Review: Laser Beak Man (Brisbane Festival)
Stunning visuals allied with a bright pop score make for a winning show.
September 23, 2017
Jo Litson
Jo Litson is the Editor of Limelight Magazine. She took up the position in late 2018 having joined the magazine as Deputy Editor in 2016. During a 35-year career as an arts journalist she has been a contributor to numerous publications including Limelight, The Australian, The Bulletin, and the Qantas magazine. She was the arts writer and theatre reviewer for The Sunday Telegraph for 12 years until 2018, and has written the labels for the Archibald Prize for the Art Gallery of New South Wales for over 20 years.
Articles by Jo Litson
Review: An Octoroon (Queensland Theatre & Brisbane Festival)
Nakkiah Lui lobs a thrilling "Molotov cocktail" for her directorial debut.
September 22, 2017
Federal Government responds to National Opera Review
The Government is “broadly supportive” of recommendations, including fines for casting too many non-Australian singers. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 22, 2017
Review: Attractor (Brisbane Festival)
A visceral connection between musicians and dancers powers a hypnotic work.
September 21, 2017
Review: Terror (Brisbane Festival & QPAC)
A timely courtroom drama wth the audience in the role of the jury.
September 20, 2017
Review: Assassins (Hayes Theatre Co)
Dean Bryant directs a stunningly inventive production of the Hayes' first Sondheim.
September 19, 2017
SCYB premieres a ballet to music by Peter Sculthorpe
Adam Blanch has created a new ballet to Sculthorpe’s Earth Cry, with inspiration too from Hitchcock’s The Birds. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 19, 2017
Review: Trevor Ashley in Barbra and Me (Ensemble Theatre)
A born entertainer thanks Streisand for the music and memories in an inimitable way.
September 18, 2017
Bel Canto and Elizabeth Connell Prize winners announced
The Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Foundation awards prizes to mezzo Bronwyn Douglass and soprano Katie Lowe. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 18, 2017
The Hayes stages its first Sondheim, Assassins
Dean Bryant and Andrew Hallsworth on the timeliness of Sondheim's musical about people who tried to kill US presidents.
September 17, 2017
Review: Diving for Pearls (Griffin Theatre Company)
Katherine Thomson's 1991 play is as powerful and poignant as ever.
September 16, 2017
Tony Sheldon returns to the musical Priscilla
The New York-based Australian performer will reprise the role of Bernadette in the 10th anniversary production. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 15, 2017
Until the Lions: More magical Khan-do from Akram
A princess is reborn as a male warrior in a dance work inspired by The Mahabharata at the OzAsia Festival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 13, 2017