Review: Off The Record (Force Majeure)
★★★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
August 18, 2016
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
Groundhog Day opens to rave reviews
Tim Minchin’s latest musical looks set to follow in the footsteps of his hit show Matilda. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 17, 2016
The ACO to climb mountains and other musical summits
In a diverse 2017 season, cinema and Americana rub shoulders with classical masters and contemporary voices. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 16, 2016
The ladies are back in their glamorous black
Tim Finn’s new musical will tour Australia in 2017 after enchanting audiences in Brisbane and Melbourne. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 16, 2016
Musica Viva enters an age of enlightenment
Carl Vine announces a “fantastic year of debuts” for the 2017 season along with the return of some audience favourites. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 15, 2016
Review: Review: Songs for a New World (Blue Saint Productions)
★★★☆☆ A theatrical song cycle delivering wonderful singing but less of the emotion. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 14, 2016
Pacific Opera to close due to lack of funding
The Board of Sydney’s “Young Artist’s opera company” has taken the decision to close the organisation by the end of the year. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 10, 2016
Matthew Bourne’s Lord of the Flies headed for Melbourne
British choreographer’s explosive dance-theatre work inspired by William Golding’s novel makes its Australian debut in 2017. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 9, 2016
Adelaide Festival deplores Bill Leak’s “disgraceful cartoon”
The Festival and a major bank review their advertising with The Australian following Leak’s cartoon, widely criticised as racist. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 8, 2016
yMusic helps launch underground concert series in Sydney
In between gigging with Ben Folds, the hip Brooklyn group is taking part in a unique exchange with like-minded Sydney musos.
August 7, 2016
Harold Thomas wins the prestigious 2016 Telstra Art Award
The winners of the 33rd National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards have been announced. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 5, 2016
Alan Menken lures a magical genie out of the bottle for Sydney
Meet the composer who put the horrors into the Little Shop and who’s now polishing up Aladdin’s lamp. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 5, 2016
John Cleese goes video with his new ministry of silly talks
The veteran comedian doesn’t really know what a YouTube channel is, but he’s gone and launched one anyway. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 5, 2016