On Stage: the events you need to see in October 2024
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
September 23, 2024
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
Comings and Goings: October 2024
The latest arts appointments and departures.
September 23, 2024
Review: Titanique (Michael Cassel & Eva Price)
Absurd, fabulous fun. If you're a fan of Céline Dion, the film Titanic and/or gloriously camp musical theatre, this will float your boat.
September 22, 2024
The Hayes Theatre Co lifts the curtain on 2025
The Producers, Pirates of Penzance for a cast of four, a Phar Lap musical, a new show for Nancye Hayes; the Hayes promises a wild ride in 2025.
September 17, 2024
Stage by Stage
500 episodes and counting: Peter Eyers talks to Limelight Editor Jo Litson about his long-running STAGES podcast.
August 29, 2024
Review: The Turn of the Screw (Craig Baldwin & Hayes Theatre Co)
Benjamin Britten's chamber opera comes to ghostly, claustrophobic life in a new production at the intimate Hayes.
August 21, 2024
From Gothic to Loosey-Goosey
Shake & Stir Theatre Co is renowned for its adaptations of literary classics. Ahead of a tour of Frankenstein, we talk to two of its artistic directors.
August 19, 2024
An Ambivalent Woman
Emma Sandall talks about her new solo show, inspired by Sheila Heti’s novel Motherhood, which features movement, animations and a score by Elena Kats-Chernin.
August 19, 2024
A Neck Ahead
En route to the Adelaide Guitar Festival, Xuefei Yang talks about her trailblazing career as China’s first internationally celebrated classical guitarist.
August 19, 2024
Newsworthy: September 2024
A round-up of our recent news reports.
August 19, 2024
On Stage: the events you need to see in September 2024
The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.
August 19, 2024
Comings and Goings: September 2024
The latest arts appointments and departures.
August 19, 2024
On Air & Online: Radio and streaming in September 2024
This month’s performance highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.
August 19, 2024