Belvoir takes an imaginative leap into a bright, optimistic 2017
Toby Schmitz, Mr Burns from The Simpsons, Mark Colvin, Jasper Jones and a talking cat all turn up in the 2017 season.
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.
Toby Schmitz, Mr Burns from The Simpsons, Mark Colvin, Jasper Jones and a talking cat all turn up in the 2017 season.
The gallery will present an exhibition centred on the nude, one of several Sydney events featuring the naked body.
Season highlights include new productions of The Elephant Man and The Black Rider plus Complicite’s immersive The Encounter.
Alan John’s The Eighth Wonder will return in a large-scale, outdoor production – with headphones attached. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The young Australian baritone is headed for Germany as the recipient of the inaugural Deutsche Oper Berlin Award.
The Israeli contemporary dance company is returning to Australia after 23 years to perform at the Sydney Opera House. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Marina Prior, Helen Morse and John Bell star in a line-up ranging from oddball comedies to dark, demented dramas. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
After success off-Broadway and in the UK, a rollicking Australian musical about Bill Clinton is opening in Perth. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet have slammed the NSW Government for a lack of offered compensation. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★½☆ Stage adaptation is faithful to John Cleese’s sitcom if not quite as funny.
★★★½☆ Putting disability on the record in a gently provocative dance-theatre work Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Tim Minchin’s latest musical looks set to follow in the footsteps of his hit show Matilda.
In a diverse 2017 season, cinema and Americana rub shoulders with classical masters and contemporary voices.