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
You've Got Three Days to Score Discounted Flights to, From and Around Queensland From $45 Thanks to Virgin

Flights to and from The Whitsundays, Hamilton Island, Cairns, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast and more are on special to help the Sunshine State recover from the weather's impact so far in 2025.

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Event
Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Wed, 26 Mar - Sun, 20 Apr 2025
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

Laughs incoming: MICF is back for 2025 with 1000-plus performers and 690 shows on 182 stages in 133 venues.

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Laughs Incoming: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Is Back for 2025 with 1000-Plus Performers and 690 Shows

For a month each year, Melbourne becomes a haven for giggles, chuckles and hilarity — and that time for 2025 is now.

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Triple J's One Night Stand Is Returning in 2025 with Spacey Jane, LUUDE and Ruby Fields on the Lineup

You now know the date and who'll be taking to the stage, but which Australian town is playing host is still to be announced.

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"I Came with You to Be Part of Something": 'Andor' Season Two Is on the Path to Rebellion in Its New Trailer

Ben Mendelsohn joins the cast of this 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' prequel series' 12-episode final season.

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Australia's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery The Lume Has Brought Forward Its Closing Date and Will Now Shut in June 2025

You've only got a couple more months to visit this Melbourne venue, which is saying goodbye when its current van Gogh exhibition ends.

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Event
Monster Fest Weekender III Part 2: The Spawning

Fri, 28 Mar - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Cinema Nova, Carlton

From 'I Still Know What You Did Last Summer' and 'Return to Oz' to 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2' and 'Robocop 2', this three-day film fest is filled with follow-up flicks.

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News
Now Open: 'Frida Kahlo: In Her Own Image' Has Arrived Down Under to Explore the Iconic Artist Through Her Personal Belongings

Exclusive to Bendigo Art Gallery, this showcase features items that have never been seen before in Australia, including clothing, makeup and accessories.

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Event
The Offspring: Supercharged Worldwide in '25 Tour

Wed, 7 May - Thu, 8 May 2025
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

Come out and play: The Offspring's latest arena tour with Simple Plan is hitting Australia, including Melbourne, in 2025.

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Apple TV+ Is Clocking Back in at Lumon Industries: 'Severance' Has Been Renewed for Season Three

Bring on the choreography and merriment, and break out the waffle parties — after a phenomenal second season, this mindbending hit will return.

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Buzzing Through the Highs, Hopes and Heartbreaks of Caring for Hollywood's Hummingbirds: Sally Aitken Talks 'Every Little Thing'

After stepping through The Wiggles' story in her previous film, this Australian documentarian flew into a portrait of Terry Masear's work with her Los Angeles hotline for hummingbirds.

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One-Upping Every Other Robert De Niro Mobster Movie by Getting Him Doing Double Duty: Barry Levinson Chats 'The Alto Knights'

"There's a spontaneity about them that it feels like these two guys are talking to one another, and they're making up things as they go along."

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The NGV Is Keeping Its Spectacular Yayoi Kusama Exhibition Open Late for Its Last Weeks, Including Till Midnight Over Easter

If you haven't yet made a date with Australia's largest-ever retrospective dedicated to the Japanese artist at Melbourne's NGV International, you now have more chances to do so.

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Messina's One-Kilogram Gelato Easter Egg Is Back for 2025 — and This Time It's Cheesecake- and Pretzel-Flavoured

The gelato chain has turned its beloved Mr Messina flavour into this year's tastebud-tempting Easter special.

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Literature Lovers, Rejoice: Melbourne Writers Festival's Four-Day 2025 Lineup Is Filled with Highlights

Irish authors Marian Keyes and Colm Tóibín, Booker Prize-winner Samantha Harvey and 'The Ministry of Time' scribe Kaliane Bradley are among the names hitting up MWF this year.

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Bringing Johnny Spitieri Back to the Gold Coast Two Decades After 'Gettin' Square': David Wenham and Jonathan Teplitzky Talk 'Spit'

"Nearly every day of my life, I have somebody approach me — and out of all the characters that I've played, that's the one that most of them want to talk about."

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Bloc Party: Australian Tour 2025

Sun, 3 Aug, 2025
John Cain Arena, Melbourne

On Bloc Party's latest trip to Australia, they're playing 'Silent Alarm' in full and celebrating the band's 20th anniversary.

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If You Need a Break, Virgin Has One-Million Sale Fares on Offer with Prices From $45 to Australian and International Destinations

Book in that annual leave — you can take a discounted trip to Hamilton Island, Uluru, Bali, Fiji, Queenstown and more.

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In the Full Trailer for 'The Handmaid's Tale' Season Six, "Now It's Time for Them to Be Afraid of Us"

"This is the beginning of the end" — ideally for Gilead, but also for the award-winning TV series based on Margaret Atwood's acclaimed book.

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It's Official: Chuck E Cheese Is Bringing Its Pizzas and Arcade Games Down Under, Opening in Australia in 2025

The US chain's first Aussie location will launch in Perth in the coming months, with the exact site set to be revealed in April.

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Bloc Party: Australian Tour 2025

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In the Full Trailer for 'The Handmaid's Tale' Season Six, "Now It's Time for Them to Be Afraid of Us"

It's Official: Chuck E Cheese Is Bringing Its Pizzas and Arcade Games Down Under, Opening in Australia in 2025

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