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
Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit

Mon, 9 Oct - Sun, 15 Oct 2023
The Butterfly Club, Melbourne

Calling all murder-mystery fans — this Agatha Christie-style whodunnit is completely made up on the spot.

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'Loki' Remains One of Marvel's Standout Streaming Shows in Its Lively and Entertaining Second Season

This returning Tom Hiddleston-starring stint of time-hopping trickery also benefits from adding 'Everywhere All At Once' Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan to its cast.

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Nicole Kidman, Jason Clarke and Filmmaker Phillip Noyce Just Joined SXSW Sydney's Speaker Lineup

Kidman will chat about her production company, which has been behind 'Big Little Lies' and 'The Undoing', while Clarke and Noyce will share Hollywood tales.

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'Love Actually' in Concert 2023

Sat, 23 Dec, 2023
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne

Revisit the classic Christmas-themed British rom-com with a live score — because to ‘Love Actually’ fans, this full orchestra-backed screening is perfect.

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If You Really Love Christmas, You'll Want to See 'Love Actually' in Concert Down Under This Festive Season

To ‘Love Actually’ fans, this full orchestra-backed screening is perfect — and it's back for another year.

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British Film Festival 2023

Wed, 1 Nov - Wed, 29 Nov 2023
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Catch movies featuring Olivia Colman, Ian McKellen, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Helen Mirren and Anthony Hopkins — and a new Alfred Hitchcock documentary.

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News
Olivia Colman, Ian McKellen, Alfred Hitchcock: They're All on the 2023 British Film Festival Lineup

Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Helen Mirren and Anthony Hopkins all also have movies in the touring cinema celebration's program.

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News
'The Wizard of Oz'-Inspired Blockbuster Musical 'Wicked' Will Defy Gravity in Melbourne in 2024

Following the Land of Oz's witches, the Broadway smash is headed to the Regent Theatre in from March.

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Zach Bryan's First-Ever Australian Gig Has Been Moved to a Bigger Venue Before Tickets Even Go on Sale

The country music superstar will now take his Melbourne-exclusive concert to Flemington Racecourse.

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Ibiza-Born Dance Music Festival Don't Let Daddy Know Is Coming to Australia for the First Time in 2024

More than a decade after starting in Spain, this dance music fest is heading Down Under with AFROJACK, Timmy Trumpet, MORTEN and Sub Zero Project.

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Cobweb

Thu, 5 Oct - Wed, 25 Oct 2023
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

'Parasite' and 'Broker' star Song Kang-ho plays a director chasing the perfect ending in this entertaining 70s-set filmmaking ode and farce.

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Event
The Exorcist: Believer

Thu, 5 Oct - Wed, 25 Oct 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

After 'Halloween', filmmaker David Gordon Green takes on 'The Exorcist' franchise 50 years after the iconic Oscar-nominated first movie, but with by-the-numbers results.

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News
Crime Capers Don't Get Much More Charming Than Netflix's Suave Omar Sy-Starring Standout 'Lupin'

Slick, stylish, twisty and thrillingly entertaining, this heist series about everyone's favourite French gentleman thief is back for a third easy binge.

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Shayda

Thu, 5 Oct - Wed, 25 Oct 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Iranian Australian filmmaker Noora Niasari makes a powerful feature debut with this moving mother-daughter tale set in a women's shelter.

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Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi's Pirate Rom-Com 'Our Flag Means Death' Keeps Sailing Sweetly in Season Two

After proving one of the standout new shows of 2022, the queer seafaring sitcom is back for a second voyage — and it's just as charming.

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A Huge Interactive NBA Exhibition That Bounces Through Basketball History Is Coming to Australia

Making its Australian debut in Brisbane, this basketball showcase will take over two levels, sprawl across 1000 square metres and feature 20 themed sections.

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Shocktober 2023

Sun, 1 Oct - Tue, 31 Oct 2023
The Astor Theatre, St Kilda

It's the spookiest time of year, with scary movies screening at the Chapel Street cinema all throughout October.

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Astor Spooktacular 2023: The Carpenter-Thon

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023
The Astor Theatre, St Kilda

This year, the Chapel Street picture palace's annual October marathon is all about the horror master behind 'Halloween', 'They Live' and 'The Fog'.

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Scream-a-Thon 2023

Sat, 7 Oct, 2023
The Astor Theatre, St Kilda

If you like scary movies, you'll want to spook yourself silly at this big 'Scream' marathon at The Astor.

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KFC Is Opening a One-Night-Only Sydney Nightclub That's Pairing Free Zinger Sliders with Luude's Beats

Hit the dance floor with fried chicken pieces in hand — after entering through the secret fridge door.

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