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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HBO's New "Bad Pop Girl" Drama 'The Idol' Starring The Weeknd Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in June

'Euphoria' creator Sam Levinson dives into the music industry, with Lily-Rose Depp, Dan Levy and BLACKPINK's Jennie also featuring.

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Jane Campion Will Chat Through Her Career with David Stratton at the 2023 Sydney Film Festival

SFF, ACMI and the NFSA will also devote their screens to a retrospective showcasing the New Zealand-born filmmaker and screenwriter's work.

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'Fantastic Beasts' Has Been Turned Into a Natural History Exhibition and It's Coming to Australia

After debuting in London, this showcase is heading to Melbourne, displaying real-life creatures, specimens and artefacts alongside items from the 'Wizarding World'.

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Nostalgic Hip Hop and R&B Festival Juicy Is Bringing T-Pain, Ashanti and The Game Down Under in 2024

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are also on the bill, with the fest heading around Australia and New Zealand next January.

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Giving the Workplace Sitcom a Wild and Weird Aunty Donna Spin: Zachary Ruane Chats 'Coffee Cafe'

When you’ve made an internationally acclaimed sketch series, toured globally, and released your own picture book and wine, of course a sitcom about slinging caffeine comes next. 

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Bill Hader's Hitman Dramedy 'Barry' Has Always Been Phenomenal, But Its Final Season Is on Another Level

The ex-'Saturday Night Live' star has made this four-season series about an assassin becoming an actor one of HBO's all-time greats.

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

Get comfy on the couch with Cate Blanchett's latest stunning performance, a bear doing cocaine and M Night Shyamalan getting eerie again.

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Here's Who You Can Livestream When Across Coachella's First 2023 Weekend — Including the Just-Added Blink-182

The Californian festival has just dropped its set times, so get ready for a huge weekend on the couch.

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'The Clearing' Is Bringing Its Dramatised Take on Aussie Cult The Family to Disney+ in May — and It Has a Trailer

This eight-part psychological thriller stars Claudia Karvan, Guy Pearce, Miranda Otto, Teresa Palmer and Mark Coles-Smith.

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Just In: Jennifer Coolidge and Mike White Are Coming to Australia to Chat About 'The White Lotus'

Vivid Sydney just scored a massive new addition, with the pair headlining the Harbour City's huge annual event.

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A24's Next Big Horror Film Is Australia's Own 'Talk to Me' — and It Just Dropped Its Nightmarish Trailer

Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou, aka RackaRacka, this nerve-shredder is all about conjuring up spirits using an embalmed hand.

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HBO Is Making New 'Game of Thrones' 'Harry Potter', 'The Conjuring', 'IT' and 'The Penguin' Shows

The American network's new strategy: keep bringing back the hits.

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Catherine and Peter Are in Royal Need of Couples Therapy in the Trailer for 'The Great' Season Three

This satirical take on Russian history starring Elle Fanning and Nicolas Hoult returns in May.

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Stage Version of 'Fleabag' Is Returning to Australian Cinemas This Winter

Before it was a hit TV series, it was a one-woman show — and a recorded version of that stunning performance is coming back to the big screen.

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The Full 2023 Splendour in the Grass Lineup Is Here with Flume, Mumford & Sons and Lewis Capaldi

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs will also head to Byron Bay after dropping out in 2022, on a bill that includes Lizzo, Hilltop Hoods, Sam Fender, J Balvin and more.

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Hannah Gadsby's New Stand-Up Special 'Something Special' Will Hit Netflix in May

Based on the Aussie comedian's 'Body of Work' tour and filmed at the Sydney Opera House, it follows 'Nanette' and 'Douglas'.

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The First Trailer for 'The Marvels' Gets the MCU's New All-Female Superhero Trio Trading Places

Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan join forces in this sequel to 2019's 'Captain Marvel' and follow-up to TV series 'Ms Marvel'.

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Aunty Donna Are Back on Your Screen — and 'Coffee Cafe' Is Your Next Absurdist Comedy Obsession

After taking on sharehouses in 'Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun', the Aussie comedy troupe now tackles cafe culture — and the results are just as hilarious.

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Netflix Is Bringing the Upside Down to Cartoons with a New Animated 'Stranger Things' Series

“We’ve always dreamed of an animated 'Stranger Things' in the vein of the Saturday morning cartoons that we grew up loving, and to see this dream realised has been absolutely thrilling.”

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If You're Wondering Where 'Succession' Goes From Here, HBO Has Unveiled a Midseason Trailer

Don't watch this new sneak peek unless you're completely up to date with the Emmy-winning series' fourth season.

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The Full 2023 Splendour in the Grass Lineup Is Here with Flume, Mumford & Sons and Lewis Capaldi

Hannah Gadsby's New Stand-Up Special 'Something Special' Will Hit Netflix in May

The First Trailer for 'The Marvels' Gets the MCU's New All-Female Superhero Trio Trading Places

Aunty Donna Are Back on Your Screen — and 'Coffee Cafe' Is Your Next Absurdist Comedy Obsession

Netflix Is Bringing the Upside Down to Cartoons with a New Animated 'Stranger Things' Series

If You're Wondering Where 'Succession' Goes From Here, HBO Has Unveiled a Midseason Trailer

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