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
Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie's Unease-Dripping Cringe Comedy 'The Curse' Is One of 2023's Best New Shows

Emma Stone stars alongside Fielder and Safdie in this brilliant dark satire of reality TV, gentrification, appropriation, marriage, privilege, karma and more.

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Hands on Buzzers: The ABC Is Bringing 'Spicks and Specks' Back in 2024 for a New Season

After sitting out 2023, the beloved Adam Hills-, Myf Warhurst- and Alan Brough-starring music game show will be back on your screens in 2024.

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Paul Rudd Still Ain't Afraid of No Ghost in the First Trailer for 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'

Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson are also back in this sequel to 2021's 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'.

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Event
Christmas in Brisbane 2023

Thu, 23 Nov - Sun, 31 Dec 2023
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Brisbane's month-long Christmas celebrations across the CBD include markets, glowing gardens and tiny doors.

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Brisbane's Month-Long Christmas Celebrations Are Back for 2023 with Markets, Glowing Gardens and Tiny Doors

Christmas lights, pop-up performances, multiple chances to get shopping: head to the Brisbane CBD to enjoy them all.

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Event
The Enchanted Garden 2023

Thu, 23 Nov - Wed, 20 Dec 2023
Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane

Get ready to get lit — and see one of Brisbane's most popular spaces in a completely new light.

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Roma Street Parkland's Dazzling Enchanted Garden Is Returning for Another Lit-Up Festive Season

One of Brisbane's Christmas favourites (and regular sellouts) has locked in its month-long return.

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Get in Losers: The 'Mean Girls' Movie Musical Has Just Dropped Its First Trailer

As she did on Broadway, Reneé Rapp steps into Regina George's shoes in the latest version of the Tina Fey-penned hit to reach cinemas.

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Event
The NBA Exhibition

Thu, 9 Nov 2023 - Sun, 4 Feb 2024
Queens Plaza, Brisbane City

This huge interactive NBA exhibition bounces through basketball history, celebrating hoop dreams across 20 themed sections.

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Gorgeous News: More Tickets to Taylor Swift's Australian 'Eras' Tour Shows Are Being Released

Take note, Swifties — you've got another chance to nab 'Eras' tour tickets, with prices starting from $79.90.

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Jerry Seinfeld Is Bringing His Latest Stand-Up Show to Australia and New Zealand in 2024

What's the deal with Seinfeld's latest trip Down Under? The iconic comedian will play arena shows in seven cities in June.

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The Marvels

Thu, 9 Nov - Wed, 29 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Amid too much Marvel formula — plus some glorious Flerken fun — Brie Larson, Iman Vellani and Teyonah Parris make a winning trio in the MCU's 33rd film.

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Bad Behaviour

Thu, 9 Nov - Wed, 29 Nov 2023
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Alice Englert acts in, writes and makes her filmmaking debut with this bold New Zealand-shot dramedy, starring opposite a phenomenal Jennifer Connelly.

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Kraftwerk: Australia and New Zealand Tour 2023

Mon, 4 Dec, 2023
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Expect synthetic voices and computerised rhythms aplenty when the electro trailblazers hit Brisbane — plus a visual show that ponders man and machine to match.

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A Link to the Cinema: Nintendo Is Making a Live-Action 'The Legend of Zelda' Movie

Almost four decades after the original video game first released, the beloved Nintendo franchise is heading to the big screen.

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Yothu Yindi and Two Kim Gordon Exhibitions Will Headline Brisbane Powerhouse's Festival of Other Music in 2024

Drab Majesty, Boris, Michael Rother and The Necks are also on the lineup when ΩHM returns for a second year.

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Magical Studio Ghibli News: Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' Will Hit Cinemas Down Under in December

Mark your diaries: Hayao Miyazaki's first film in a decade has locked in a date with Australian and New Zealand cinemas.

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Clancestry 2023

Wed, 8 Nov - Sun, 12 Nov 2023
QPAC, South Bank

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, this festival of First Nations art and culture spans music, theatre, arts, crafts and more.

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Japan's First Live-Action 'Godzilla' Movie Since 2016 Will Rampage Through Cinemas Down Under in December

The King of the Monsters is back and unleashing kaiju action in postwar Japan — and there's a new trailer.

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Bargain Alert: Affordable Art Fair Will Make Its Brisbane Debut with a Four-Day Event in 2024

The global art market will feature thousands of works for sale, with prices starting at $100.

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Christmas in Brisbane 2023

Brisbane's Month-Long Christmas Celebrations Are Back for 2023 with Markets, Glowing Gardens and Tiny Doors

The Enchanted Garden 2023

Roma Street Parkland's Dazzling Enchanted Garden Is Returning for Another Lit-Up Festive Season

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The NBA Exhibition

Gorgeous News: More Tickets to Taylor Swift's Australian 'Eras' Tour Shows Are Being Released

Jerry Seinfeld Is Bringing His Latest Stand-Up Show to Australia and New Zealand in 2024

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Bad Behaviour

Kraftwerk: Australia and New Zealand Tour 2023

A Link to the Cinema: Nintendo Is Making a Live-Action 'The Legend of Zelda' Movie

Yothu Yindi and Two Kim Gordon Exhibitions Will Headline Brisbane Powerhouse's Festival of Other Music in 2024

Magical Studio Ghibli News: Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' Will Hit Cinemas Down Under in December

Clancestry 2023

Japan's First Live-Action 'Godzilla' Movie Since 2016 Will Rampage Through Cinemas Down Under in December

Bargain Alert: Affordable Art Fair Will Make Its Brisbane Debut with a Four-Day Event in 2024

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