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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Sydney Is the Tenth Most Expensive City in the World Again According to This Cost of Living Report

Melbourne and Brisbane also rose up the rankings, in what's been a tough year for everyone's wallets.

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Charming New Binge Sitcom 'Colin From Accounts' Is Australia's Next Great Rom-Com

After ‘No Activity’, real-life couple Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall reteam for Binge’s new series, which is streaming its first season in full now.

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Always Loving Dolly Parton and Enlisting Rose Byrne As Elvis: Krew Boylan Chats Aussie Comedy 'Seriously Red'

What’s it like to turn your affection for Dolly Parton into a SXSW-premiering film about being a Dolly Parton impersonator? Australian actor and screenwriter Krew Boylan explains all.

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The Trailer for 'Cocaine Bear' Is the Wildest Thing You'll See Today (and It's Based on a True Story)

"It kind of seems like a thing that stays with a man forever."

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Stars at Noon

Thu, 1 Dec - Wed, 21 Dec 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Iconic French auteur Claire Denis helms a sultry and enveloping erotic thriller, with Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn starring as strangers colliding in Nicaragua.

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IKEA Christmas Dining Experience

Thu, 8 Dec and Tue, 13 Dec 2022
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

Put a Swedish spin on your festive season with three-course Christmas dinners at IKEA's Melbourne stores.

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Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in November

Make a couch date with Jennifer Lawrence's latest stunning performance, a true-crime drama about murder and male strippers, and Marvel getting festive.

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Here's What Australia's First Indoor Snow Resort Will Look Like If It Gets the Official Go-Ahead

Winter Sports World is planning to open in Western Sydney in 2025, complete with a 300-metre indoor ski slope and a restaurant with snow views.

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Sydney's Josh and Julie Niland Just Scored the Game Changer Award From France's Prestigious La Liste

The French-based guide recognised the duo for changing "the way chefs use fish all over the world with [their] zero-waste 'fish butchery' approach".

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Violent Night

Thu, 1 Dec - Wed, 21 Dec 2022
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Casting David Harbour as a kick-ass Santa is a gift, but this festive action-comedy pilfers too many of its parts from other, better films.

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Press Start: 'The Super Mario Bros Movie' Just Unveiled Its Full Trailer, Complete with a Rainbow Road

Nintendo's mushroom-loving plumber gets his own animated film, which hits cinemas in March.

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Get Yourself a Cup of Morning Brown: The ABC Has Dropped Its First 'Aunty Donna's Coffee Cafe' Teaser

The comedy troupe's new ABC sitcom is set in a Melbourne laneway cafe, and features guest appearances by Miranda Tapsell, Pia Miranda and Richard Roxburgh.

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$3 Scoops at Gelatissimo

Thu, 1 Dec, 2022
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

Start summer with $3 ice creams — including Gelatissimo's brand-new smashed berry pavlova flavour.

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Wicked

Fri, 25 Aug - Sun, 31 Dec 2023
Sydney Lyric Theatre, The Star, Sydney

Get ready to defy gravity: this 'Wizard of Oz'-inspired blockbuster musical is returning to Sydney.

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Girls to the Front: Bikini Kill in Conversation Will Headline All About Women's 2023 Program

Sydney Opera House's 2023 festival will also expand to three days for the first time ever, and be guided by four co-curators.

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Peaches, Future Islands and 'Pan's Labyrinth' with a Live Score Lead Brisbane's New "Festival of Other Music"

Across February and March, ΩHM will take over Brisbane Powerhouse with a boundary-pushing lineup of sound, music and performances.

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'Madagascar the Musical' Will Sing and Dance Its Way Around Australia This Summer

DreamWorks' animated hit takes to the stage, complete with a lavish set, world-class puppets and colourful costumes.

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Don't Throw Away Your Shot: 'Hamilton' Will Finish Its Australian Run in 2023

The Broadway sensation has been touring Down Under since 2021, but it'll farewell Australia for New Zealand after its Brisbane 2023 season.

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Mona Foma's Massive 2023 Lineup Is Here with a Tunnel of Light, Complaints Choir and Punk Bunker

MONA's summer music and arts festival has unveiled its full 2023 lineup, featuring 370 artists across two weekends.

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Charli XCX, Duke Dumont and Sonny Fodera Are Headlining For the Love's 2023 Waterfront Festivals

Snakehips, Cosmo’s Midnight, Budjerah, Kye, Sumner and Jade Zoe will also take to the stage at the fest's Gold Coast, Wollongong, Melbourne and Perth shows.

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