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.

News
Sydney Observatory Is Launching a New Late-Night Stargazing Program with Music, Food and Booze

Kicking off in October, the free series will feature astronomy talks, tunes, performances, and drinks and bites to eat from leading NSW producers.

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Event
Blaze

Thu, 25 Aug - Wed, 14 Sep 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Making her first feature, Archibald Prize-winning artist Del Kathryn Barton directs a searing, soaring, empathetic and imaginative exploration of trauma.

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Jetstar Wants You and a Mate or Date to Head Off on Holidays — and Your Companion Can Fly for Free

Book a package holiday for two to Port Douglas, Hobart, the Gold Coast and more, and you won't have to pay for one person's flights.

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The 'Hairspray' Musical Is Bringing Its Tony-Winning 60s Teen Dreams to Sydney in 2023

Sydney Lyric will play host to a local staging of the original Broadway production, which picked up eight Tony Awards.

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Event
Spice Meats Cheese

Tue, 23 Aug, 2022
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Spice up your Tuesday with chilli-topped spritzes, Tabasco margaritas and a 'nduja- and Sriracha-filled four-course Italian feast

Buy Tickets

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Shout "Dracarys" and Sip: Concrete Playground's 'House of the Dragon' Drinking Game

Welcome back Westeros with a drink.

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'House of the Dragon' Is the Exact Prequel Series That 'Game of Thrones' Fans Have Been Waiting For

Dragons, fire, family dramas, power struggles — throw in sex, chaotic weddings and wars, too, and HBO’s new jump through House Targaryen’s history ticks all the anticipated boxes.

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Afrofuturist Musical 'Neptune Frost' Just Won MIFF's First-Ever $140,000 Bright Horizons Award

Poet and musician Saul Williams and playwright Anisia Uzeyman co-direct this Rwanda-set sci-fi musical, which is executive produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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Gelato Messina Is Dropping Its Own Mint Slice Biscuits for Father's Day (or Your Own Snacks)

These minty treats aren't stuffed with gelato, sadly, but your dad will still want to devour a 12-pack.

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Ten Movies You Need to Stream Via MIFF Play 2022, Melbourne International Film Festival's Online Fest

It’s the MIFF you can hit up when you’re not at MIFF — and when the festival’s in-person program wraps up for the year.

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'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' Gives the MCU a Smashing Mix of Silly Sitcom Fun and Superhero Satire

Disney+’s latest Marvel series takes its cues from ‘Ally McBeal’ and ‘Fleabag’, but with caped crusaders — and it has a whole lot of fun with the end result.

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'House of the Dragon' Is Coming — and a Giant Dragon Egg Has Popped Up in Melbourne to Prove It

Melburnians can head to Federation Square to pretend they're in House Targaryen — but the four-metre-tall dragon egg is only on display for two days.

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Event
The IKEA Festival

Fri, 26 Aug - Sat, 10 Sep 2022
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

IKEA is spending 16 days hosting free terrarium workshops, interior designer speed-dating sessions, plant-based cooking demonstrations, nail salons, food tastings and more.

Book Now

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Event
Italian Film Festival 2022

Tue, 13 Sep - Wed, 12 Oct 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Sydney's Italian Film Festival is back for 2022 with Italian box office hits, Sophia Loren-starring classics and a Luca Guadagnino-helmed documentary about a shoemaker to the stars.

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Get Ready for Euro Holiday Cravings: Australia's Italian Film Festival Has Unveiled Its 2022 Lineup

Italian box office hits, Sophia Loren-starring classics, a Luca Guadagnino-helmed documentary about a shoemaker to the stars: they're all on the bill.

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Crimes of the Future

Thu, 18 Aug - Wed, 7 Sep 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart, David Cronenberg’s long-awaited new body-horror gem is as seductive as it is sinister — and enthralling.

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Bosch & Rockit

Thu, 18 Aug - Wed, 7 Sep 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

This tender Australian drama about a father and son on the run pairs Luke Hemsworth with one of the country's certain rising stars.

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Caribou, Yothu Yindi and Courtney Barnett Lead Meredith's Huge First Festival Since 2019

The Comet Is Coming, Dry Cleaning, Tkay Maidza and Sharon Van Etten are also headed to the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre this December.

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Be Our Guest: Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' Musical Is Coming to Australia in 2023

The Tony- and Olivier Award-winning stage hit has been reimagined and redesigned, and will enjoy its Australian premiere at Sydney's Capitol Theatre.

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The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From August 18

Head to the flicks to see an Emma Thompson-starring sex comedy, David Cronenberg's thrilling return to body horror and a Byron Bay-shot father-and-son drama.

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