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
'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Will Finally Make Its Spectacular Australian Debut in November

After a lockdown delay, the newly minted ten-time Tony Award winner is headed to Melbourne's freshly renovated Regent Theatre.

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Event
Patricia Piccinini: A Miracle Constantly Repeated

Mon, 8 Nov 2021 - Sun, 12 Jun 2022
Flinders Street Station Ballroom, Melbourne

The acclaimed Australian artist's latest exhibition fills the usually closed Flinders Street Station Ballroom with otherworldly creatures.

Buy Tickets

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News
Patricia Piccinini's Otherworldly Flinders Street Station Ballroom Exhibition Reopens in November

'A Miracle Constantly Repeated' has weathered multiple lockdowns, but it'll remain on display until January 23.

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News
Australian Coffee Roaster Single O Is Opening Its First International Cafe in Tokyo

Just like its Surry Hills venue, it'll feature self-serve coffee taps — plus the brand's first in-store coffee subscription.

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News
A Massive Elvis Presley Exhibition Is Coming to Australia Direct From Graceland

The Bendigo Art Gallery will host the four-month-long showcase, which will feature around 300 items and is being curated in collaboration with the Graceland archives.

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News
Virgin's New Domestic and International Flight Sale Is Selling 1.7 Million Fares Starting From $49

You can nab a cheap flight to 28 different destinations, including Fiji, Bali and New Zealand.

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News
Thailand Is Reopening to Australian Tourists on November 1

Double-vaccinated Aussie travellers will be able to completely skip quarantine, too.

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News
Victoria's Restrictions Will Ease Again on October 29, Reopening Retail and Allowing Regional Travel

And, once Victoria hits the 90-percent double-jabbed mark in late November, all caps and density quotas will be ditched in all locations statewide.

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News
Tasmania Will Open to All Double-Jabbed Australian and International Arrivals on December 15

Dreaming of a summer getaway to Tasmania? The Apple Isle has set its official reopening date, based on when it expects to get to the 90-percent double-vaccinated threshold.

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News
Victoria Is Ditching Quarantine for Double-Vaxxed International Travellers From November

Come November 1, if you're double-jabbed, you'll be able to head overseas — and return home without a two-week quarantine stint.

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Event
The Harder They Fall

Fri, 29 Oct - Wed, 17 Nov 2021
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Stepping back to the Old West with an all-star cast, this revisionist western is ambitious and memorable, smart and suave, and an all-round swaggering film

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News
Qantas Is Bringing Forward International Flights to Singapore, Fiji, Johannesburg and Thailand

The airline will start flying to Singapore in mid-November — and Australia could have a quarantine-free travel bubble in place with the southeast Asian city-state by then.

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News
Vaccinated Travellers Can Move Between NSW and Victoria Without Quarantining From November 1

Victoria has already dropped its quarantine requirement for double-jabbed NSW travellers, and the reciprocal arrangement will kick in next month.

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News
The New Movies You Can See on the Big Screen Now That Melbourne's Outdoor Cinemas Have Reopened

Melbourne's outdoor cinemas are back in business, screening everything from must-see horror sequels and superhero blockbusters to tense true-crime dramas and historical thrillers.

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Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Fri, 29 Oct - Wed, 17 Nov 2021
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

This emotional documentary isn't without its missteps, but still simmers with the celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian's passion and curiosity.

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Malignant

Fri, 22 Oct - Wed, 10 Nov 2021
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

After a slow start, 70s and 80-inspired body-horror flick from Australian director James Wan evolves into a limb-thrashing, blood-splattering, gleefully chaotic ride.

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The Last Duel

Fri, 22 Oct - Wed, 10 Nov 2021
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Matt Damon, Adam Driver and 'Killing Eve' star Jodie Comer recreate medieval history in this weighty and savage drama from Ridley Scott.

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Classic Rooftop Cinema 2021–22

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 - Mon, 28 Feb 2022
Classic Cinemas Elsternwick, Elsternwick

Watch movies and sip drinks under the stars in Elsternwick.

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Play On Victoria

Sat, 30 Oct, 2021
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne

The Sidney Myer Music Bowl welcomed back live gigs with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Baker Boy, Amyl and the Sniffers, Grace Cummings, and Vika and Linda Bull.

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News
Netflix Just Dropped the Trailer for the New John Cho-Starring Live-Action 'Cowboy Bebop' Series

The cult Japanese anime and its space western hijinks are getting the Netflix treatment this November.

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