The Ensemble announces its 2020 season
The line-up includes David Williamson's final play, a co-production with Sydney Festival, and seven plays written by women.
August 12, 2019
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
Review: Life of Galileo (Belvoir)
Colin Friels gives a passionate, moving performance as Galileo in Brecht’s play, which feels incredibly relevant right now.
August 10, 2019
John Kander: All That Jazz
The legendary Broadway composer is now 92. As Chicago returns to razzle dazzle Australian audiences, he tells us about writing the show with his long-time collaborator, the late Fred Ebb, and why he hasn’t watched the television series Fosse/Verdon.
August 9, 2019
Xenia Puskarz Thomas on Bangalow and Ramiro
The 22-year-old mezzo soprano tells us about singing Mahler and Mozart at this weekend's Bangalow Music Festival, and her future plans.
August 9, 2019
A double shot of Murray-Smith
One of our busiest playwrights is directing her new work for Queensland Theatre.
August 5, 2019
Review: Lord of the Flies (Sydney Theatre Company)
By establishing the rift between the boys too early, the production doesn't have the inexorable tension or poignancy of the book.
July 29, 2019
Review: Catch Me If You Can (LPD in association with Hayes Theatre Co)
It’s a flawed musical, but the swinging 60s score sings and Cameron Mitchell's production is very entertaining.
July 28, 2019
Seven Australian dancers to compete at the 2019 Genée
They are among the 62 young dancers selected by the Royal Academy of Dance to participate in this year’s Genée International Ballet Competition in Toronto.
July 26, 2019
Romeo Castellucci’s Requiem announced for 2020 Adelaide Festival
Premiering in Aix-en-Provence earlier this month, the radical, beautiful staging of Mozart’s final, unfinished work has electrified audiences.
July 25, 2019
Nicole Car and Etienne Dupuis on their life duet
In love with opera and each other, Nicole Car and her baritone husband Etienne Dupuis are in Australia for a recital tour, while Car also sings Peter Grimes in Concert with SSO.
July 24, 2019
Murphy’s Happy Prince to premiere in Brisbane
Scheduled by The Australian Ballet to premiere this year, but delayed due to ill health, Graeme Murphy's new ballet will now open in Brisbane in February 2020.
July 22, 2019
Johannes Moser: Electric Cellist
The renowned German-Canadian cellist tells Jo Litson about using visualisation to tackle stress, his electric cello, and balancing the risks from diving and mountain biking with music.
July 22, 2019
Review: Come From Away (Melbourne)
A refreshing, original musical that raises the spirits and touches the heart.
July 21, 2019