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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House of Sunny Has Turned Its Latest Collection Into a One-Night-Only Airbnb That You Can Stay in for Free

If you're in the UK for London Fashion Week, you can slumber inside the fashion label's Hackney showroom.

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Jonathan Larson's Tony-Winning 'Rent' Is the Next Hit Broadway Musical That's Returning to Australia

The three-decade old show won a Pulitzer Prize, became one of the longest-running productions on Broadway and inspired a film — and now it's heading back to Australia's stages.

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Gelato Messina's Next Nostalgic Sweet Treat Is a Honey Joy Version of Its Bake-at-Home Sticky Scroll

The tuckshop flashbacks continue with this indulgent dessert, which comes with cereal milk gelato.

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Event
Future Play Lab: 'Tron' Screening

Tue, 19 Sep, 2023
Capitol Theatre, Melbourne

Catch the 1982 classic on the big screen, followed by a chat about games, technology and the film's use of AI after the screening.

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Maho Magic Bar

Thu, 14 Sep - Sun, 17 Dec 2023
217 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, Melbourne

A Shinjuku-inspired bar and a performance space in one, this neon-lit venue pairs sake cocktails and shōchū with magic shows at your table.

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Listen Out 2023

Fri, 29 Sep, 2023
Caribbean Gardens, Scoresby

Fresh from Coachella, Skrillex and Four Tet are coming to Melbourne to headline this electronic-meets-hip hop festival.

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Making the First Live-Action Superhero Film with a Latino Lead: Ángel Manuel Soto Chats 'Blue Beetle'

Fourteen movies in, the DC Extended Universe charts new territory by bringing a lesser-known caped-crusader to the screen — and his culture and family.

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Jason Momoa Is Back as DC's Wettest Superhero in the First Trailer for 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'

Australian filmmaker James Wan is back in the director's chair, too, for this caped-crusader sequel that arrives five years after the first 'Aquaman' movie.

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TV's Best Pirate Romance Is Back: 'Our Flag Means Death' Just Dropped Its Full Season Two Trailer

All television shows should feature Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi sailing the seas and falling in love — and you'll be able to find out what happens next in October.

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Coming Soon: Australia's New 'Monopoly' Theme Park Will Get You Passing Go in Melbourne From October

Tickets are now on sale for this board game come to life, which includes a 'Monopoly' store, 'Monopoly' cafe and 'Monopoly' challenges.

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Tony-Winning Broadway Hit 'Dear Evan Hansen' Will Make Its Australian Stage Debut in Sydney in 2024

It nabbed six Tonys, then hit the big screen — and now the acclaimed musical is heading Down Under thanks to Sydney Theatre Company.

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

Get comfy on the couch with Greta Gerwig's glorious 'Barbie' movie, an instant Aussie horror classic and Paul Mescal dancing in the desert.

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Event
Barkuterie Boards

Sat, 16 Sep - Fri, 13 Oct 2023
Bridge Hotel, Richmond

Richmond's Bridge Hotel is doing snack platters for pooches so you can have a pub date with your pup.

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Wes Anderson and Roald Dahl Combine in the Whimsical Trailer for 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar'

The 39-minute short film is one of four from the symmetry-loving director that'll hit Netflix before September is out.

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The Cast of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Is Reuniting for a Brand-New Audible Spinoff About Spike

Co-written and co-directed by Amber Benson, aka Tara, 'Slayers: A Buffyverse Story' will see what the bleached-blonde vampire is up to ten years after the events of the show's final episode.

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Opera Australia Is Bringing 'West Side Story' Back to Sydney Harbour's Stunning Floating Stage in 2024

After proving a smash the first time around, the classic Broadway tale of star-crossed lovers hits the Handa Opera stage again next March.

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Love, Murder and DiCaprio vs De Niro: That's Martin Scorsese's New 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Trailer

This western crime-drama teams up Scorsese, DiCaprio and De Niro, all on the same film for the first time ever — enough said.

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Scrapper

Thu, 14 Sep - Wed, 4 Oct 2023
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

There's nothing piecemeal about this heartfelt, imaginative and exceptionally acted Sundance prizewinner about a reunited father and daughter.

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Blue Beetle

Thu, 14 Sep - Wed, 4 Oct 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

The first live-action superhero film with a Latino lead sometimes struggles with standing out versus being generic, but boasts plenty of charm.

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A Haunting in Venice

Thu, 14 Sep - Wed, 4 Oct 2023
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Leaning into gothic horror in this Halloween-set murder-mystery, Kenneth Branagh's Poirot movies get their best instalment yet.

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