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.

Event
Public Enemy: 'On the Grid' 35th Anniversary Tour

Wed, 9 Oct, 2024
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park

Do believe the hype: Public Enemy are bringing the noise Down Under on a spring tour with AB Original.

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Spilt Milk House Party

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024
Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow

Catch Troye Sivan, Glass Animals and G Flip when Spilt Milk's new House Party series hits Newcastle this spring.

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There's Going to Be Another Death in the Arconia: 'Only Murders in the Building' Has Been Renewed for Season Five

It looks like Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short will have another case to solve — and chat about on a podcast.

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Troye Sivan, Glass Animals and G Flip Lead the Lineup for Spilt Milk's New Spring House Party Series

The main festival might be on hold until 2025, but the beloved event is still throwing shindigs in Newcastle, Perth and on the Gold Coast.

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SXSW Sydney Screen Festival's Latest 2024 Lineup Drop Includes Cults, Animated Cats and Christmas Carnage

More than 20 features have joined the program, complete with Guy Pearce's latest Australian role, a rap mockumentary and Ilana Glazer-starring mom-com 'Babes'.

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Splash-Hit Céline Dion-Fuelled Musical-Comedy 'Titanique' Is Making Its Australian Debut in Sydney This Month

The laughs will go on at this off-Broadway award-winner, which is told through Dion's songs — and is finally making its maiden voyage Down Under.

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Live 'Dungeons & Dragons' Show 'The Twenty-Sided Tavern' Is Rolling Into Australia for Its Down Under Premiere

You won't just watch this stage version of the tabletop roleplaying game — you play along, choosing the characters and helping shape the story.

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Event
'Batman' Live in Concert

Fri, 10 Jan, 2025
Sydney Theatre, ICC Sydney, Sydney

Tim Burton's 'Batman' is celebrating its 35th anniversary on the big screen with a live orchestral score.

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Tim Burton's 'Batman' Is Celebrating Its 35th Anniversary on Australia's Big Screens with a Live Orchestral Score

As well as marking three-and-a-half decades since the classic Michael Keaton-starring superhero movie debuted, these concert screenings commemorate 85 years of the caped crusader.

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How Belfast Rappers Kneecap Made a Blast of a Music Biopic by Playing Themselves — and Championing the Irish Language

Co-starring Michael Fassbender and taking cues from 'Trainspotting', this lively Sundance award-winner features the hip-hop trio in the roles they were born to play.

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Mark Manson: 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck' Live

Mon, 4 Nov, 2024
Sydney Opera House, Sydney

'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck' author Mark Manson is coming to Sydney to give brutally honest advice.

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The Kid LAROI Has Joined SXSW Sydney's 2024 Lineup as the Festival's Music Keynote Speaker

Before he heads around the country on his latest tour, the Australian singer-songwriter will chat about his career at SXSW Sydney.

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The 2024 Japanese Film Festival Program Is Here with Animation From a Studio Ghibli Alum and Chaotic Karaoke Antics

This is the 28th year that the event has brought Japanese cinema's latest and greatest to Australia, with its 2024 lineup featuring ten new films and a free retrospective.

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Japanese Film Festival

Wed, 9 Oct - Sun, 10 Nov 2024
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

This year's festival includes a gorgeous animation from a Studio Ghibli alum, chaotic karaoke antics and an ode to a samurai stuntman.

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SXSW Sydney's Latest Round of 2024 Speakers Includes Lucy Lawless, Grace Tame and Tim Minchin

Sports stars Nick Kyrgios and Noémie Fox, playwright Suzie Miller and former Bangarra Dance Theatre Artistic Director Stephen Page have also joined the festival's lineup.

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National Cinema Days at Reading Cinemas

Sat, 31 Aug - Sun, 1 Sep 2024
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Head to the movies this Saturday and Sunday from just $5 at any of the chain's cinemas across the country.

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Canadian Dramedy 'Universal Language' Has Won Melbourne International Film Festival's 2024 Bright Horizons Award

What if Winnipeg resembled Iran in the 80s? That's just part of the absurdist film that's taken out MIFF's major award in the prize's third year.

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

Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.

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Cherishing a Different Type of Icelandic Filmmaking in Cinemas: Baltasar Kormákur Chats Romantic Drama 'Touch'

There isn't a trace of Nordic Noir to be found in this tender love story, which hops between Iceland, the UK and Japan.

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Italian Film Festival

Wed, 18 Sep - Wed, 16 Oct 2024
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

This year's feast of Italian cinema in Sydney is filled with award-winners, iconic directors and famous faces.

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Public Enemy: 'On the Grid' 35th Anniversary Tour

Spilt Milk House Party

There's Going to Be Another Death in the Arconia: 'Only Murders in the Building' Has Been Renewed for Season Five

Troye Sivan, Glass Animals and G Flip Lead the Lineup for Spilt Milk's New Spring House Party Series

SXSW Sydney Screen Festival's Latest 2024 Lineup Drop Includes Cults, Animated Cats and Christmas Carnage

Splash-Hit Céline Dion-Fuelled Musical-Comedy 'Titanique' Is Making Its Australian Debut in Sydney This Month

Live 'Dungeons & Dragons' Show 'The Twenty-Sided Tavern' Is Rolling Into Australia for Its Down Under Premiere

'Batman' Live in Concert

Tim Burton's 'Batman' Is Celebrating Its 35th Anniversary on Australia's Big Screens with a Live Orchestral Score

How Belfast Rappers Kneecap Made a Blast of a Music Biopic by Playing Themselves — and Championing the Irish Language

Mark Manson: 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck' Live

The Kid LAROI Has Joined SXSW Sydney's 2024 Lineup as the Festival's Music Keynote Speaker

The 2024 Japanese Film Festival Program Is Here with Animation From a Studio Ghibli Alum and Chaotic Karaoke Antics

Japanese Film Festival

SXSW Sydney's Latest Round of 2024 Speakers Includes Lucy Lawless, Grace Tame and Tim Minchin

National Cinema Days at Reading Cinemas

Canadian Dramedy 'Universal Language' Has Won Melbourne International Film Festival's 2024 Bright Horizons Award

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

Cherishing a Different Type of Icelandic Filmmaking in Cinemas: Baltasar Kormákur Chats Romantic Drama 'Touch'

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