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.
Features include a look at Amanda Lee Falkenberg's musical space odyssey The Moons Symphony, the artists restoring the oratorio's theatrical setting, why Fidelio invites tinkering, and an interview with lawyer-turned-playwright Suzie Miller.
This 70th-anniversary production, directed by Robyn Nevin, respects the period and style of the play, and has been exceptionally well cast. Old-fashioned it may be, but it's highly entertaining.
Wodunnit fans have a double dose of murder mysteries to indulge in. Robyn Nevin discusses the fun and challenge of directing The Mousetrap, while See How They Run hits our cinema screens.
Lyndon Terracini has decided to leave his role as Artistic Director of OA at the end of October, rather than the end of 2023, to make way for his successor and focus on his own future.
New Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici reveals his first season, which is full of exciting connections and narrative themes, and includes the start of a Mahler cycle – with a twist.
Paul Dyer discusses the six concerts featuring Leila Schayegh, Elinor Frey, Théotime Langlois de Swarte and the Whirling Dervishes from Konya, as well as a happening with graffiti artists away from the mainstage.
If you love the musicals of Boublil and Schönberg, this concert is a real treat, with an impressive lineup of soloists nailing the songs and sharing stories about their connections to the roles.
The Sydney Opera House has announced the first lineup of events in its year-long anniversary program, with outdoor concerts (some of them free) and a classical festival among the broad mix.
Rod Sims, former Chair of the ACCC and passionate opera lover, discusses "moving the dial" at OA by increasing the number of Australian singers, doing more in Melbourne and becoming a truly national company.
While the play would have fared better in a smaller venue, it's a smartly written, intelligent, well-performed piece about fact, fiction and the concept of "truth".
Musical theatre star Michael Ball discusses performing in Do You Hear the People Sing?, his new album with Alfie Boe, and his debut novel.
Festival Director Ian Cleworth discusses the inaugural BOOM! International Festival of Percussion, which celebrates percussive beats across the spectrum from cutting-edge art music to Afro-Latin.
For its final season in the SBW Stables Theatre before the venue undergoes a major renovation, Griffin presents three world premieres, including Suzie Miller's latest play, and a Sydney premiere.
