Jason trained at the Victorian College of the Arts and NIDA in theatre directing and has written about theatre in Sydney for more than 20 years, starting as arts editor of the The City Hub.
He’s written for a variety of magazine titles, edited a subscription TV guide, and worked for Fairfax as a sub-editor and producer. From 2006 to 2017, he was the theatre critic for the Sun-Herald and the Sydney Morning Herald. His reviews have also been published in Limelight Magazine, Time Out Sydney, Guardian Australia and The Saturday Paper. He’s currently the Publications Manager for Sydney Film Festival 2022.
All his Fairfax reviews are archived at eightnightsaweek.blogspot.com
Audrey review: A clear and involving production sustains interest in ordinary lives and the complex-commonplace issues so many of us face.
Audrey review: A ribald satire on politics, corruption and our dependence on hope to somehow see us through the looming crisis.
Audrey review: Nostalgia and novelty collide in this new addition to the canon of sport-themed Australian musicals.
Audrey review: New from James Elazzi, an emotionally energetic domestic dramedy on what it takes to come out and live your own life.
Audrey review: If there was a prize for sheer tireless determination in the face daunting setbacks, then Eye Contact Theatre would be very much in the running.
Audrey review: The entertainment industry establishment pilloried in a single scene satire so vicious, it feels like a playwright's version of revenge porn.
