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
Day Tripper

Sat, 8 Jun, 2024
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne

Across eight hours and multiple venues, this fest-within-a-fest at RISING 2024 is throwing a huge Yasiin Bey-led party.

Buy Tickets

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News
Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May

Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson, an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller and the new season of an Aussie rom-com sitcom.

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Event
$10 Sunday Morning Movie Tickets at Hoyts

Multiple single dates
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Spend you Sunday mornings at the flicks for a tenner — as long as your session starts before 12.01pm.

Buy Tickets

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George Miller Is Coming to Sydney Film Festival to Chat About All Things 'Mad Max' and 'Furiosa'

You've seen 'Furiosa' and 'Fury Road' — now catch the iconic director talking to stuntman and filmmaker Nash Edgerton about the franchise.

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News
It's Time to Get Weird with Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos Again in the Full Trailer for 'Kinds of Kindness'

Jesse Plemons just won the Best Actor prize at Cannes for the latest collaboration from the 'Poor Things' and 'The Favourite' duo.

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Matt Adnate's Portrait of Baker Boy Just Won the Archibald Packing Room Prize Among 2024's Finalists

This year's fellow Archibald Prize contenders include portraits of Jacob Elordi, Tony Armstrong, Chloé Hayden and Jaguar Jonze.

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Now Open: Australia's First LyLo Has Brought Its Budget-Friendly Sleeping Pods to Brisbane's Former Limes Hotel

The hotel chain first launched in New Zealand — and now it has opened its first Aussie site, where you can stay in a private sleeping pod from $69 per night.

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Kelis Is Heading to Brisbane as a BIGSOUND Keynote Speaker and to Play at Sweet Relief! 2024

At Sweet Relief!, the 'Milkshake' and 'Bossy' talent will be joined by The Presets, Electric Fields, Haiku Hands and more.

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The Full Trailer for 'The Bear' Season Three Teases Non-Negotiables, Weird Vibes and a Quest for Perfection

Living up to Carmy's vision of the absolute best in fine-dining is a stressful task in the latest look at upcoming third season of 'The Bear'.

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Disney's First Teaser Trailer for 'Moana 2' Sets Sail on Another Ocean Adventure with Familiar Voices

Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson are back as Moana and Maui in this eight-years-later sequel, which hits cinemas in November.

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Same Delightful Dog-Adoring Rom-Com Sitcom, But with a Few New Tricks: That's 'Colin From Accounts' Season Two

Created by and starring Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, this award-winner has gone from "will they or won’t they?" to "should've they or should've they not?".

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Event
The Beast

Thu, 30 May - Wed, 19 Jun 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Loosely inspired by a 1903 novella yet thoroughly a 21st-century film, this time- and genre-hopping movie starring Léa Seydoux is as potent as cinema gets.

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Benedict Cumberbatch Is Exceptional as a Puppeteer Searching for His Missing Son in Engrossing Miniseries 'Eric'

Don’t be surprised if awards come Benedict Cumberbatch’s way for this Netflix six-parter that features a seven-foot muppet and a dive into corruption.

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Andrew Scott, Josh O'Connor and Cailee Spaeny Will Be Among the Suspects in 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'

If you weren't already excited about Benoit Blanc's next case, which is set to arrive on Netflix in 2025, then you should be now.

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Sydney Film Festival 2024 Is Set to Close with Straight-From-Cannes Body-Horror 'The Substance'

Fresh from picking up the Best Screenplay award on the Croisette, this Demi Moore- and Margaret Qualley-starring movie is heading to Australia.

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It's Tillies Time: Here's When You Can Watch the Matildas Play Their Next Set of Friendlies Against China

Before Australia's national women's football team head to Paris to compete in the 2024 Olympics, the squad has two games on home soil.

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Sydney Bartender Jake Down From Pleasure Club Has Just Been Crowned Australia's Best for 2024

Sydney, Perth and Hobart were all represented in Australia's Diageo World Class Bartender of the Year showdown, but only the Harbour City came out on top.

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Communitas

Sat, 15 Jun, 2024
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne

RISING 2024 is getting SHOUSE to turn St Paul's Cathedral into a big music party — and you can take part.

Book Now

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Counting and Cracking

Fri, 31 May - Sun, 23 Jun 2024
Union Theatre, Parkville

This stage hit from S Shakthidharan is finally making its long-awaited Melbourne premiere at RISING 2024.

Buy Tickets

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Thirteen New Movies You Can Watch in May That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

Get comfy on the couch with Kirsten Dunst as a war photographer in a divided America, Dev Patel directing himself in an action-packed revenge thriller and Kristen Stewart turning heartthrob.

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Sarah Ward

Day Tripper

Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May

$10 Sunday Morning Movie Tickets at Hoyts

George Miller Is Coming to Sydney Film Festival to Chat About All Things 'Mad Max' and 'Furiosa'

It's Time to Get Weird with Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos Again in the Full Trailer for 'Kinds of Kindness'

Matt Adnate's Portrait of Baker Boy Just Won the Archibald Packing Room Prize Among 2024's Finalists

Now Open: Australia's First LyLo Has Brought Its Budget-Friendly Sleeping Pods to Brisbane's Former Limes Hotel

Kelis Is Heading to Brisbane as a BIGSOUND Keynote Speaker and to Play at Sweet Relief! 2024

The Full Trailer for 'The Bear' Season Three Teases Non-Negotiables, Weird Vibes and a Quest for Perfection

Disney's First Teaser Trailer for 'Moana 2' Sets Sail on Another Ocean Adventure with Familiar Voices

Same Delightful Dog-Adoring Rom-Com Sitcom, But with a Few New Tricks: That's 'Colin From Accounts' Season Two

The Beast

Benedict Cumberbatch Is Exceptional as a Puppeteer Searching for His Missing Son in Engrossing Miniseries 'Eric'

Andrew Scott, Josh O'Connor and Cailee Spaeny Will Be Among the Suspects in 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'

Sydney Film Festival 2024 Is Set to Close with Straight-From-Cannes Body-Horror 'The Substance'

It's Tillies Time: Here's When You Can Watch the Matildas Play Their Next Set of Friendlies Against China

Sydney Bartender Jake Down From Pleasure Club Has Just Been Crowned Australia's Best for 2024

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Thirteen New Movies You Can Watch in May That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

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