter that features a seven-foot muppet and a dive into corruption.

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The Beast

Thu, 30 May - Wed, 19 Jun 2024
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Loosely inspired by a 1903 novella yet thoroughly a 21st-century film, this time- and genre-hopping movie starring Léa Seydoux is as potent as cinema gets.

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Andrew Scott, Josh O'Connor and Cailee Spaeny Will Be Among the Suspects in 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'

If you weren't already excited about Benoit Blanc's next case, which is set to arrive on Netflix in 2025, then you should be now.

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Conscious Cocktails by Matt Whiley

Thu, 30 May - Sat, 30 Nov 2024
Living Room Bar, Brisbane City

Matt Whiley from Sydney's low-waste bar Re has whipped up a sustainability-focused cocktail menu for W Brisbane's Living Room Bar.

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Matt Whiley From Sydney's Re Has Whipped Up a Sustainability-Focused Cocktail Menu for W Brisbane's Living Room Bar

The bartender's Harbour City watering hole has been named on the World’s 50 Best Bar list — and now his drinks made with discarded ingredients are hitting Brisbane.

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Coming Soon: Holey Moley and Hijinx Hotel Are Bringing OTT Mini Golf and Challenge Rooms to Mt Gravatt

Westfield Mt Gravatt will welcome the two venues, which will form a shared 350-person precinct, from late July 2024.

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Sydney Film Festival 2024 Is Set to Close with Straight-From-Cannes Body-Horror 'The Substance'

Fresh from picking up the Best Screenplay award on the Croisette, this Demi Moore- and Margaret Qualley-starring movie is heading to Australia.

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Messina Milk Bar

Fri, 24 May - Sat, 15 Jun 2024
The Goods Line, Ultimo

Gelato choc bars, Milo sundaes, finger bun ice cream and nostalgia aplenty is on the menu at Messina's contribution to Vivid Fire Kitchen.

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Vivid Residence: Kiln x Manoella Buffara

Tue, 4 Jun - Thu, 6 Jun 2024
Kiln, Sydney

For three nights, Manoella Buffara of Brazil's Manu Restaurant is getting cooking with Mitch Orr and the Kiln team.

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It's Tillies Time: Here's When You Can Watch the Matildas Play Their Next Set of Friendlies Against China

Before Australia's national women's football team head to Paris to compete in the 2024 Olympics, the squad has two games on home soil.

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Sydney Bartender Jake Down From Pleasure Club Has Just Been Crowned Australia's Best for 2024

Sydney, Perth and Hobart were all represented in Australia's Diageo World Class Bartender of the Year showdown, but only the Harbour City came out on top.

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Blessed News: 'Sister Act' Is the Next Smash-Hit Broadway Musical That's Coming to Brisbane

Sydney and Melbourne aren't the only cities welcoming this five-time Tony-nominee, with the show locking in a Brisbane season from February 2025.

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Communitas

Sat, 15 Jun, 2024
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne

RISING 2024 is getting SHOUSE to turn St Paul's Cathedral into a big music party — and you can take part.

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Counting and Cracking

Fri, 31 May - Sun, 23 Jun 2024
Union Theatre, Parkville

This stage hit from S Shakthidharan is finally making its long-awaited Melbourne premiere at RISING 2024.

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

Get comfy on the couch with Kirsten Dunst as a war photographer in a divided America, Dev Patel directing himself in an action-packed revenge thriller and Kristen Stewart turning heartthrob.

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The Sole Copy of Wu-Tang Clan's 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' Is Heading to Mona for Ten Days in June

Records don't get much rarer than the hip hop collective's seventh album — and you'll also be able to listen to a 30-minute mix from it at the Tasmanian gallery.

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