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
'RuPaul's Drag Race' Is Bringing Its Fashion Challenges and Lip Sync Battles Down Under

The eight-part series will air on Stan and TVNZ OnDemand later this year.

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News
Amazon Has Finally Revealed What Its New 'Lord of the Rings' TV Series Will Be About

The new five-season show won't just rehash the films.

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News
The Planet Just Experienced Its Equal Warmest Year in Recorded History

2020 tied with 2016 — and the past six years are the hottest six on record, too.

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Nicolas Cage Tries to Survive a Possessed Fun Park in the Trailer for 'Willy's Wonderland'

In his latest OTT role, he battles demonic animatronic mascots.

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Greater Brisbane Is No Longer a Commonwealth-Declared COVID-19 Hotspot

The city's Grand Chancellor hotel cluster sparked six cases.

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Virgin Australia Has Extended Its Fee-Free Booking Changes Until the End of June

So you can make travel plans, but still amend them if circumstances change — without being slugged with a hefty charge.

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Event
Seven Wonders: The Music of Fleetwood Mac Orchestrated

Thu, 11 Mar, 2021
State Theatre, Sydney

Listen to the legendary rock band's hits played by a 24-piece orchestra.

Buy Tickets

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A New TV Sequel to 'The Silence of the Lambs' Is Coming to Your Streaming Queue

Set a year after the events of the Oscar-winning movie, 'Clarice' drops on Stan in February.

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Sally Rooney's First Novel Since 'Normal People' Will Hit Bookstores This Year

You'll be able to read the Irish author's first book in three years this September.

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Iced VoVo Gelato Is the Indulgent Messina Flavour You Can Now Order by the Tub

It combines toasted coconut gelato with pieces of shortbread biscuit, then tops it with marshmallow, raspberry puree and desiccated coconut.

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Event
The White Tiger

Thu, 14 Jan - Wed, 3 Feb 2021
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

This riveting film adapts the Man Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name into a smart and scathing rags-to-riches thriller.

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The Dig

Thu, 14 Jan - Wed, 3 Feb 2021
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Featuring excellent performances from Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan, this contemplative drama focuses on a real-life archaeological discovery.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From January 14

Head to the flicks to see a moving queer romance, a drama about an important archaeological find and the first movie directed by Sia.

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Event
Ammonite

Thu, 14 Jan - Wed, 3 Feb 2021
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan are exceptional in this exquisite period romance from the director of 'God's Own Country'.

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Must-See Film Anthology 'Small Axe' Serves Up Five Stunning Movies About Race and Injustice

Every single one is directed and co-written by '12 Years a Slave' and 'Widows' filmmaker Steve McQueen.

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The Tense Full Trailer for 'Snowpiercer' Season Two Teases Another Onboard Civil War

Sean Bean joins the cast — and it'll start streaming Down Under later in January.

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Sydney's First 25 Hours Hotel Will Open in a Heritage-Listed Building on Oxford Street in 2022

It'll feature 105 guest rooms, plus a rooftop bar with harbour views.

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News
The ACT Has Lifted Some of Its Border Restrictions with New South Wales

Effective since Tuesday, January 12, only folks who've been in 11 specific local government areas are currently unable to enter the territory.

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Mardi Gras Film Festival 2021

Thu, 18 Feb - Thu, 4 Mar 2021
Select cinemas in Sydney and online, Various locations

This year's LGBTIQ+-focused festival will also screen online for the first time.

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Netflix Has Revealed All the Star-Studded New Movies It'll Be Streaming in 2021

The streaming platform has dropped a trailer that runs through its packed slate for the year, too.

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