Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, 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, including the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground 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 World Is a Vampire Is Australia's New Festival Led by The Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction

Also on the bill: Amyl and The Sniffers, RedHook and Battlesnake, plus professional wrestling.

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Fatboy Slim, Denzel Curry, Eliza Rose and Skepta Lead Groovin the Moo's Huge 2023 Lineup

Amy Shark, Ball Park Music, Barkaa, Skegss, and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers will also tour to six regional locations around Australia in April and May.

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It's Official: K-Pop Group BLACKPINK Are Bringing Their World Tour to Australia This Winter

The hugely successful K-Pop group will play two shows in both Melbourne and Sydney in June.

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Queensland Music Trails Has Announced the First Batch of 2023 Acts Worth Hitting the Sunshine State For

Lime Cordiale, CW Stoneking & His Primitive Horn Orchestra, Hatchie, Emma Donovan & The Putbacks and Sycco lead the first lineup for this music festival and road trip in one.

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Three Michelin-Starred English Restaurant L'Enclume Is Coming to Australia for a Sydney Residency

Balmoral Beach's Bathers' Pavilion will host British chef Simon Rogan's acclaimed eatery for a five-week stint this winter — and it's the first time the restaurant is venturing away from its Northern England home.

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Australia's Streaming Platforms Will Soon Be Required to Make More Local Movies and TV Shows

Under the nation's new National Cultural Policy, services like Netflix, Stan and Disney+ will be obliged to fund and screen more Aussie-made movies and TV shows.

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Australia Just Scored a New $286-Million National Cultural Policy to Boost the Local Arts Industry

The Federal Government's new plan includes a National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs, an Aboriginal Cultural Centre in Perth and four new arts bodies.

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Virgin Has Dropped a Hefty Flight Sale with 500,000 Domestic and International Fares Starting From $55

New year, new excuse to book cheap flights to Tokyo, Fiji, Bali, Vanuatu and more.

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Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in January

Feast your eyes on two stunning new shows from top-notch filmmakers, the best game-to-TV adaptation yet and an ace 80s-set horror flick about video nasties.

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Say Cheers: Australia's Hottest 100 Craft Beers of 2022 Have Just Been Announced

New South Wales' Mountain Culture has taken out the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll for 2022, claiming the title for its Status Quo pale ale.

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South Australia's Stokes Bay on Kangaroo Island Has Been Named Australia's Best Beach for 2023

Tourism Australia's best ten beaches for 2023 also includes Queensland's Rainbow Beach, Victoria's Apollo Bay and Sydney's Balmoral Beach.

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HBO Has Renewed 'The Last of Us' for a Second Season Because the First Is That Fantastic

The video game-to-TV adaptation enjoyed the US network's second largest debut ever, behind 'House of the Dragon'.

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Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson's Delightful 'Poker Face' Is Your New Favourite Mystery Series

Whodunnits don’t get much better than this streaming ace, a collaboration between the ‘Russian Doll’ actor and the ‘Knives Out’ director.

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Are We Having Fun Yet?: The Trailer for 'Party Down' Season Three Gets the Catering Gang Back Together

Adam Scott is serving drinks and slinging hors d’oeuvres again in the cult-classic comedy's big return.

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New Aussie Airline Bonza Will Start Flying at the End of January — and Fares Are on Sale Now From $49

The low-cost carrier will hit the air from January 31, with fares to the Whitsunday Coast, Cairns, Townsville, Coffs Harbour and more available.

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The 'Ted Lasso' Crew, Jason Segel and Harrison Ford Turn 'Shrinking' Into Apple TV+'s New Kind-Hearted Gem

This comedy about therapists is Harrison Ford’s second-ever regular small-screen role — and he’s unsurprisingly exceptional.

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'Succession' Season Four Just Dropped a New Feud-Heavy Trailer — and a March Release Date

HBO's hit drama will return with another round of Roy family chaos from March 27 Down Under.

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Wild Dance Theatre Performance 'A Divine Comedy' Is Dark Mofo's First Must-See Show for 2023

“This is the most incredibly wild theatre performance that we have presented in the history of Dark Mofo... We can safely say the audience will be anything but bored.”

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Cheese Dreams Are Made of This: Australia's Massive Mould Dairy Festival Is Returning in 2023

This huge cheese festival pairs all the dairy you can handle with wine, beer, whisky, vodka, gin and sake.

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'Everything Everywhere All At Once', Cate Blanchett, Paul Mescal: The 2023 Oscar Nominations Are Here

'Everything Everywhere All At Once' just scored Academy Award nominations for almost everything it could, but it has plenty of company.

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