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
Top-Notch Local Tipples in Trying Times: Three Tasmanian Companies Making Must-Sip Drinks in 2020

Meet the standout local drinks brands that were voted the state's favourites as part of the BWS Local Luvvas initiative.

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Netflix Is Bringing a New Version of Aussie Series 'Heartbreak High' to Your Streaming Queue

It'll hit the platform in 2022 — but you can stream all 210 episodes of the original show in the interim.

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Victoria Is Easing Gathering, Hospitality and Venue Capacity Limits Again From Midnight Tonight

You'll be able to have 30 people over to your house and hit the beach in groups of 100 — and hospitality venues can move to the one-person-per-two-square-metres rule.

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Victorians Will Only Need to Wear Face Masks in Certain Situations From Midnight Tonight

It's still mandatory to carry one with you — but you'll only need to pop one on in specific circumstances, such as public transport and indoor shopping.

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You'll Be Able to Stay Onboard an Immersive 'Star Wars' Spaceship From 2021

You'll hop onboard for a two-day, two-night experience — and you'll be immersed in a 'Star Wars' adventure the whole time.

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Australia Is Expected to Swelter Through a Particularly Warm and Wet Summer

Minimum and maximum temperatures are forecast to be above average from December–February, and rainfall too.

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'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Is Still Aiming to Sing and Dance Its Way Down Under in 2021

The Broadway hit is currently working towards an August 2021 kick-off at Melbourne's newly renovated Regent Theatre.

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Event
Inflatable Fun Park

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 - Sun, 31 Jan 2021
Inflatable Fun Park, Dandenong South

Bounce around Melbourne's pop-up inflatable theme park — and wander through a huge inflatable maze.

Buy Tickets

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The Prom

Thu, 3 Dec - Wed, 16 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

This star-studded stage-to-screen musical drowns out its good intentions with over-the-top pageantry, a self-satisfied attitude and the wrong focus.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at Melbourne Cinemas From December 3

Head to the flicks to see a fascinating new documentary about The Bee Gees, a stage-to-screen musical and a controversial sci-fi drama.

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Sound of Metal

Thu, 3 Dec - Wed, 16 Dec 2020
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Playing a heavy metal drummer who loses his hearing, Riz Ahmed is exceptional in this intensely piercing, probing and empathetic film.

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Love & Neon: The Cinema of Wong Kar-Wai

Thu, 11 Feb - Sat, 27 Feb 2021
ACMI, Melbourne

ACMI and Sydney Film Festival are teaming up to screen 11 sumptuous films from the acclaimed Hong Kong director.

Buy Tickets

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Cali Beach Club Is the Gold Coast's Soon-to-Open Cabana-Filled Oceanside Precinct on a Rooftop

It'll boast two restaurants, four bars, multiple pools, a sandy volleyball court and an outdoor cinema.

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Aussie Airline Rex Will Start Flying Between Sydney and Melbourne in 2021 and It's Doing $79 Tickets

The new route will kick off on March 1.

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MPavilion Is Turning the Parkade Car Park Into a Cultural Hub for the Entire Month of January

The 60s and 70s-era site will get a new lease on life to start off the new year.

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'Babyteeth' Has Been Named the Best Australian Film of the Year at the 2020 AACTA Awards

It also won Best Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress, while 'Stateless' nabbed a heap of TV gongs.

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The SA Government Is Giving Away $50 and $100 Hotel Vouchers to Put Towards Your Next Getaway

You can nab $50 vouchers for regional and suburban accommodation, and $100 vouchers to use in the CBD and North Adelaide.

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Curiocity Brisbane 2021

Fri, 12 Mar - Sun, 28 Mar 2021
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

Interactive installations are popping up all around town at this city-wide art fest.

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A Big Exhibition of European Masterworks from London's National Gallery Is Coming to Australia in 2021

It includes Van Gogh’s 'Sunflowers' — and it's the largest batch of works to venture beyond the United Kingdom in the gallery's history.

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Western Australia Will Let NSW and Victorian Residents Visit Without Quarantining From December 8

The two eastern states will be reclassified as 'very low-risk' under WA's controlled interstate border system.

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MPavilion Is Turning the Parkade Car Park Into a Cultural Hub for the Entire Month of January

'Babyteeth' Has Been Named the Best Australian Film of the Year at the 2020 AACTA Awards

The SA Government Is Giving Away $50 and $100 Hotel Vouchers to Put Towards Your Next Getaway

Curiocity Brisbane 2021

A Big Exhibition of European Masterworks from London's National Gallery Is Coming to Australia in 2021

Western Australia Will Let NSW and Victorian Residents Visit Without Quarantining From December 8

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