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.

Articles

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Bust Out Your Hawaiian Shirts: David Harbour Is Coming to Australia for Melbourne's New Metro Comic Con

Also heading Down Under from 'Stranger Things' in July: Jamie Campbell Bower, aka Vecna.

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Turning Tongan Pride Into the Feel-Good Hit of 2023: Damon Fepulea'i and JP Foliaki Talk 'Red, White & Brass'

When Tongan rugby superfans in Wellington claimed to be a brass marching band to score World Cup tickets, their story was always going to inspire a movie.

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All That Jazz: Smash-Hit Musical 'Chicago' Is Bringing Its 1920s Razzle Dazzle Back to Australia

The famed production, which is the longest-running American musical in Broadway and West End history, makes a comeback on Aussie stages from November.

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Melbourne and Sydney Have Both Been Named in the World's Top Four Most Liveable Cities for 2023

Melbourne ranked third and Sydney placed fourth, coming in behind Vienna and Copenhagen.

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Polaroid Portrait Exhibition 'Instant Warhol' Is Your Next Chance to See the Artist's Work Down Under

Warhol's art has already popped up in Adelaide and on the Gold Coast this year — now it's Ballarat's turn.

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Big, Bold and Brilliant: Boots Riley's Surreal 'I'm a Virgo' Is Like No Other Series You Can Stream Right Now

Five years after 'Sorry to Bother You' stunned in cinemas, the musician-turned-filmmaker is back with a towering achievement of a streaming series.

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Sydney Theatre Company's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' Is Heading to the UK's West End Starring Sarah Snook

The Australian 'Succession' star will return to the London stage in January 2024 in this stunning reworking of Oscar Wilde’s classic.

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'Dirty Dancing' in Concert Is Returning Down Under to Give 80s Movie Fans the Time of Their Lives

The Patrick Swayze-starring 80s classic is getting the concert treatment, with a live band and singers performing the movie's iconic songs.

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The World's 50 Best Restaurants Have Been Named for 2023 — and There's No Aussie Eateries on the List

Australia also missed out on a spot on the awards' 51–100 countdown, too.

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Australia's Scandinavian Film Festival Has Announced Its 2023 Slate for a Prime Nordic Cinema Fix

As well as new Scandi flicks, this year's festival will feature six movies about mythology and folklore in the region, including Ari Aster's 'Midsommar'.

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Pussy Riot, Tony Armstrong and 'The Betoota Advocate' Just Joined Splendour in the Grass' 2023 Lineup

A month out from the Byron Bay fest, the event has just dropped its Forum, Science Tent, Comedy Club and Forum Live Podcasts programs.

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The First Trailer for Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla' Is Here with a Different Angle on the Presley Story

'Mare of Easttown' actor Cailee Spaeny and Australian 'Euphoria' star Jacob Elordi play the famous rock 'n' roll couple, thank you very much.

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Japan's World Heritage-Listed Suganuma Village Is Opening to Overnight Guests for the First Time in Decades

Via Airbnb, the nine-home village is welcoming in two guests for a two-night stay in one of its Gasshō farmhouses — and for free.

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Farewell Fantales: The Beloved Movie Trivia-Loving Australian Chocolates Are Being Discontinued

It's the end of an era for lovers of caramel-filled chocolates wrapped in cinema stories.

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It's Official: Taylor Swift Is Bringing Her 'Eras' Tour to Australia in 2024

The music superstar will play two shows in Sydney and three in Melbourne in February.

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Supremely Well-Cast Spy Thriller 'Secret Invasion' Finally Gives Samuel L Jackson the Marvel Spotlight

Olivia Colman, Ben Mendelsohn, Emilia Clarke and Kingsley Ben-Adir also leave an imprint in the MCU's latest small-screen series.

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Solange Is Returning to Australia for a Huge New Festival at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Volume will celebrate music, film and performance, with Sampa The Great, Mount Eerie and Sonya Holowell also on the lineup.

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Aaron Falk's Next Case Is Here: 'The Dry' Sequel 'Force of Nature' Just Dropped Its Full Trailer

Eric Bana returns as the Australian detective, this time searching for Anna Torv as a missing hiker.

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'Kraven the Hunter' Is the Latest 'Spider-Man' Spinoff About a Marvel Supervillain — and It Has a Trailer

Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays the big-game hunter in the latest film in Sony's 'Spider-Man' Universe, following the two 'Venom' movies and 'Morbius'.

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Spacey Jane, The Wombats, Hayden James and Vanessa Amorosi Are Headlining Grapevine Gathering 2023

The wine-fuelled music festival will also feature King Stingray, Cannons, The Rions, Teenage Joans and Bella Amor on its five-stop tour in October.

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Farewell Fantales: The Beloved Movie Trivia-Loving Australian Chocolates Are Being Discontinued

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Supremely Well-Cast Spy Thriller 'Secret Invasion' Finally Gives Samuel L Jackson the Marvel Spotlight

Solange Is Returning to Australia for a Huge New Festival at the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Aaron Falk's Next Case Is Here: 'The Dry' Sequel 'Force of Nature' Just Dropped Its Full Trailer

'Kraven the Hunter' Is the Latest 'Spider-Man' Spinoff About a Marvel Supervillain — and It Has a Trailer

Spacey Jane, The Wombats, Hayden James and Vanessa Amorosi Are Headlining Grapevine Gathering 2023

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