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.

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Cute Shit: Japan's Pastel-Hued Kawaii Poop Museum Experience Is Coming to Australia This Summer

Melbourne is about to be filled with "max unko kawaii" — the maximum cuteness of poop.

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More Dystopian Nightmares Are on the Way: 'Black Mirror' Has Been Renewed for Season Seven

Charlie Brooker's anthology sci-fi series has more horror stories about humanity's use of technology in its future.

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Brie Larson Cooks Up a Stellar Performance in Charming Page-to-Screen Drama 'Lessons in Chemistry'

The Oscar-winner gets her best role in years in this adaptation of Bonnie Garmus' bestseller about a chemistry genius who becomes a TV cooking show host, and a feminist hero.

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Cat Person

Thu, 23 Nov - Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Kristen Roupenian's viral short story reaches the screen, enlisting 'CODA' lead Emilia Jones and 'Succession' star Nicholas Braun to explore the complications of modern dating.

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Oh Yeah, 'Fargo' Is Still a Twisty Treat in the Crime Caper's Jon Hamm- and Juno Temple-Led Fifth Season

You betcha this small-screen take on the Coen brothers' big-screen masterpiece keeps proving one of the best film-to-TV adaptations there is.

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David Attenborough's 'Planet Earth III' Will Hit the Small Screen Down Under Before November Is Out

You'll be able to screen and stream the beloved broadcaster's latest nature documentary series from Sunday, November 26.

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Always Live 2023

Fri, 24 Nov - Sun, 10 Dec 2023
Various locations around Victoria, Melbourne

Victoria’s huge statewide music festival is bringing Christina Aguilera, Eric Prydz and Jai Paul to Australia as part of more than 165 artists at 60-plus events.

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Christina Aguilera: Always Live 2023

Sat, 25 Nov, 2023
Flemington Racecourse, Flemington

The 'Dirrty', 'Genie in a Bottle' and 'What a Girl Wants' singer is coming to Melbourne for a one-night-only Australian show.

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You Can Now Slip, Slop, Slap and Smell Like Gelato Thanks to Messina and Standard Procedure's New Sunscreen

Beach trips and ice creams have always gone hand in hand — but mango, pineapple and vanilla gelato-scented SPF50+ is new.

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Virgin Australia Is Launching Its First Routes to Uluru From Melbourne and Brisbane From June 2024

The airline will fly between Melbourne and Uluru four times a week, and between Brisbane and Uluru three times a week.

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Australia's Top 55 Wine Venues for 2023 Have Been Named by the Wineslinger Awards

Normally only 50 vino spots are chosen each year, but 2023's votes couldn't be split — and 19 venues were named for the first time.

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Melbourne Christmas Festival 2023

Fri, 24 Nov - Mon, 25 Dec 2023
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne

Melbourne's dazzling month-long Christmas festival returns for 2023 with its markets, maze and skating rink.

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Marshmallow Laser Feast: Works of Nature

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 - Sun, 14 Apr 2024
ACMI, Melbourne

This spectacular world-premiere experimental digital exhibition about nature is taking over Melbourne's ACMI.

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The Royal Hotel

Thu, 23 Nov - Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Australian filmmaker Kitty Green reteams with Julia Garner after 'The Assistant' for another excellent thriller with real-life parallels, this time set in an Aussie outback pub.

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Jacob Elordi Is Returning to Australia to Star in Five-Part Drama Series 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'

Based on Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name, the Prime Video series hails from 'Snowtown' and 'Nitram' collaborators Justin Kurzel and Shaun Grant.

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Agatha Christie's Long-Running Stage Whodunnit 'The Mousetrap' Is Touring Australia Again in 2024

Australian audiences are getting another chance to sleuth their way through this theatre favourite, which has been treading the boards in London since 1952.

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

Get comfy on the couch with David Fincher teaming up with Michael Fassbender, a gorgeously complicated romance and Poirot's latest case.

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From Fashion Parodies to Hosting a Documentary About Australian Threads: Celeste Barber Talks 'The Way We Wore'

Fresh from starring in 'Wellmania', the comedian and actor is now exploring the history and importance of Australian fashion in a three-part ABC series.

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Coldplay Are Bringing Their World Tour Back Down Under in 2024 After Perth-Only Shows in 2023

The British band will play their first shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland since 2016.

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'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' Is an Anime Remix of the Beloved Page-to-Screen Tale to Fall in Love With

The page-to-screen tale about the twentysomething bassist battling Ramona Flowers' seven evil exes is back; however, this isn’t the same story but animated.

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