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.
Ireland’s CoisCéim Dance Theatre is in Australia with a playful, contemporary reimagining of Peter and the Wolf. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
A bold, adventurous ballet by Wayne McGregor that's thrilling and heartbreaking in equal measure.
Elise McCann’s album Dahlesque, released by ABC Music, features the songs from her new cabaret show of the same name, which premiered to rave reviews at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Dahlesque comprises a selection of music inspired by the gloriously irreverent, darkly funny stories of children’s author Roald Dahl including numbers from the film Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and the musicals Matilda The Musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and James and the Giant Peach. It’s a clever idea, and spins off the fact that McCann recently played Miss Honey in the Australian production of Matilda The Musical, winning both a Sydney Theatre Award and a Helpmann Award for her touching portrayal. The warmth and glow that McCann has as a stage performer shines through on the album. She has a lovely pure, true voice with a honeyed tone in her middle register, an effortless belt, and top notes that send ripples down the spine. It’s also a voice with real character. Her diction is impeccable and she connects with the lyric, which makes her a great storyteller in song – altogether a consummate musical theatre voice. Accompanied here by… Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4…
Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major is being reimagined for a new sound installation in the Observatory Hill Rotunda. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Daniel Radcliffe and Joshua McGuire star in the Old Vic production, soon to screen in Australia.
The Australian-born principal is part of two new Royal Ballet works coming to Brisbane. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Judges’ wildcard, Catriona Morison, has taken out the top prize beating finalists including Australia’s Kang Wang. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
My Fair Lady, The Book of Mormon, Barrie Kosky's Saul and Leah Purcell's The Drover's Wife lead the charge.
Stephen Page and Steve Francis on the life and legacy of the mercurial Aboriginal man who learned to straddle two worlds.
A magical, transporting night of theatre with Damien Ryan firing on all fronts.
A new show written especially for Christie Whelan Browne returns after a hit season at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Jonathan Holloway has announced his first festival highlight: a "miraculous" collision of ballet, visual art and electro-pop.
Gina Riley’s daughter makes her debut as Muriel Heslop in the new musical based on the iconic Australian film. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
