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
The World's Tallest Indoor Waterfall Is Now Open Inside Singapore's Changi Airport

There's also a five-storey garden, complete with walking trails — and bouncing sky nets, a hedge maze and a mirror maze to come.

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Chucky Is Up to His Old Killer Doll Tricks In the Latest Trailer for the New 'Child's Play' Remake

The killer doll franchise returns to the big screen — with Mark Hamill voicing the flame-haired plaything.

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Pioneering Indigenous Musical 'Bran Nue Dae' Will Return to the Australian Stage in 2020

Next year will mark the 30th anniversary of the original production.

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Two New Beyoncé Specials Could Be On Their Way to Netflix

The singer's 'Homecoming' documentary, about her epic 2018 Coachella set, dropped this week.

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The World's First Single-Use Plastic Free Long-Haul Flight Will Land in Australia Tomorrow

It's flying from Abu Dhabi to Brisbane — eradicating more than 95 single-use plastic items, and saving over 50 kilograms of waste from landfill.

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The Star-Studded First Trailer for 'Big Little Lies' Season Two Is Here

Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley and Zoë Kravitz are all back — and Meryl Streep is joining them.

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Event
Dying Ain't Much of a Livin', Boy: The Films of Quentin Tarantino

Multiple single dates
The Astor Theatre, St Kilda

For nearly three months, the Astor pays tribute to one distinctive director.

Buy Tickets

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You'll Soon Be Able to Race Your Way Around Multiple Nintendo Theme Parks

And yes, a real-life 'Mario Kart' experience is on the cards.

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Prepare to Get Fast and Furious Again with the New Extended Trailer for 'Hobbs & Shaw'

This 'Fast and Furious' spinoff features Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba and plenty of ridiculous stunts.

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Event
The Curse of the Weeping Woman

Thu, 18 Apr - Wed, 12 Jun 2019
Various cinemas in Melbourne

The sixth film in the Conjuring franchise serves up a few effective bumps and jumps, but also exposes a worrying thematic undercurrent.

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You Can Now Watch Netflix's New Doco About Beyoncé's Epic 2018 Coachella Set

And listen to a new 40-track album of the set on Spotify. Weekend plans, sorted.

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Burning

Thu, 18 Apr - Wed, 12 Jun 2019
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

This South Korean drama is a ruminative mystery, a fine-tuned character study and an intricately observed examination of human relationships all in one.

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The Jungle Collective Mega Indoor Plant Sale

Sat, 27 Apr - Sun, 28 Apr 2019
The Jungle Collective Mentone, Mentone

A warehouse in the southeast suburbs will be filled with 150 types of plants.

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St Kilda's Prince Hotel Is Closing Its Public Bar for a Revamp (and Serving Up $1 Pots to Say Farewell)

It's the final stage of the ex-Prince of Wales Hotel's multimillion-dollar makeover.

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You Can Now Watch the Trailer for Amy Poehler's Boozy New Netflix Comedy, 'Wine Country'

Poehler directs, and also stars alongside Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey and Jason Schwartzman.

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This Huge New 'Game of Thrones' Tour Will Take You Through the Show's Sets, Costumes and Props

The show's Northern Ireland studio is being turned into a massive tourist attraction.

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The Creators of 'Chef's Table' Have Made a New Netflix Series About Street Food

The first season focuses on small stallholders from across Asia.

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Round She Goes Fashion Market 2019

Sun, 23 Jun 2019, Sun, 25 Aug 2019 and Sun, 6 Oct 2019
Coburg Town Hall, Coburg

The indoor market dedicated to women's fashion is back.

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Top Dog Film Festival 2019

Wed, 7 Aug, 2019
The Astor Theatre, St Kilda

Melbourne's mini film festival dedicated to dogs is back for another bark.

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Songs in The Key of Springfield

Wed, 24 Apr, 2019
The Toff in Town, Melbourne

Featuring everything from 'See My Vest' to 'Monorail' to 'We Put The Spring in Springfield'

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