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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'Sister Act' Is the Next Smash-Hit Broadway Musical That's Set to Finally Make Its Australian Premiere

Inspired by the 90s films of the same name, the five-time Tony-nominee will make its Aussie debut in Sydney in August 2024, then head to Melbourne from November.

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Will Bust Out 'Murder on the Dancefloor' When She Supports Take That's 2024 Down Under Tour

The boy band is the headline act, but 'Saltburn' fans will be heading along for everyone's favourite early-2000s pop hit.

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Here's When and Where You Can Pick Up Merchandise for Taylor Swift's Australian 'Eras' Tour

An official merch pop-up is setting up at Crown Melbourne for one day, or you can head to the presales at the MCG and Accor Stadium.

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Victoria's Squeaky Beach Has Been Named Australia's Best Beach for 2024

The Farm in Shellharbour in New South Wales came in second in the annual list, while Australia's southernmost beach in Tasmania placed third.

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Queens of the Stone Age: 'The End Is Nero' Australian Tour 2024

Sun, 25 Feb - Mon, 26 Feb 2024
Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

The Josh Homme-fronted group is touring Down Under for the first time since 2018.

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Elvis: A Musical Revolution

Sat, 15 Jun - Sun, 7 Jul 2024
HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

After first premiering down south in 2023, this Elvis musical is getting southeast Queensland all shook up.

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Brisbane's 'Beauty and the Beast' Lottery Is Slinging Tickets to the Hit Disney Musical for Just $24

Via TodayTix, you can go in the running to nab 24 tickets for $24 each to every one of the stage production's Brisbane shows.

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Here's the Hefty List of Brand-New Movies and TV Shows That Are Hitting Netflix in 2024

Don't say that you don't have anything to watch this year — Netflix's upcoming slate is huge.

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Player 456 Is Back: Netflix Has Unveiled Your First Look at 'Squid Game' Season Two

Here's your first proper sneak peek at the hit South Korean series' new episodes, which will stream sometime in 2024.

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Forget the Brangelina Film: The New 'Mr & Mrs Smith' Series Is a Smart, Slinky and Intimate Spy Gem

Donald Glover and Maya Erskine bring glorious chemistry to this lived-in take on married assassins juggling life, love and work.

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Jammin

Sat, 3 Feb - Sun, 4 Feb 2024
Riverstage, Brisbane

Sean Paul, Shaggy, Julian Marley and UB40 lead this two-day reggae festival, which is taking over Brisbane's Riverstage.

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Ocean Film Festival World Tour

Wed, 10 Apr - Sat, 13 Apr 2024
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

Dive into a festival filled with sea-focused cinema when this big-screen showcase returns for its 11th year.

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Get Ready for More Idris Elba: High-Octane Streaming Thriller 'Hijack' Has Been Renewed for Season Two

After season one proved a tension-dripping hit in 2023, Apple TV+ is bringing back the series for another run.

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Now Open: Bar Rocco Is Coorparoo's New Italian Osteria From Ramona Trattoria's Ashley-Maree Kent

Leicester Street has scored a second venue from the European Australian restaurateur and chef, this time seating 40 for snacks, wine and cocktails.

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World Science Festival Brisbane

Fri, 15 Mar - Sun, 24 Mar 2024
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

Space rocks, helium spheres and 'Metropolis' with a live score: they're all on this science, technology and art festival's 2024 lineup.

Buy Tickets

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Space Rocks, Helium Spheres and 'Metropolis' with a Live Score: World Science Festival Brisbane's 2024 Program Is Here

This year's lineup also sees Curiocity Brisbane evolve into a new art-meets-science program, complete with a three-metre globe that you can push and spin.

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Riceboy Sleeps

Thu, 1 Feb - Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Following a South Korean single mother and her son as they start new lives in Canada, this heartfelt drama is both tender and thoughtful.

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Argylle

Thu, 1 Feb - Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Not content with just one star-studded action-comedy spy franchise to his name, ‘Kingsman’ filmmaker Matthew Vaughn starts another.

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May December

Thu, 1 Feb - Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman are phenomenal in this complicated based-on-a-true-tale drama, while 'Riverdale' star Charles Melton turns in his best performance yet.

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Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in January

Spend your couch time watching an Oscar-nominated true tale, the 'Boy Swallows Universe' TV series and the stunning return of 'True Detective'.

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Ocean Film Festival World Tour

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Now Open: Bar Rocco Is Coorparoo's New Italian Osteria From Ramona Trattoria's Ashley-Maree Kent

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Space Rocks, Helium Spheres and 'Metropolis' with a Live Score: World Science Festival Brisbane's 2024 Program Is Here

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