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.
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
A born entertainer thanks Streisand for the music and memories in an inimitable way.
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
Dean Bryant and Andrew Hallsworth on the timeliness of Sondheim's musical about people who tried to kill US presidents.
Katherine Thomson's 1991 play is as powerful and poignant as ever.
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
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
The Queensland Ballet’s Artistic Director will make a one-off appearance, along with his wife Mary, in The Nutcracker in December. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
A new La Bayadère, a Firebird with a Game of Thrones makeover, and a much-loved Cinderella are among the ballets. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Casting is complete on the new musical with today’s news that Gary Sweet will play Muriel’s redneck, bullying father. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
A cast of shape-shifters takes us deep into a hallucinogenic nightmare in Malthouse and Victorian Opera’s Black Rider. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
You’ve read the book and seen the film, now kick up your heels with West Australian Ballet in The Great Gatsby ballet. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Highlights include Kate Mulvany in an Ibsen gender-switch, an adaptation of Bliss, and a revival of the Hayes’ Calamity Jane. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
