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
Woodford Folk Festival 2019–20

Fri, 27 Dec 2019 - Wed, 1 Jan 2020
Woodfordia, Woodford

Southeast Queensland's annual end-of-year festival is back for its 34th year, with Amanda Palmer, Lior, Horrorshow and The Herd on the bill.

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Event
Children of the Sea

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 - Wed, 1 Jan 2020
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Brought to the screen with a sea of kaleidoscopic visuals — and a score by a Studio Ghibli veteran — this manga-to-anime adaptation tells an ambitious ecological and cosmic tale.

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Shrek the Musical

Wed, 1 Jan - Sun, 9 Feb 2020
Sydney Lyric Theatre, The Star, Sydney

The production, which originally opened on Broadway in 2008, will bring its green-hued nostalgia to Sydney's Lyric Theatre.

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Black Christmas

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 - Wed, 1 Jan 2020
Various cinemas in Sydney

A timely remake of a 70s cult classic, this is a Christmas-themed slasher flick for the #MeToo era.

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News
Taco Bell Is Opening Its First Sydney Store in Blacktown Next Week

The Tex-Mex giant is bringing its tacos and frozen margaritas to Blacktown's Westpoint shopping centre.

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Moonlight Cinema Western Sydney

Wed, 1 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2020
Lizard Log Amphitheatre, Deans Park

Sydney's always-popular outdoor cinema heads west for the first time.

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Elton John

Tue, 7 Jan 2020, Thu, 9 Jan 2020 and
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park

The 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road' tour will see him play his last-ever shows in Australia.

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Moonlight Cinema 2019–20

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 - Sun, 29 Mar 2020
Belvedere Amphitheatre, Centennial Park, Centennial Park

Summer has arrived with the return of Sydney's always-popular outdoor cinema.

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Westpac Openair 2020

Thu, 9 Jan - Fri, 21 Feb 2020
Fleet Steps, Sydney

Sydney's waterfront outdoor cinema returns with a next-level snack menu and a lineup of films that haven't yet hit cinemas.

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News
The Spooky 'Stranger Things'-Esque First Trailer for 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Is Here

This time, it swaps New York for Oklahoma and grown men and women for children — and it stars Paul Rudd.

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News
'Wonder Woman' Is Back in the Retro First Trailer for the DC Hit's 80s-Set Sequel

'Wonder Woman 1984' hits cinemas in mid-2020.

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Event
Hose Down Festival

Sat, 14 Dec, 2019
Flour Mill Summer Hill, Summer Hill

This one-day inner-west music festival will raise money for the NSW Rural Fire Service and NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service volunteers.

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News
The Creepy Full Trailer for HBO's New Stephen King-Penned Murder Mystery 'The Outsider' Is Here

Focusing on "an insidious supernatural force", the ten-part mini-series stars Jason Bateman and Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn.

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Sydney Is Now Home to an 80-Kilometre Coastal Walking Track Stretching from Bondi to Manly

The epic — and super-scenic — trek wanders past secluded coves, spectacular views, bushland, clifftops, and landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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The Dolphin Is Selling Ten-Litre Casks of Orange Wine to Take Your Summer Picnics to the Next Level

You can also grab a drop of this sustainably farmed natural wine from one of the giant casks in-house — or at Icebergs Terrace and CicciaBella.

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Paramount Coffee Project x Banks Journal Pop-Up

Thu, 5 Dec - Sun, 15 Dec 2019
Taylor Square, Darlinghurst

Pick up summery Paramount Coffee Project clothing — and sip coffee, of course.

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Disney Has Dropped the Action-Packed Full Trailer for Its Live-Action Version of 'Mulan'

The remake will bring its sword-swinging, arrow-flinging antics to cinemas next year.

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The Addams Family

Thu, 5 Dec - Wed, 25 Dec 2019
Various cinemas in Sydney

This animated all-ages film trades in generic storylines and bad jokes that don't do its weird and wonderful family any justice.

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Matisse & Picasso

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 - Mon, 13 Apr 2020
National Gallery of Australia, Parkes

The famous artists will feature in the National Gallery of Australia's latest exhibition.

Buy Tickets

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The Wild Goose Lake

Thu, 5 Dec - Wed, 25 Dec 2019
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Following a crime boss on the run, this patient Chinese gangster flick is simply gorgeous to look at from start to finish.

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