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
'Yellowjackets' Is Just As Wild, Weird and Wonderful in the Survival Thriller's Second Season

This lost-in-the-woods hit ramps up the eeriness, chills, gore and questions in season two — and it’s still one of the best shows around.

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The Trailer for HBO's New True-Crime Series 'Love & Death' Plunges Elizabeth Olsen Into a Killer Affair

Your next true-crime obsession is on its way, this time from the team behind 'Big Little Lies' and 'The Undoing'.

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The New Trailer for Dracula Comedy 'Renfield' Is One of the Rare Instances Where Nicolas Cage Sucks

Cage sinks his teeth into the most famous bloodsucker there is — and a monster of a boss.

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Event
Hear My Eyes: 'Good Time'

Fri, 9 Jun, 2023
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank

This Robert Pattinson-starring heist thriller is getting a brand-new score, played live by Big Yawn and Teether, during this year's RISING.

Buy Tickets

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Robert Pattinson-Starring Heist Thriller 'Good Time' Is Getting the Hear My Eyes Treatment

Debuting at this year's RISING, this screening will pair the 2017 crime film with a brand-new live score by Big Yawn and Teether.

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Cirque du Soleil's First Show on Ice Down Under Has Added a Heap of Extra Dates to Its 2023 Tour

Touring over winter, this combination of trapeze, juggling, aerial acrobatics, figure skating and extreme skating on ice was always going to prove popular.

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Viral Recipe Queen Alison Roman Is Coming to Australia for the First Time to Chat About Home Cooking

The New York-based cook, writer and ‘Sweet Enough’ author will chat through #TheCookies, #ThePasta, #TheDip and more.

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Event
Of an Age

Thu, 23 Mar - Wed, 12 Apr 2023
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Australian cinema gains a new queer classic with this tender Melbourne-set romance from 'You Won't Be Alone' writer/director Goran Stolevski.

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News
Melbourne Writers Festival Has Unveiled the Packed 2023 Lineup for Its New May Time Slot

MWF will also welcome Sam Neill chatting about his career, music great Paul Kelly and several Booker Prize-winners.

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Event
'The Rocky Horror Show' Broadcast Live to Cinemas

Thu, 30 Mar, 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, this cult-hit musical is beaming its current Sydney season live into cinemas for one night only.

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Save the Date: Pinot Palooza Is Returning to Its Spring Timing for Its 2023 East Coast Tour

Australia's pinot parties are back, hitting up Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in October.

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Lizzo Has Just Announced a Slate of Good As Hell Arena Shows for Her 2023 Trip Down Under

As well as playing Splendour in the Grass, the rapper, singer and flautist will hit Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland.

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Event
John Wick: Chapter 4

Thu, 23 Mar - Wed, 12 Apr 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

The 'John Wick' films keep getting bigger and better, with Keanu Reeves joined by martial-arts icon Donnie Yen in this globe-hopping action epic.

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News
'Force of Nature: The Dry 2' Will Bring Its Mysteries to Cinemas Down Under in August

Focusing on a disappearance in Victoria's mountain ranges, this eagerly awaited sequel sees Eric Bana return as Aaron Falk.

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You Could Get Inked 268 Metres Above Sydney in the World's Highest Tattoo Studio

Bondi Ink will set up shop in a pop-up parlour on the Sydney Tower Eye's SKYWALK for one morning only, inking two people with Sydney skyline-inspired tattoos.

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Perth Is Another Step Closer to Boasting the Southern Hemisphere's Largest Surf Park

Sprawling across 5.8 hectares, Aventuur's $100-million Perth Surf Park will feature 25 different types of waves — and a beach club.

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All-You-Can-Eat Monday–Friday at The Bavarian

Mon, 20 Mar - Fri, 31 Mar 2023
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

Every weekday for two weeks only, The Bavarian is serving up all-you-can-eat deals.

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Steven Yeun and Ali Wong Battle Each Other for Revenge in the Trailer for Netflix and A24's 'Beef'

Arriving in April, this new ten-part dramedy starts with a petty feud and ups the stakes from there.

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KitKat Is Following Up Its Milo Collaboration with a New Nostalgic Milkybar Range

Have a break, have the wafer-filled white chocolate bar of your childhood dreams in three varieties.

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Culinary Cinema: 'John Wick: Chapter 4'

Wed, 22 Mar, 2023
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Catch Keanu Reeves' latest action-packed onslaught over a three-course menu inspired by the film.

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The Trailer for HBO's New True-Crime Series 'Love & Death' Plunges Elizabeth Olsen Into a Killer Affair

The New Trailer for Dracula Comedy 'Renfield' Is One of the Rare Instances Where Nicolas Cage Sucks

Hear My Eyes: 'Good Time'

Robert Pattinson-Starring Heist Thriller 'Good Time' Is Getting the Hear My Eyes Treatment

Cirque du Soleil's First Show on Ice Down Under Has Added a Heap of Extra Dates to Its 2023 Tour

Viral Recipe Queen Alison Roman Is Coming to Australia for the First Time to Chat About Home Cooking

Of an Age

Melbourne Writers Festival Has Unveiled the Packed 2023 Lineup for Its New May Time Slot

'The Rocky Horror Show' Broadcast Live to Cinemas

Save the Date: Pinot Palooza Is Returning to Its Spring Timing for Its 2023 East Coast Tour

Lizzo Has Just Announced a Slate of Good As Hell Arena Shows for Her 2023 Trip Down Under

John Wick: Chapter 4

'Force of Nature: The Dry 2' Will Bring Its Mysteries to Cinemas Down Under in August

You Could Get Inked 268 Metres Above Sydney in the World's Highest Tattoo Studio

Perth Is Another Step Closer to Boasting the Southern Hemisphere's Largest Surf Park

All-You-Can-Eat Monday–Friday at The Bavarian

Steven Yeun and Ali Wong Battle Each Other for Revenge in the Trailer for Netflix and A24's 'Beef'

KitKat Is Following Up Its Milo Collaboration with a New Nostalgic Milkybar Range

Culinary Cinema: 'John Wick: Chapter 4'

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