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
Here's Your First Glimpse at Netflix's 'Bridgerton' Prequel Series 'Queen Charlotte'

Set to arrive in 2023, the series will explore the monarch's origins and rise to power — and dive into Violet Bridgerton and Lady Danbury's backstories.

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'Dead to Me' Will Return for Its Third and Final Season in November — and It Has a Trailer

Netflix's Christina Applegate- and Linda Cardellini-starring grief-fuelled dark comedy will wrap up its twisty tale on November 17.

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Netflix Has Dropped a Sneak Peek at 'The Crown' Season Five Ahead of Its November Arrival

The royal drama will return on November 9, with Imelda Staunton playing the Queen — and plenty of focus on the breakdown of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's marriage.

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Season Two of 'The White Lotus' Will Check Into Your Streaming Queue From Late October

This time, the Emmy-winning series heads to an exclusive Sicilian resort — Jennifer Coolidge's Tanya McQuoid-Hunt included.

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You'll Be Able to Holiday in Hong Kong Without Going Through Hotel Quarantine From September 26

Hong Kong is the latest country to drop its strict pandemic-era border restrictions — and travellers will no longer need a negative PCR test to enter, too.

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We Shall Be So Lucky: Kylie Minogue Is Headlining Sydney WorldPride's Huge Opening Concert

WorldPride is coming to the Southern Hemisphere for the first time — and who else but Kylie could open it?

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Disney+'s 'Rogue One' Prequel 'Andor' Is a Gritty and Thrilling Addition to the 'Star Wars' Universe

Whether you're a diehard 'Star Wars' fan or you feel like you've seen every story the franchise could ever tell, this stellar spy series should tempt you into a galaxy far, far away.

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Sydney's Josh Niland Is the Only Australian to Make the Top 100 Best Chefs in the World List for 2022

The Best Chef Awards just served up its latest round of gongs — and seafood king Niland won the Best Chef Innovation Award, too.

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HBO Is Bringing a Follow-Up Episode to 'The Case Against Adnan Syed' to Your Streaming Queue

With Syed's murder conviction recently overturned, HBO is returning to the case — just like 'Serial'.

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Japan Will Fully Reopen to Individual Tourists From October 11 — Without Visas or Package Tours

Start making holiday plans: Japan's borders will completely reopen to international travel in mid-October, and the country's daily arrival cap will be abolished.

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You Won't Be Alone

Thu, 22 Sep - Wed, 12 Oct 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Macedonian Australian filmmaker Goran Stolevski makes a mesmerising debut with this stunningly shot horror movie about shapeshifting witches.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From September 22

Head to the flicks to see an entrancing horror film about a shapeshifting witch.

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Disney+'s First 'Welcome to Chippendales' Trailer Promises a True-Crime Stripping-Empire Scandal

Move over 'Magic Mike': Kumail Nanjiani, Murray Bartlett and Juliette Lewis star in this wild true tale about the founder of Chippendales.

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Event
Goodbye to Godard

Thu, 22 Sep - Sun, 30 Oct 2022
ACMI, Melbourne

ACMI is farewelling iconic auteur Jean-Luc Godard with big-screen sessions of six masterpieces from his French New Wave period.

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Billy Eichner Has Dropped a New 'Billy on the Street' with Paul Rudd to Get People to See 'Bros'

Billy Eichner has a new queer rom-com on the way to cinemas — and he's brought back 'Billy on the Street' to plug it.

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'Hamilton' Will Leave Melbourne in January — and You Can Still Nab $10 Tickets Via TodayTix's Lottery

Melburnians have only got a few months left to be in the room where it happens — including for cheap.

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tick, tick…BOOM! — Storeyboard Entertainment

Wed, 1 Feb - Sun, 5 Feb 2023
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne

Jonathan Larson's semi-autobiographical musical follows an aspiring composer trying to make it big in New York City's musical theatre scene.

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Jonathan Larson's Acclaimed Musical 'tick, tick…BOOM!' Will Make Its Aussie Mainstage Debut in 2023

Before 'Rent' became a huge smash, creator and composer Jonathan Larson created another musical — and the off-Broadway favourite is coming to Melbourne and Brisbane.

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HAIM, Joji and Phoebe Bridgers Headline Laneway Festival's Huge Comeback Lineup for 2023

For its first festivals since 2020, Laneway has curated another impressive lineup — including Finneas, Fontaines DC, Fred again..., Girl in Red, slowthai and Turnstile, too.

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AFL Grand Final Live — Free Screening

Sat, 24 Sep, 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Watch the big game on the big screen — for free.

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AFL Grand Final Live — Free Screening

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