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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It Looks Like 'The White Lotus' Might Be Heading to Thailand for Its Upcoming Third Season

After Hawaii and Sicily, HBO's huge hit reportedly has Asia in its sights — heading to another luxe White Lotus hotel, of course.

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Cocktail Porter's DIY Messina Cocktails in Easter Eggs Are Back and Ready to Be Delivered to Your Door

If you're not drinking salted caramel cocktails out of Easter eggs, is it really Easter?

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Virgin's Latest Flight Sale Is Slinging 350,000 Domestic and International Fares Starting From $55

Make Whitsunday, Tasmania, Tokyo, Bali, Fiji and Vanuatu holiday plans for cheap.

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Killing It in Survivalist Thrillers: Melanie Lynskey Chats 'Yellowjackets' and 'The Last of Us'

Almost three decades since first hitting the screen as a murderous teen, the New Zealand star keeps excelling at playing complicated women.

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'Succession' Season Four Starts in Such Savage Form That You'll Never Want the HBO Hit to End

In its final season, HBO's stellar one-percent drama hasn't lost its bite — or taste for blisteringly funny family-feud chaos.

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'Yellowjackets' Is Just As Wild, Weird and Wonderful in the Survival Thriller's Second Season

This lost-in-the-woods hit ramps up the eeriness, chills, gore and questions in season two — and it’s still one of the best shows around.

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The Trailer for HBO's New True-Crime Series 'Love & Death' Plunges Elizabeth Olsen Into a Killer Affair

Your next true-crime obsession is on its way, this time from the team behind 'Big Little Lies' and 'The Undoing'.

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The New Trailer for Dracula Comedy 'Renfield' Is One of the Rare Instances Where Nicolas Cage Sucks

Cage sinks his teeth into the most famous bloodsucker there is — and a monster of a boss.

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Cirque du Soleil's First Show on Ice Down Under Has Added a Heap of Extra Dates to Its 2023 Tour

Touring over winter, this combination of trapeze, juggling, aerial acrobatics, figure skating and extreme skating on ice was always going to prove popular.

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Viral Recipe Queen Alison Roman Is Coming to Australia for the First Time to Chat About Home Cooking

The New York-based cook, writer and ‘Sweet Enough’ author will chat through #TheCookies, #ThePasta, #TheDip and more.

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Melbourne Writers Festival Has Unveiled the Packed 2023 Lineup for Its New May Time Slot

MWF will also welcome Sam Neill chatting about his career, music great Paul Kelly and several Booker Prize-winners.

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Lizzo Has Just Announced a Slate of Good As Hell Arena Shows for Her 2023 Trip Down Under

As well as playing Splendour in the Grass, the rapper, singer and flautist will hit Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland.

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'Force of Nature: The Dry 2' Will Bring Its Mysteries to Cinemas Down Under in August

Focusing on a disappearance in Victoria's mountain ranges, this eagerly awaited sequel sees Eric Bana return as Aaron Falk.

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You Could Get Inked 268 Metres Above Sydney in the World's Highest Tattoo Studio

Bondi Ink will set up shop in a pop-up parlour on the Sydney Tower Eye's SKYWALK for one morning only, inking two people with Sydney skyline-inspired tattoos.

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Perth Is Another Step Closer to Boasting the Southern Hemisphere's Largest Surf Park

Sprawling across 5.8 hectares, Aventuur's $100-million Perth Surf Park will feature 25 different types of waves — and a beach club.

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Steven Yeun and Ali Wong Battle Each Other for Revenge in the Trailer for Netflix and A24's 'Beef'

Arriving in April, this new ten-part dramedy starts with a petty feud and ups the stakes from there.

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KitKat Is Following Up Its Milo Collaboration with a New Nostalgic Milkybar Range

Have a break, have the wafer-filled white chocolate bar of your childhood dreams in three varieties.

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

Get comfy on the couch with the latest 'Magic Mike', the robo-horror thrills (and laughs) of 'M3GAN' and a savage Palme d'Or-winning satire.

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Brisbane Is One of the World's Greatest Places of 2023 According to 'TIME'

If you ever needed an excuse to enjoy the Sunshine State's capital — whether you're a local or a visitor — this is it.

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Here's Everyone You Need to See (and Read) During 2023's 226-Event Sydney Writers' Festival Program

Close to 300 writers and thinkers will hit the Harbour City, including four Booker Prize-winners and two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient Colson Whitehead.

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You Could Get Inked 268 Metres Above Sydney in the World's Highest Tattoo Studio

Perth Is Another Step Closer to Boasting the Southern Hemisphere's Largest Surf Park

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KitKat Is Following Up Its Milo Collaboration with a New Nostalgic Milkybar Range

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Brisbane Is One of the World's Greatest Places of 2023 According to 'TIME'

Here's Everyone You Need to See (and Read) During 2023's 226-Event Sydney Writers' Festival Program

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