Introducing the November 2020 Limelight
We are delighted at the positive response to our new-look publication, and excited to reveal what you will find in the November issue, now at the printer.
October 9, 2020
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
The Artists of Colour Initiative announces 30 semi-finalists
The semi-finalists represent 21 different cultural backgrounds. The Top 6 will share prize money raised from a GoFundMe campaign with over $27,000 already donated.
October 8, 2020
Supported by 
We’ve got magic to do on stage – and in the foyer
Pippin is the first big musical to return to the Australian stage post-COVID. How are the producers and venue managers making it happen, and what safety protocols do they have in place?
September 30, 2020
Birthday gala for Richard Bonynge
As the Australian maestro turns 90, the Tait Memorial Trust in London presents a special concert which will be live streamed on his birthday on 29 September.
September 28, 2020
Review: Wonnangatta (Sydney Theatre Company)
Angus Cerini’s new play about an unsolved double murder, is atmospherically staged and brilliantly performed by Hugo Weaving and Wayne Blair.
September 27, 2020
Vidya Makan releases “revolutionary” song I Need You To See Me
Featuring music and lyrics by Makan, the song is performed by 101 CALD and BIPoC artists, and is a call to arms for better representation on stage and screen.
September 25, 2020
Queensland’s flagship companies return to QPAC
Opera Queensland, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Symphony Orchestra Queensland Theatre and Circa will all perform live in the coming months in a program called Queensland’s Own.
September 23, 2020
On Stage in October: Classical Music, Opera & Theatre
Find out what's on stage – and streaming online – in October from Limelight editors Jo Litson, Angus McPherson and Clive Paget.
September 21, 2020
In the Limelight: October 2020
Catch up on what's been in the Limelight with the top arts stories to recently make headlines.
September 21, 2020
Learning to Soar
As David McAllister prepares to leave The Australian Ballet, he releases a new memoir.
September 21, 2020
Review: A Room of One’s Own (Belvoir)
Anita Hegh does a brilliant job of conveying Virginia Woolf's supple mind in Belvoir's first post-COVID, socially distanced production.
September 17, 2020
In the zone with Shaun Parker
As his company celebrates its 10th anniversary, the choreographer discusses his work and his new production about excessive gaming, which will be performed and live streamed this week.
September 16, 2020
The Artists of Colour Initiative has been launched
Created by People of Colour for People of Colour, the new scholarship launched by Artists of Colour Initiative aims to generate change in Australian musical theatre.
September 14, 2020