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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The Kooks, Peking Duk and The Veronicas Lead Grapevine Gathering's Huge 2022 Lineup

Ball Park Music, Gus Dapperton and Jack River will also hit the stage at this huge touring music-and-wine festival.

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Marvel Has Dropped the Smashing First Trailer for New Disney+ Series 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law'

'Orphan Black' star Tatiana Maslany plays superpowered lawyer Jennifer Walters in Marvel's latest Disney+ series, which'll hit streaming in mid-August.

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Flume Is Taking His 'Palaces' World Tour Around Australia in November and December

Fresh from playing Coachella, the Aussie star will tour the country with Caroline Polachek, Channel Tres, Toro y Moi, Vera Blue and appearances by MAY-A.

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The Southern Hemisphere's First-Ever Super-Sleek Ace Hotel Has Finally Opened Its Doors in Sydney

The 257-room hotel is now welcoming in guests — and its ground-floor restaurant and lobby bar are serving up bites to eat and cocktails, too.

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Japan Will Let Australians Visit as Part of Package Tours in the First Step to Reopening Its Borders

From later in May, Japan is reopening to triple-vaccinated Aussie tourists on package tours — but exactly when it might reopen its borders in full hasn't yet been announced.

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New Year, New Murder-Mystery: That's the New Trailer for 'Only Murders in the Building' Season Two

"You can tell it's our second season."

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Blood, Guts and Sinister Superheroes: The Explosive Trailer for 'The Boys' Season Three Is Here

Prime Video's dark and diabolical take on caped crusaders returns in early June.

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Woodford Folk Festival Will Finally Return This Summer for Its First End-of-Year Fest in Three Years

Mark December 27–January 1 in your diary — southeast Queensland's huge end-of-year festival is back.

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It Looks Like a Sixth Mind-Bending Season of 'Black Mirror' Is Finally on Its Way to Netflix

It's been three years since Charlie Brooker's dystopian sci-fi series last hit screens — and now it's finally set to return.

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The Langham Is the Gold Coast's Soon-to-Open New Five-Star Hotel with Direct Beachfront Access

Featuring 17 different types of rooms — and gorgeous ocean views — the 339-suite hotel will open its doors in mid-June.

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If You Were Obsessed with 'Normal People', You'll Want to Binge 'Conversations with Friends' ASAP

Based on Sally Rooney's first novel, and now streaming in full via Prime Video, this 12-part Dublin-set series boasts plenty of the same traits that made ‘Normal People’ such a hit.

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DAMN: Kendrick Lamar Is Bringing His New World Tour Down Under This December

The Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper is headed to Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland to close out his new 'The Big Steppers' tour.

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Turn It Back Up to 11: 'This Is Spinal Tap' Is Getting a Four-Decades-Later Sequel

'Lick My Love Pump' and 'Hell Hole' fans, rejoice — the iconic music mockumentary about the world's loudest and most explosive band is getting a follow-up.

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

Including Joaquin Phoenix's latest mesmerising performance, a horror gem set on a porn shoot and the newest 'Batman' flick.

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'Hacks' Is TV's Best Current Comedy About Comedy — and It's Still Searingly Funny in Season Two

2021's Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning hit is back with another smart and hilarious season set in the world of standup.

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Blak Douglas' Portrait of Artist Karla Dickens in the Lismore Floods Has Won the 2022 Archibald Prize

Blak Douglas is the first NSW First Nations artist to win the Archibald with a painting of a NSW First Nations artist.

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Design-Driven Marriott Chain AC Hotels Has Just Opened Its First Australian Site in Melbourne

The new 205-room Southbank hotel boasts a clutter-free look, views of Melbourne's skyline, a co-working lounge, and two bars — including one by the infinity pool.

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'No Time to Die' and Every Other 'Bond' Film Have Hit Prime Video to Shake (Not Stir) Your Next Binge

You can now stream your way through every single 'Bond' movie — martinis optional.

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Wake Up Lil Nas X: The OG Wiggles Have Just Been Added to the Falls Festival Lineup

Just weeks after Lil Nas X tweeted about wanting to tour with the Aussie treasures, Falls Festival is making that a reality.

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Grapevine Gathering Is Touring Wineries This October with The Inspired Unemployed on the Decks

The wine-fuelled music festival is expanding to Queensland and South Australia for the first time.

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Sarah Ward

The Kooks, Peking Duk and The Veronicas Lead Grapevine Gathering's Huge 2022 Lineup

Marvel Has Dropped the Smashing First Trailer for New Disney+ Series 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law'

Flume Is Taking His 'Palaces' World Tour Around Australia in November and December

The Southern Hemisphere's First-Ever Super-Sleek Ace Hotel Has Finally Opened Its Doors in Sydney

Japan Will Let Australians Visit as Part of Package Tours in the First Step to Reopening Its Borders

New Year, New Murder-Mystery: That's the New Trailer for 'Only Murders in the Building' Season Two

Blood, Guts and Sinister Superheroes: The Explosive Trailer for 'The Boys' Season Three Is Here

Woodford Folk Festival Will Finally Return This Summer for Its First End-of-Year Fest in Three Years

It Looks Like a Sixth Mind-Bending Season of 'Black Mirror' Is Finally on Its Way to Netflix

The Langham Is the Gold Coast's Soon-to-Open New Five-Star Hotel with Direct Beachfront Access

If You Were Obsessed with 'Normal People', You'll Want to Binge 'Conversations with Friends' ASAP

DAMN: Kendrick Lamar Is Bringing His New World Tour Down Under This December

Turn It Back Up to 11: 'This Is Spinal Tap' Is Getting a Four-Decades-Later Sequel

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

'Hacks' Is TV's Best Current Comedy About Comedy — and It's Still Searingly Funny in Season Two

Blak Douglas' Portrait of Artist Karla Dickens in the Lismore Floods Has Won the 2022 Archibald Prize

Design-Driven Marriott Chain AC Hotels Has Just Opened Its First Australian Site in Melbourne

'No Time to Die' and Every Other 'Bond' Film Have Hit Prime Video to Shake (Not Stir) Your Next Binge

Wake Up Lil Nas X: The OG Wiggles Have Just Been Added to the Falls Festival Lineup

Grapevine Gathering Is Touring Wineries This October with The Inspired Unemployed on the Decks

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