On Stage: the events you need to see in October 2025
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
September 22, 2025
Review: Kimberly Akimbo (Melbourne Theatre Company & State Theatre Company South Australia)
Marina Prior leads a winning local cast in this bittersweet new musical that won five Tony awards.
August 1, 2025
Review: Mother Play (Melbourne Theatre Company)
Sigrid Thornton ages disgracefully in a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright’s new family dramedy.
July 6, 2025
Staying Power
On the 150th anniversary of Carmen, we talk to director Anne-Louise Sarks about her new production for Opera Australia.
June 23, 2025
Teenage Dreams
The lead character in Kimberly Akimbo is 16 going on 70 due to a rare ageing disease. Jo Litson talks to director Mitchell Butel and Marina Prior who plays Kimberly.
June 23, 2025
On Stage: the events you need to see in July 2025
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
June 23, 2025
On Stage: the events you need to see in June 2025
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
May 19, 2025
Review: The Black Woman of Gippsland (Melbourne Theatre Company & Yirramboi)
A black woman explores a colonial-era legend in this new play by Andrea James.
May 12, 2025
2025 Green Room Awards announced
It's a sweep for Victorian Opera's Candide, Belvoir's Counting and Cracking and Melbourne Theatre Company's My Brilliant Career.
May 6, 2025
On Stage: the events you need to see in May 2025
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
April 22, 2025
Review: Bloom (Sydney Theatre Company)
Poignant moments and a serious message, but Tom Gleisner's musical could do with further development.
April 3, 2025
On Stage: the events you need to see in April 2025
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
March 24, 2025
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards announced
Playwright Nathan Maynard's Melbourne Theatre Company hit among the winners in this years VPLAs.
March 19, 2025