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
'Friends! The Musical Parody' Will Now Be There for Australian Theatre Fans in 2021

The comedic stage production turns the beloved 90s sitcom into a song-filled satire — and it's touring the country.

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The Historic Leonids Meteor Shower Is Soaring Through the Sky This Week

Head outside and look up.

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Event
25 Flavours of Spritzmas

Wed, 2 Dec - Thu, 24 Dec 2020
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

'Tis the season to drink mandarin and thyme, peach and rosemary, and green apple spritzes.

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News
NSW Is Giving Residents $100 in Vouchers to Use at Restaurants and Entertainment Venues

The scheme, called 'Out & About', is designed to encourage NSW residents to support struggling hospitality and entertainment businesses.

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Sydney Will Soon Be Home to Mecca's Huge New Four-Level Flagship Store

Sprawling across 1800 square metres, it'll be Melbourne-born retailer's biggest store — and the biggest dedicated beauty store in the southern hemisphere.

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Canberra's Beloved 'Harry Potter' Store Quizzic Alley Is Bringing Its Magical Merchandise to Sydney

Come December, you'll be able to accio up some wizarding items and objects in a former bank.

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Floraly Is Delivering Its Tiny Living Christmas Trees to Your Door This Festive Season

They come with decorations and fairy lights — and they can be replanted once Christmas is over, too.

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The Tense Trailer for Powerful New Australian Outback Western 'High Ground' Is Here

It follows an ex-sniper and a young Indigenous tracker as they navigate the aftermath of a horrific act of violence in Arnhem Land.

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These Underwater Expeditions Will Let You Explore and Document the Current State of the Titanic

Because everyone's fascination with the historic wreck will go on.

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A Towering 18-Storey Painting of Nicole Kidman Has Temporarily Popped Up in Sydney

It's soaring above Darlinghurst to promote twisty thriller series 'The Undoing' — and it'll be replaced by a second artwork related to the show this week.

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Marvel's First Disney+ Series 'WandaVision' Will Hit Your Streaming Queue in January

The sitcom-style show focuses on the suburban lives of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany).

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News
WA Has Scrapped Its Border Restrictions for All States and Territories Except NSW and Victoria

Sydneysiders and Melburnians will need to isolate for 14 days upon arrival — but everyone else can enter without quarantining.

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You Can Now Send Mail Via Australia Post Using Traditional First Nations Place Names

After a campaign led by Gomeroi woman Rachael McPhail, Australia Post has outlined exactly how you can acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land your letter is being delivered to.

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Event
Milan Kuzica: Green Life

Fri, 13 Nov - Mon, 7 Dec 2020
Marks Park, Tamarama

In lieu of its regular event, Sculpture by the Sea has unveiled a towering green sculpture at Bondi.

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Netflix Must-See 'The Queen's Gambit' Is the Involving Chess Thriller You Didn't Know You Needed

The 50s and 60s-set seven-part series is stylish, twisty and inventive — and features a superb lead performance.

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Event
Freaky

Thu, 12 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec 2020
Various cinemas in Sydney

'Freaky Friday' meets 'Friday the 13th' in this sometimes entertaining, sometimes standard horror-comedy from the director of 'Happy Death Day'.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From November 12

Head to the flicks to see a new horror-comedy about a teen swapping bodies with a serial killer, an awards-bait drama and a movie about making a western in the 70s.

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Moonlight Cinema Has Unveiled Its Nostalgia-Filled 2020–21 Summer Program

Featuring favourites such as 'Moulin Rouge!' and 'Black Panther', plus a week of Christmas films.

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Sydney Film Festival: Summer Season

Fri, 15 Jan - Sun, 17 Jan 2021
State Theatre, Sydney

SFF is hosting its first-ever program in conjunction with Sydney Festival, screening five films at the State Theatre over one January weekend.

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Free Succulents at Burwood Chinatown

Multiple single dates
Burwood Chinatown, Burwood

200 plants will be up for grabs across four Saturdays.

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