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
Gordon's Has Released Its Own Alcohol-Free Gin So You Can Sip G&Ts Without the Next-Day Headache

It still heroes the usual juniper flavour, but pairs it with zero booze.

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It Looks Like Netflix Is Bringing a Live-Action 'Pokemon' Series to Your Streaming Queue

Soon, you might be able to watch 'em all.

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Restaurant
Daughter in Law Byron Bay - CLOSED

22 Fletcher Street, Byron Bay

Renowned chef Jessi Singh has brought his 'unauthentic' dishes to the beachside town.

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News
Dexter Can't Escape His Old Life in the First Trailer for Revival Series 'Dexter: New Blood'

Eight years after the original 'Dexter' came to an end, the serial killer and blood-splatter expert is returning in a new ten-episode limited series.

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Cadbury's New Caramilk Ice Creams Have Just Landed in the Freezer Aisle

You can now tuck into the cult-favourite caramelised white chocolate thanks to Cadbury and Peters' new ice creams on sticks.

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Ten Online Museum, Gallery and Landmark Tours That'll Help You Virtually Get Out of the House

See the Smithsonian's dinosaur fossils, check out the Sistine Chapel and experience Japan's luminous digital art museum with the click of a few buttons.

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

Including a vibrant Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, a long-awaited horror sequel and a superhero spectacle.

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Eerie Byron Bay-Shot Miniseries 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Just Dropped Its Mysterious New Trailer

The star-studded Byron Bay-shot miniseries hits Amazon Prime Video in August.

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Disney Is Bringing New Maori-Language Versions of 'The Lion King' and 'Frozen' to Cinemas Down Under

'The Lion King Reo Maori' will hit cinemas in June 2022, and 'Frozen Reo Maori' will follow in September.

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NSW Is Set to Release a Roadmap Detailing Greater Sydney's Restrictions for the Coming Months

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said that the roadmap will outline how the area can "live as freely and as safely as possible until we get enough vaccines in arms."

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Australia and New Zealand's Trans-Tasman Bubble Has Been Suspended for At Least Eight Weeks

With three Australian states currently in lockdown, New Zealand has once again paused quarantine-free travel.

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Residents of Two More Sydney LGAs Are Now Only Allowed to Leave Their Areas for Essential Work

Stricter conditions are coming into effect for residents of the Cumberland and Blacktown Local Government Areas.

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The New 'Dune' Trailer Teases Power Struggles, a Brooding Timothée Chalamet and Oh-So-Much Sand

Delayed for a year due to the pandemic, the blockbuster sci-fi movie will finally hit cinemas this October.

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Tony-Winning Musical 'The Phantom of the Opera' Won't Be Coming to Australia Until 2022

The music of the night will croon its way into Sydney and Melbourne sometime next year, with the production's 2021 seasons pushed back due to current outbreaks.

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Event
Old

Mon, 11 Oct - Sun, 31 Oct 2021
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

M Night Shyamalan's latest thriller is frequently unnerving, insidious and moving — and also a little too neat.

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Queensland Is Shutting Its Borders to All of New South Wales From Tomorrow

Almost a month after it closed to Greater Sydney, Queensland will shut its borders to all of New South Wales from 1am on Friday, July 23.

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Archie Rose and St Ali Have Whipped Up a New Coffee Whisky to Add to Your Whisky Shrine

The Sydney distillery and Melbourne coffee roasters have teamed up on a new boozy caffeinated spirit that combines the former's single malt whisky with two of the latter's coffees.

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Pizza Hut Is Giving Away Up to 285,000 Free Pizzas During This Year's Olympics

The fast food chain is handing out 5000 pizzas for the opening and closing ceremonies, another 1000 daily during the games, and between 200–1000 more each time an Australian wins a medal.

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Brisbane Will Host the 2032 Olympic Games

After endorsing the Queensland capital back in June, the International Olympic Committee has officially named it the host of the 2032 games.

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Gripping Podcast-to-Screen Drama 'Dr Death' Is Your Next Chilling True-Crime Binge-Watch

The grim and compelling eight-part series stars Joshua Jackson as a real-life neurosurgeon charged with killing and maiming his patients.

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Archie Rose and St Ali Have Whipped Up a New Coffee Whisky to Add to Your Whisky Shrine

Pizza Hut Is Giving Away Up to 285,000 Free Pizzas During This Year's Olympics

Brisbane Will Host the 2032 Olympic Games

Gripping Podcast-to-Screen Drama 'Dr Death' Is Your Next Chilling True-Crime Binge-Watch

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