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
Playing an IRL Criminal in a Beloved Story of Hope and Zero Judgement: Bryan Brown Talks 'Boy Swallows Universe'

The Australian acting icon is the Netflix series' Slim Halliday — and his character isn't merely a figment of author Trent Dalton's imagination. 

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News
Frosty, Fierce and Phenomenal: 'Night Country' Brings 'True Detective' Back to Its Powerhouse Best

Ten years since the HBO mystery series debuted, this Jodie Foster- and Kali Reis-led fourth season is just as dazzling as the episodes that started it all.

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Cakes & Shit Is Adding Anti-Valentine's Day Baked Goods to Its February 14 Range for 2024

Sweet treats aren't just for lovey-dovey couples this year thanks to this Paddington bakery with a big sense of humour.

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Moonlight Cinema's February 2024 Lineup Includes 'Force of Nature: The Dry 2' and a Week of Romantic Classics

Catch a preview screening of the sequel to 'The Dry', then swoon over '10 Things I Hate About You', 'Twilight' and 'The Notebook'.

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Event
Australian Open 2024 at Lina Rooftop

Sun, 14 Jan - Sun, 28 Jan 2024
Lina Rooftop, South Brisbane

Catch all the tennis action from Melbourne on a Brisbane rooftop with a spritz in hand — and a pool to take a splash in.

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From 'The Secret Life of Us' to George Clooney's Rousing Rowing Drama: Joel Edgerton Chats 'The Boys in the Boat'

The Australian actor plays "basically the opposite of Ted Lasso" in this underdog sports film that's based on a remarkable true story.

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Netflix's 'Boy Swallows Universe' Turns an Ace Brisbane Book Into an Ace Brisbane-Shot Streaming Series

Starring Simon Baker, Travis Fimmel, Phoebe Tonkin and Bryan Brown, this TV version of the beloved Australian novel gets everything right.

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Event
Oyster Frenzy 2024

Fri, 26 Jan - Sun, 28 Jan 2024
One Fish Two Fish, Kangaroo Point

Tuck into six courses of oysters, including with chardonnay mignonette, pancetta and cheesy barbecue mornay — then add oyster shooters.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Stretch Yoga Community Classes 2024

Multiple single dates
Stretch Yoga Holland Park, Holland Park

The Holland Park studio is running free classes every Saturday in January and February.

Book Now

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News
'28 Years Later' Is Set to Revive the Zombie Franchise That First Helped Bring Cillian Murphy to Fame

Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are reteaming on the second sequel to '28 Days Later' — and it might start a new trilogy.

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'Saltburn' Parties Are Popping Up Around Australia Complete with 'Murder on the Dancefloor' Sing-Alongs

Dress like it's Oliver's birthday — and get ready for karaoke, and to hear 'Mr Brightside', too.

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Event
'Saltburn' Party

Sat, 2 Mar, 2024
The Wickham, Fortitude Valley

Celebrate one of 2023's most talked-about movies with karaoke, a 'Murder on the Dancefloor' sing-along and sips of Felix's Fangirl Fizz.

Buy Tickets

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News
Sons of Napoli Is Now Slinging Woodfired Pizzas at the Queen Street Mall's First Pop-Up Restaurant

Gelato à Go Go and Fonzie Abbott have also brought their desserts and coffee to the CBD spot, at the George Street end.

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AACTA Festival Has Added a Free 'Barbie' Party, a 'Yellowjackets' Q&A and More to Its Inaugural Lineup

A 25th-anniversary screening of '10 Things I Hate About You' has also joined the program, alongside chats with the teams behind 'Colin From Accounts' and 'The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart'.

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Mean Girls

Thu, 11 Jan - Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

The high school-set favourite returns two decades later as a screen musical — this time featuring Reneé Rapp as a ferocious Regina George.

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Marvel's First Spotlight Series 'Echo' Builds in Potency Across Its Five Increasingly Gripping Episodes

After 'Hawkeye', Maya Lopez is back to reckon with her history — and so is the formidable Alaqua Cox playing the role.

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The Holdovers

Thu, 11 Jan - Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and newcomer Dominic Sessa turn in exceptional performances in the moving and funny first film from 'Sideways' filmmaker Alexander Payne since 2017.

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This News Means Heartbreak: 'Our Flag Means Death' Has Been Cancelled After Two Seasons

Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi's pirate rom-com won't be setting sail again, marking the third of Waititi's TV shows to either finish or announce their ends in the last few months.

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Mardi Gras Film Festival's 2024 Program Spans 161 Movies and Events Across In-Cinema and Streaming Sessions

In its 31st year of celebrating LGBTQIA+ cinema, MGFF is hitting Sydney cinemas and playing online to audiences nationwide.

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Mardi Gras Film Festival Online 2024

Fri, 1 Mar - Mon, 11 Mar 2024
Online

Can't make it to MGFF in-person in Sydney? Stream along from home nationwide.

Buy Tickets

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