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.

Event
Light: Works from Tate's Collection

Thu, 16 Jun - Sun, 13 Nov 2022
ACMI, Melbourne

This Melbourne-exclusive showcase from the UK's Tate galleries features more than 70 works, including pieces by Claude Monet and Yayoi Kusama.

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News
A Huge Exhibition From the Tate with Art by Claude Monet and Yayoi Kusama Is Coming to Australia

Displaying at ACMI, Melbourne-exclusive showcase 'Light: Works from Tate’s Collection' will feature more than 70 works from the UK galleries, covering the past 200 years in art history.

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Event
Benedetta

Thu, 10 Feb - Wed, 2 Mar 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

'Basic Instinct', 'Starship Troopers' and 'Elle' filmmaker Paul Verhoeven takes on the true tale of a scandalous 17th-century nun in this erotic religious biopic.

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Drive My Car

Thu, 10 Feb - Wed, 2 Mar 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Adapted from a Haruki Murakami short story, this masterful drama is the first Japanese film to ever be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.

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Death on the Nile

Thu, 10 Feb - Wed, 2 Mar 2022
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Agatha Christie's moustachioed Belgian detective is back on the big screen, but not even the film's star-studded cast can keep it afloat.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From February 10

Head to the flicks to see Japan's phenomenal first-ever Best Picture Oscar nominee, a wild erotic religious biopic, the return of Hercule Poirot and an Aussie zombie sequel.

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Grill'd Has Converted Two of Its Burger Joints to Completely Plant-Based Menus

You'll no longer find any meat on the menu at the burger chain's Crown Street outpost in Sydney and Collingwood eatery in Melbourne.

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Event
Melbourne Women in Film Festival 2022

Thu, 10 Feb - Mon, 14 Feb 2022
ACMI and online, Melbourne

Melbourne's female-focused film festival returns for the sixth year — in-person and online.

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Good News, Everyone: 'Futurama' Is Being Revived (Again) So You Can Go Back to the Animated Future

Once again exploring life in the 31st century, the animated favourite will return for 20 new episodes in 2023.

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The TV Adaptation of Sally Rooney's 'Conversations with Friends' Has Just Dropped Its First Trailer

Rooney's 2017 debut novel has been turned into a 12-part series starring Alison Oliver, Joe Alwyn, Sasha Lane and Jemima Kirke.

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Event
Coil — Re:group

Thu, 17 Feb - Sat, 19 Feb 2022
Brunswick Mechanics Institute, Brunswick

Set in a 90s video shop, this one-performer show weaves verbatim interviews and real-time filmmaking into an ode to the VHS era.

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'Coil' Is the Nostalgic Live Cinema Performance That Pays Tribute to Long-Lost Video Stores

Set in a 90s video shop, this one-performer show weaves verbatim interviews and real-time filmmaking into an ode to the VHS era.

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You Can Now Book Into a Sexual Wellness Hotel Suite in Brisbane That Comes with a Sex Toy Mini Bar

Until the end of March, you and your partner can get a buzz at W Brisbane, thanks to suites equipped with sex toys, lingerie and access to a 'sexologist concierge'.

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Pixar Goes to Infinity and Beyond in the New Trailer for 'Toy Story' Spinoff 'Lightyear'

Buzz Lightyear gets an origin story in the acclaimed animation studio's upcoming film, which features Chris Evans on vocal duties.

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'The Power of The Dog' Leads This Year's Oscar Contenders with 12 Nominations

Filmmaker Jane Campion just made history for helming the New Zealand-shot western, becoming the first woman to be nominated for Best Director twice.

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Shreklesque — The Bad Collective

Wed, 29 Jun - Sat, 2 Jul 2022
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne

Somebody once told us that this is the burlesque and drag version of 'Shrek' you didn't know you needed.

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'Friends! The Musical Parody' Is Touring Australia to Make Your Day, Week, Month and Even Your Year

This song-filled satirical stage version of the hit 90s sitcom will be there for Australian fans in 2022.

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Nick Cave Has Revealed He's Touring Australia with Warren Ellis in November Via a Rogue Fan Email

The Australian music legends are bringing their 'Carnage' tour home, with cities, venues and exact dates still to be announced.

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'Dear Evan Hansen', 'The Woman in the Window' and 'Space Jam: A New Legacy' Just Earned Razzie Nominations

Recognising the worst in cinema in 2021, this year's nominations also include a special category just for bad Bruce Willis films.

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Airbnb Has Recreated the 'Bluey' House in Brisbane If You'd Like to Spend a Night in the Hit Series

The homegrown animated hit comes to life — and you can stay in this IRL replica of the Heeler family home for $20 a night.

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'Dear Evan Hansen', 'The Woman in the Window' and 'Space Jam: A New Legacy' Just Earned Razzie Nominations

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