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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More 'Spicks and Specks' Is on the Way: The ABC's Beloved Music Quiz Show Is Returning in 2025

Hands on buzzers again — Adam Hills, Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough will be back for another season.

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Drake Is Returning Down Under in 2025 for the First Time in Eight Years on His 'Anita Max Win' Tour

The five-time Grammy-winner is playing both Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2025.

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Now Open: ACMI's 'The Future & Other Fictions' Exhibition Celebrates Creative Visions of What Might Come

'Blade Runner 2049', 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever', 'Cyberpunk 2077', Björk: they're all featured at this world-premiere showcase.

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Virgin's 2024 Black Friday Sale Is Discounting One-Million-Plus Domestic and International Flights with Fares From $49

Give yourself the gift of a future getaway to The Whitsundays, Bali, Fiji, Queenstown, Hobart and more thanks to these cheap flights.

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Now Open: This Huge Machu Picchu Exhibition Has Arrived in Australia with 134 Priceless Treasures and a Virtual-Reality Tour

In its only season Down Under, 'Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru' is on display at the Australian Museum in Sydney.

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You Can Nab a Free Flight Home From Tokyo, Honolulu, Bali and Hamilton Island in Jetstar's 2024 Black Friday Sale

You pay for your flight heading away, the airline throws in the leg home without you paying a cent — including on trips to Osaka, Singapore, Queenstown and more.

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Yayoi Kusama Is Turning 60-Plus Melbourne Trees Into Her Latest Polka Dot-Covered (and Bright Pink) Artwork

As part of her huge exhibition at the NGV, the trees in all four lanes of St Kilda Road in front of the gallery are being wrapped in spotted fabric.

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"The Game Will Not End Unless the World Changes": The Full Trailer for 'Squid Game' Season Two Is Here

"We are not trying to harm you. We are presenting you with an opportunity," the guards tell the new batch of contestants in the latest 'Squid Game' sneak peek.

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Event
Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular

Wed, 14 May - Fri, 23 May 2025
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

You'll hear the people sing when this arena spectacular version of Victor Hugo's famous 1862 novel hits Melbourne.

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Splashing Through Australian Surfing's Beginnings on the Big Screen: Jolyon Hoff Talks 'You Should Have Been Here Yesterday'

When this filmmaker and surfer unearthed a treasure trove of 16mm footage shot by fellow boardriders half a century ago, he turned it into a stunning documentary.

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Here's When You Can Watch the Matildas Take on Brazil and Chinese Taipei in Their Last Matches of 2024

You've got four more chances to watch Australia's national women's football team play this year — all on home soil.

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Coming Soon: Josh and Julie Niland Are Opening Their First Queensland Restaurant on Hamilton Island

The acclaimed duo will pair their fin-to-tail dishes with local ingredients and family-friendly fare as part of the new 59-room The Sundays hotel.

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AACTA Festival's Celebration of Australian Film and TV Is Returning to the Gold Coast in 2025 with 100-Plus Events

The Working Dog team in conversation, Oscar-winning 'Dune' cinematographer Greig Fraser, a dive into the 'Heartbreak High' soundtrack: they're all on the lineup.

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All About Women Has Announced Its First 2025 Events, Including Comedian Kate Berlant on Her Debut Australian Tour

'Alone Australia' winner Gina Chick and the return of the Feminist Roast are also on the lineup, with full details to be announced in January.

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Come Out and Play: The Offspring Have Announced a 2025 Australian Arena Tour with Simple Plan

After The Offspring's 2024 Melbourne gig sold out in 30 seconds, they're coming back to Australia for a four-city trip in 2025.

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Great Scott!: 'Back to the Future: The Musical' Is Making Its Australian Premiere in Sydney in 2025

After hit seasons in West End and on Broadway, the award-winning stage version of everyone's favourite time-travelling 80s flick is zipping Down Under.

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It was meant to be the rapper and hip hop star's first trip our way since 2019 — but just like his North American, UK and European dates, it's no longer happening.

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Rhys Darby: The Legend Returns

Tue, 8 Apr - Sun, 13 Apr 2025
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne

The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Melbourne.

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The Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale

Sat, 26 Apr - Fri, 30 May 2025
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne

The musical version of JRR Tolkien's classic is taking the hobbits to Melbourne's Comedy Theatre.

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Lego 'Star Wars': The Exhibition

Sun, 4 May 2025 - Mon, 26 Jan 2026
Melbourne Museum, Carlton

Australia's world-first Lego 'Star Wars' exhibition is soaring into Melbourne in 2025 — from May the fourth, of course.

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