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
Agatha Christie's Long-Running Stage Whodunnit 'The Mousetrap' Is Touring Australia Again in 2024

Australian audiences are getting another chance to sleuth their way through this theatre favourite, which has been treading the boards in London since 1952.

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

Get comfy on the couch with David Fincher teaming up with Michael Fassbender, a gorgeously complicated romance and Poirot's latest case.

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From Fashion Parodies to Hosting a Documentary About Australian Threads: Celeste Barber Talks 'The Way We Wore'

Fresh from starring in 'Wellmania', the comedian and actor is now exploring the history and importance of Australian fashion in a three-part ABC series.

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Coldplay Are Bringing Their World Tour Back Down Under in 2024 After Perth-Only Shows in 2023

The British band will play their first shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland since 2016.

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'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' Is an Anime Remix of the Beloved Page-to-Screen Tale to Fall in Love With

The page-to-screen tale about the twentysomething bassist battling Ramona Flowers' seven evil exes is back; however, this isn’t the same story but animated.

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The New Donald Glover-Starring TV Version of 'Mr & Mrs Smith' Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in February 2024

Donald Glover and Maya Erskine take over from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in this eight-part reimagining of the 2005 movie.

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Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell Pretend They're in Love All Around Sydney in the Full 'Anyone But You' Trailer

Also starring Rachel Griffiths and Bryan Brown, the Australian-shot rom-com hits cinemas on Boxing Day.

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Get Ready to Laugh: Brisbane Comedy Festival Has Announced Its First Lineup for 2024

Josh Thomas will be back at BCF for the first time since 2013 — with Nazeem Hussain, Joel Creasey, Rhys Nicholson, Nina Oyama, Melanie Bracewell and 'Sh!t-faced Shakespeare' also on the bill.

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Event
South Bank Christmas Cinema 2023

Mon, 18 Dec - Sat, 23 Dec 2023
River Quay Green, South Bank

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

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Christmas at South Bank

Fri, 1 Dec 2023 - Wed, 3 Jan 2024
South Bank Parklands, Brisbane

South Bank is celebrating Christmas with live riverside tunes, lit-up markets and a free festive outdoor cinema.

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South Bank Is Celebrating Christmas with Live Riverside Tunes, Markets and a Free Festive Outdoor Cinema

Embrace the season with glowing trees, lit-up shopping, beats over bites and free movies.

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Kurt and Wyatt Russell, Godzilla and Globe-Hopping Family Drama Make a Great Combo in 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters'

The 'Monsterverse' successfully hits the small screen in this engaging spinoff that jumps between the 1950s and 2010s.

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Dr Martens Has Just Dropped New Boots Inspired by 'Blade Runner' and 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Wear your love for two dystopian classics on your feet, with the new kicks releasing to celebrate 100 years of Warner Bros.

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Event
Spilt Milk 2023

Sun, 26 Nov, 2023
Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Carrara

Catch Post Malone, Dom Dolla, Latto, Tkay Maidza and Aitch on the Gold Coast when Spilt Milk returns for another year of tunes.

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Allonda x Solbevi Limoncello Laneway Party

Sun, 19 Nov, 2023
Allonda, Newstead

This Newstead restaurant is celebrating a new limoncello in a can with drinks, bites and DJs.

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Mona Foma's 2024 Lineup Includes Courtney Barnett, TISM in Cataract Gorge and an Exhibition with Its Own Gin

MONA's summer festival also features Paul Kelly, Mogwai, Shonen Knife, and Cash Savage and The Last Drinks — plus performances on lawns and in boats.

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Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney Spin Into Sony's 'Spider-Man' Universe in the 'Madame Web' Trailer

Swinging into cinemas in 2024, the fourth 'Spider-Man' spinoff focuses on a paramedic who can see the future.

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Thanksgiving

Thu, 16 Nov - Wed, 6 Dec 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Eli Roth's fake trailer from 2007's 'Grindhouse' is now a full-length slasher flick that serves up gory slayings but a by-the-numbers plot.

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Summer at WET Deck

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 - Sun, 25 Feb 2024
W Brisbane, Brisbane City

W Brisbane's pool bar is celebrating summer with drinks, bites and a pink-hued makeover inspired by Provence.

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Wynnum Fringe 2023

Wed, 15 Nov - Sun, 3 Dec 2023
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Head to Brisbane's bayside for 'Shrek'-inspired burlesque, 'Speed' IRL, ABBA sing-alongs, Daryl Braithwaite, bars and a ferris wheel.

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Spilt Milk 2023

Allonda x Solbevi Limoncello Laneway Party

Mona Foma's 2024 Lineup Includes Courtney Barnett, TISM in Cataract Gorge and an Exhibition with Its Own Gin

Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney Spin Into Sony's 'Spider-Man' Universe in the 'Madame Web' Trailer

Thanksgiving

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Wynnum Fringe 2023

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