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
Free Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for Halloween

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Krispy Kreme will give you a free doughnut if you head to one of its stores in costume on Tuesday, October 31.

Book Now

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'The Rocky Horror Show' Will Do the Time Warp Again in Sydney and Melbourne in 2024

After first hitting the stage in 2023, the new Australian production of 'Rocky Horror' will return for another run of shows next year.

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Krispy Kreme Will Give You a Free Doughnut If You Head to One of Its Stores in Costume on Halloween

What's better than sweet glazed doughnuts? Free sweet glazed doughnuts for getting spooky.

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It'll Be Back: 'Hamilton' Is Returning to Australia in 2024 for Another Sydney Season

After farewelling Australia following its Brisbane 2023 season, the Broadway smash is making an Aussie comeback from July 2024.

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Event
Dumb Money

Thu, 26 Oct - Wed, 15 Nov 2023
Various cinemas in Sydney

The GameStop stock phenomenon comes to the big screen in this entertaining and astute 'The Big Short'-style dramedy lead by Paul Dano.

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Event
'Strange Way of Life' Fashion Focus Premiere

Sat, 28 Oct, 2023
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Swoon over Pedro Almodóvar's Pedro Pascal- and Ethan Hawke-starring queer western short over a glass of prosecco.

Buy Tickets

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The Next 'Mission: Impossible' Movie Has Been Delayed to 2025 Amid Hollywood's Actors' Strike

You'll now be waiting an extra year to see Tom Cruise's latest batch of death-defying stunts.

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Sydney's Huge 'Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs' Exhibition Will Feature the Sarcophagus of Ramses II

The royal coffin rarely leaves Egypt, but it has been given permission to travel Down Under to display at the Australian Museum.

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Queens of the Stone Age Are Touring Down Under in 2024 for the First Time Since 2018 — Including Playing Mona Foma

The Josh Homme-led band will play Perth Adelaide, Hobart, Torquay, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane — and Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, too.

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'Squid Game: The Challenge' Looks Exactly Like Its Inspiration in the Reality Competition Show's Full Trailer

If you've ever wondered what 'Squid Game' would look like IRL, but without the death, Netflix has the series for you.

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Sydney Lyric Theatre's Rear Stage Is Being Turned Into a New Performance Space for Intimate Shows

Before 2025 hits, Sydney will boast a new space that fits 630 people standing and 360 folks when seated.

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Taking Music to Cool Places: Sparks Chat Career Longevity, Movie Musicals and Dream Collaborations

Two years after Edgar Wright's documentary 'The Sparks Brothers' and movie musical 'Annette', Russell and Ron Mael are touring Australia for the first time since 2001.

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Brisbane's Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Is Adding a Nocturnal Precinct So You Can See Its Furry Residents at Night

The Fig Tree Pocket animal haven is gaining seven night-time exhibit spaces, featuring tree kangaroos, potoroos, pademelons, bandicoots and more — and a new kilometre-long boardwalk.

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Get Ready for Sophomore Year: 'The Boys' Spinoff 'Gen V' Has Been Renewed for a Second Season

The Vought Cinematic Universe's college-set chaos is set to continue — "with all the twists, heart, satire and exploding genitalia you’ve come to expect from the show".

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Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell's Sydney-Shot Rom-Com 'Anyone But You' Just Dropped Its First Trailer

The 'Euphoria' and 'Top Gun: Maverick' stars play two people pretending to be a couple at a destination wedding in Australia.

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Baz Luhrmann Makes a Return Trip to 'Australia' in the Trailer for Six-Part Miniseries 'Faraway Downs'

"With over two-million feet of film from the original piece, my team and I were able to revisit anew the central themes of the work."

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'Blade Runner' Live

Sat, 3 Feb, 2024
Aware Super Theatre, Sydney

Ridley Scott's sci-fi masterpiece is the next movie classic that's touring Australia's big screens with a live score.

Buy Tickets

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'Blade Runner' Is the Next Movie Classic That's Touring Australia's Big Screens with a Live Score

Bring on the synths: Vangelis' stunning score will echo as Ridley Scott’s sci-fi great flickers at this spectacular movie-and-music night.

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Rolling Loud, the World's Biggest Hip Hop Festival, Is Finally Returning to Australia in 2024

The festival first premiered Down Under in 2019, and has now locked in a return tour five years later.

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

Get comfy on the couch with Wes Anderson's latest, a new take on 'Dracula' and a comedy about two men living in a biosphere.

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Sarah Ward

Free Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for Halloween

'The Rocky Horror Show' Will Do the Time Warp Again in Sydney and Melbourne in 2024

Krispy Kreme Will Give You a Free Doughnut If You Head to One of Its Stores in Costume on Halloween

It'll Be Back: 'Hamilton' Is Returning to Australia in 2024 for Another Sydney Season

Dumb Money

'Strange Way of Life' Fashion Focus Premiere

The Next 'Mission: Impossible' Movie Has Been Delayed to 2025 Amid Hollywood's Actors' Strike

Sydney's Huge 'Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs' Exhibition Will Feature the Sarcophagus of Ramses II

Queens of the Stone Age Are Touring Down Under in 2024 for the First Time Since 2018 — Including Playing Mona Foma

'Squid Game: The Challenge' Looks Exactly Like Its Inspiration in the Reality Competition Show's Full Trailer

Sydney Lyric Theatre's Rear Stage Is Being Turned Into a New Performance Space for Intimate Shows

Taking Music to Cool Places: Sparks Chat Career Longevity, Movie Musicals and Dream Collaborations

Brisbane's Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Is Adding a Nocturnal Precinct So You Can See Its Furry Residents at Night

Get Ready for Sophomore Year: 'The Boys' Spinoff 'Gen V' Has Been Renewed for a Second Season

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell's Sydney-Shot Rom-Com 'Anyone But You' Just Dropped Its First Trailer

Baz Luhrmann Makes a Return Trip to 'Australia' in the Trailer for Six-Part Miniseries 'Faraway Downs'

'Blade Runner' Live

'Blade Runner' Is the Next Movie Classic That's Touring Australia's Big Screens with a Live Score

Rolling Loud, the World's Biggest Hip Hop Festival, Is Finally Returning to Australia in 2024

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

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