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
Victoria Is Ditching Venue and Gathering Restrictions (and Opening Dance Floors) at 11.59pm Tonight

The state is set to hit 90-percent double jabs among over 12s, so it's easing restrictions again — earlier than expected, too.

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Melbourne's Boiler Room x Sugar Mountain Festival Has Announced Its 2022 Lineup

The summer festival is bringing its 360-degree stage to Williamtown’s Seaworks Maritime Precinct in January.

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HBO Is Reuniting the Cast of 'Harry Potter' for a Magical 20th Anniversary Special

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson will reteam to chat about the wizarding franchise, alongside Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Tom Felton and a heap of other cast members.

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The New 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Trailer Brings Back Villains From Past Web-Slinging Franchises

Everyone's favourite friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man is about to face some familiar foes.

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No One Cares About the Apocalypse in the New Trailer for Netflix's Comet Comedy 'Don't Look Up'

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence play astronomers trying to convince humanity that a planet-destroying comet is a big deal.

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The Scandinavian Film Festival Is Bringing Its 2021 Lineup to Sydney and Melbourne This Month

Lockdowns got in the way of the festival's midyear dates, so it's returning to Sydney and Melbourne now that cinemas are back up and running.

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The First Trailer for the New 'Downton Abbey' Movie Is Here and It's Heading to the South of France

'Downton Abbey: A New Era' sees the Crawley household head off on holiday after Hollywood comes to the Abbey.

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Scandinavian Film Festival 2021

Fri, 26 Nov - Wed, 15 Dec 2021
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Australia's annual showcase of Nordic cinema returns to Melbourne with a lineup of films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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All-You-Can-Eat Meat Platters

Multiple single dates
Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne

Feast your way through unlimited pork belly, chicken schnitzels, chicken wings and German sausages.

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So Frenchy So Chic 2022

Sun, 13 Feb, 2022
Werribee Mansion, Werribee South

Spend an afternoon at Werribee Mansion drinking champagne, eating cheese, listening to French music and frolicking on the lawn.

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Moonlight Cinema Melbourne 2021–22

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 - Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, South Yarra

Watch everything from 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings', 'A Quiet Place Part II' and 'Dear Evan Hansen' to 'Dirty Dancing', 'Love Actually' and 'Home Alone' under the stars.

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Urbnsurf Outdoor Cinema Series

Multiple single dates
Urbnsurf Melbourne, Tullamarine

Yes, 'Point Break' is on the lineup.

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Melbourne's Surf Park Urbnsurf Is Hosting an Outdoor Cinema Season Filled with Surfing Flicks

Yes, 'Point Break' is on the lineup.

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Ten Must-See Movies to Stream During Sydney Film Festival's Online SFF On Demand Program

This year's Sydney Film Festival serves up two festivals in one — and its online program is filled with must-stream award-winners, trippy animation, eco-horror and moving dramas.

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The Grampians' Epic New 160-Kilometre Walking Trail Has Opened Just in Time for Your Summer Hikes

The Grampians Peaks Trail takes 13 days to traverse in full, spanning from Mount Zero in the north to Dunkeld in the south.

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HBO Has Just Dropped the First Trailer for 'Sex and the City' Spinoff Series 'And Just Like That...'

It's your first chance to get a proper sneak peek at the ten-episode follow-up series, which stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon.

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Touring Waterfront Music Festival For the Love Has Dropped Its Packed 2022 Lineup

Dom Dolla, Crooked Colours and Mallrat lead the lineup, with the festival heading to the Gold Coast, Wollongong, Melbourne and Perth.

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Queensland Is Reopening to Vaxxed Visitors Nearly a Week Early After Hitting 70-Percent Double Jabs

The Sunshine State might also hit its 80-percent double-vaccinated target early, which is when interstate visitors can enter Queensland without quarantining.

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Rodgers and Hammerstein's Tony-Winning 'Cinderella' Musical Is Finally Coming to Australia in 2022

The Broadway production was meant to debut locally in 2021, but it'll now bring its glass slippers to both Sydney and Melbourne next year.

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Iranian Drama 'There Is No Evil' Has Taken Out the 2021 Sydney Film Festival Prize

Also a winner at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival, the moving anthology film explores capital punishment and its impacts.

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Rodgers and Hammerstein's Tony-Winning 'Cinderella' Musical Is Finally Coming to Australia in 2022

Iranian Drama 'There Is No Evil' Has Taken Out the 2021 Sydney Film Festival Prize

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