Sarah Ward

Name: Armageddon Time
Start: 2022-11-03
End: 2022-11-23
Location: Melbourne

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
Children of the Sea

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 - Wed, 1 Jan 2020
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Brought to the screen with a sea of kaleidoscopic visuals — and a score by a Studio Ghibli veteran — this manga-to-anime adaptation tells an ambitious ecological and cosmic tale.

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Event
Shrek the Musical

Sun, 16 Feb - Sun, 12 Apr 2020
Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne

The production, which originally opened on Broadway in 2008, will bring its green-hued nostalgia to Her Majesty's Theatre.

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Event
Black Christmas

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 - Wed, 1 Jan 2020
Various cinemas in Melbourne

A timely remake of a 70s cult classic, this is a Christmas-themed slasher flick for the #MeToo era.

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Elton John

Multiple single dates
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

The 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road' tour will see him play his last-ever shows in Australia.

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News
The Spooky 'Stranger Things'-Esque First Trailer for 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Is Here

This time, it swaps New York for Oklahoma and grown men and women for children — and it stars Paul Rudd.

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'Wonder Woman' Is Back in the Retro First Trailer for the DC Hit's 80s-Set Sequel

'Wonder Woman 1984' hits cinemas in mid-2020.

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The Creepy Full Trailer for HBO's New Stephen King-Penned Murder Mystery 'The Outsider' Is Here

Focusing on "an insidious supernatural force", the ten-part mini-series stars Jason Bateman and Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn.

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Sydney Is Now Home to an 80-Kilometre Coastal Walking Track Stretching from Bondi to Manly

The epic — and super-scenic — trek wanders past secluded coves, spectacular views, bushland, clifftops, and landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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Event
Grapest 5K Run 2020 — POSTPONED

Sat, 1 May, 2021
Leura Park Estate, Curlewis

Exercise and drinking combine for this wine-tasting fun run.

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Disney Has Dropped the Action-Packed Full Trailer for Its Live-Action Version of 'Mulan'

The remake will bring its sword-swinging, arrow-flinging antics to cinemas next year.

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Event
The Addams Family

Thu, 5 Dec - Wed, 25 Dec 2019
Various cinemas in Melbourne

This animated all-ages film trades in generic storylines and bad jokes that don't do its weird and wonderful family any justice.

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Matisse & Picasso

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 - Mon, 13 Apr 2020
National Gallery of Australia, Parkes

The famous artists will feature in the National Gallery of Australia's latest exhibition.

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Event
The Wild Goose Lake

Thu, 5 Dec - Wed, 25 Dec 2019
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Following a crime boss on the run, this patient Chinese gangster flick is simply gorgeous to look at from start to finish.

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A City-Wide Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt Is Taking Over Melbourne This December

It’s like a Triwizard Tournament for muggles — but you can win tickets to 'The Cursed Child'.

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Daniel Craig Steps Into James Bond's Shoes for the Last Time in the 'No Time to Die' Trailer

Craig's fifth stint as Bond will see him battling a new villain played by Oscar-winner Rami Malek.

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The First Trailer for Marvel's Long-Awaited Solo 'Black Widow' Film Is Here

It'll be only the second Marvel Cinematic Universe film focused solely on a female character.

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Channing Tatum's 'Magic Mike Live' Show Is Coming to Australia So You Can Relive the Movie IRL

The Hollywood star won't be on stage — but a troupe of other male dancers will be stripping up a storm in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth

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Water — POSTPONED

Sat, 7 Dec 2019 - Sun, 26 Apr 2020
GOMA, South Brisbane

Climb through a gymnastic sculpture, step over 100 tonnes of rock that recreates an Icelandic stream and see a real snowman.

Buy Tickets

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This 'Game of Thrones'-Themed Cruise Will Sail You to the Show's Real-Life Locations

It's planning to set sail in 2021, cruising through Iceland, Northern Ireland, Spain, Malta and Croatia.

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Seafarers Christmas Pop-Up

Sun, 8 Dec - Tue, 10 Dec 2019
Seafarers Residences, Docklands

Miniature (and real) Christmas trees will line the banks of the Yarra — and they're available to purchase.

Book Now

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'Wonder Woman' Is Back in the Retro First Trailer for the DC Hit's 80s-Set Sequel

The Creepy Full Trailer for HBO's New Stephen King-Penned Murder Mystery 'The Outsider' Is Here

Sydney Is Now Home to an 80-Kilometre Coastal Walking Track Stretching from Bondi to Manly

Grapest 5K Run 2020 — POSTPONED

Disney Has Dropped the Action-Packed Full Trailer for Its Live-Action Version of 'Mulan'

The Addams Family

Matisse & Picasso

The Wild Goose Lake

A City-Wide Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt Is Taking Over Melbourne This December

Daniel Craig Steps Into James Bond's Shoes for the Last Time in the 'No Time to Die' Trailer

The First Trailer for Marvel's Long-Awaited Solo 'Black Widow' Film Is Here

Channing Tatum's 'Magic Mike Live' Show Is Coming to Australia So You Can Relive the Movie IRL

Water — POSTPONED

This 'Game of Thrones'-Themed Cruise Will Sail You to the Show's Real-Life Locations

Seafarers Christmas Pop-Up

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