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
Farewell The Lume: Australia's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery Is Closing Its Doors in 2026

The Melbourne venue will still bring back its Vincent van Gogh exhibition from Boxing Day into 2025, then say goodbye the following January.

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Event
South Bank Openair Christmas Cinema

Sat, 14 Dec - Sun, 22 Dec 2024
South Bank Cultural Forecourt, South Brisbane

Pack a picnic and enjoy Christmas movies from your childhood — and other favourite flicks — under the stars.

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$2 Summer Dips

Sun, 1 Dec 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

You can enjoy a swim in Brisbane City Council's 22 public pools for just $2 all summer long.

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Grab Your Togs: You Can Swim in Brisbane City Council's 22 Public Pools for Only $2 for Another Summer

The $2 Summer Dips program is returning to help you cool down for less than a price of a coffee across the summer of 2024–25.

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Diaries Out, Tents Ready: Grampian Plains Festival Pitch Music & Arts Has Locked in Its 2025 Dates

The fest's lineup is also on the way, complete with a bigger Pitch One stage — and the ticket ballot is now open.

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Coming Soon: Melbourne-Based Chef Shane Delia Is Opening His First Brisbane Restaurant in West End in 2025

Delia Group is heading north, bringing its chef's Middle Eastern flavours to Queensland Ballet's Thomas Dixon Centre.

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News
Finding Inspiration in Ridley Scott's Colosseum: Paul Mescal, Connie Nielsen and Fred Hechinger Chat 'Gladiator II'

"Basically I want to be like Ridley when I grow up. That’s the root of it for me," Mescal told us about working with the iconic filmmaker on this epic sequel.

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Event
Bluey's World

Thu, 7 Nov 2024 - Sun, 14 Sep 2025
Northshore Pavilion, Hamilton

This immersive Brisbane experience lets you step inside the Heeler home for real life.

Buy Tickets

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Now Open: Brisbane's New 'Bluey's World' Experience Lets You Step Inside the Heeler Home for Real Life

This custom-built 4000-square-metre attraction recreates the show's famous sets in the perfect place for it.

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A House-Within-a-House Labyrinth Has Popped Up in Melbourne to Get Everyone Thinking About Small-Scale Architecture

The NGV's 2024 Architecture Commission 'Home Truth' is all about thinking about alternative ways of building houses in Australia.

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Beloved West End Record Store Jet Black Cat Music Is Closing Its Bricks-and-Mortar Shop After 13 Years

The Vulture Street shop will shut on Saturday, December 28, 2024 — but its online store will remain open.

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Rhys Darby, Ross Noble, Boozy Shakespeare: Brisbane Comedy Festival Has Unveiled Its First 2025 Lineup

You'll also be able to chuckle at Nazeem Hussain, Melanie Bracewell, Jimeoin, Ray O’Leary, Luke Heggie, Becky Lucas, Bron Lewis and more.

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Brisbane Comedy Festival

Wed, 23 Apr - Sun, 25 May 2025
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Get ready to laugh: Rhys Darby, Ross Noble and Boozy Shakespeare are on the lineup when Brisbane's annual comedy festival returns for 2025.

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You Can Now Watch Season One of The Kates' Hilarious Morning TV Satire 'Get Krack!n' on YouTube

Still trying to fill the 'Deadloch'-shaped hole in your viewing until season two arrives? Whether or not you've seen this hit series before, it'll help.

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Tony- and Olivier-Winning Hit 'The Play That Goes Wrong' Is Making a Comeback on Australia's Stages in 2025

What happens when The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society tries to stage a murder-mystery? Chaos — and this onstage comedy.

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Now Open: Byblós Has Relaunched at Portside with a Revamped Look and Refreshed Lebanese Menu

For 18 years, this restaurant has been part of Hamilton's riverside precinct — and it's just undergone a huge renovation.

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Australia's Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts Is Returning in 2025 with a Jam-Packed Performance Lineup

Asia TOPA's performance program includes 33 shows, 18 of which will make their world premiere, all in Melbourne in February and March 2025.

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Here's Your First Look at 'The Handmaid's Tale' Season Six and 'The Bear' Season Four Thanks to Disney+'s 2025 Trailer

Also featured: season two of 'Andor', new 'Alien' TV series 'Alien: Earth', the Glen Powell-starring 'Chad Powers' and 'Daredevil: Born Again'.

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Coming Soon: Mondrian Is Opening Its First Australian Hotel in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast in 2025

This Los Angeles-born chain's debut Aussie site will feature 208 hotel rooms — plus pools, restaurants, and both beach and hinterland views.

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