Tailoring The Dressmaker into a musical
James Millar gives us the low-down on the new musical he has written with Peter Rutherford, playing in Melbourne this week.
October 21, 2018
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: Forever & Ever (Sydney Dance Company)
Two wildly different works, with live music by the Australian String Quartet in one, make for a thrilling ride.
October 21, 2018
La Scala: En Pointe
The famous opera house in Milan is also home to a world-renowned ballet company. Jo Litson discovers what’s afoot when the Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company visits Brisbane next month for its first ever Australian tour.
October 19, 2018
20/20 at the National Portrait Gallery
Who needs candles on a cake when you can have portraits on a wall? The NPG unveils 20 new works of leading Australians for its birthday.
October 18, 2018
A new Frame of Mind for SDC with live music
Rafael Bonachela and Dale Barltrop discuss the Australian String Quartet's collaboration with Sydney Dance Company on a Bryce Dessner score.
October 17, 2018
How Il Divo has become Timeless
The classical crossover group on leaving Simon Cowell, their Timeless tour, singing Adele's Hello in Spanish, and how not to burn out.
October 15, 2018
Review: Watt (Melbourne International Arts Festival)
Leading Beckett performer Barry McGovern charms with a masterful, beguiling performance.
October 10, 2018
David Goldblatt: A telling lens on South Africa
A major retrospective of photographer David Goldblatt comes to the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.
October 10, 2018
Review: Flight (Vox Motus, Melbourne Festival)
Mininature dioramas make this a fascinating visual experience.
October 9, 2018
Alexander Colding Smith selected for London conducting competition
The Australian-Danish conductor is one of 20 young finalists in next months' 2018 Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition.
October 8, 2018
Jonathan Holloway: high on Melbourne Festival
As the Festival AD finds himself falling in love again, ticket sales are on track to break previous records.
October 6, 2018
Review: Lagrime di San Pietro (Los Angeles Master Chorale, Melbourne International Arts Festival)
Physical choreography adds another emotional layer to this exquisite Renaissance choral masterwork.
October 6, 2018
Layla and Majnun: A classic Eastern tale of doomed lovers
Silkroad Ensemble and Mark Morris Dance Group perform Azerbaijani dance-opera at the Melbourne Festival.
October 5, 2018