Canadian Arts News

All the latest news from the Canadian arts world, including theatre, music, dance, books and film.

[CBC Podcasts @cbcpodcasts]

If you like scary stories, check out #PlayMe's "Horror Highlights.” This episode features some of the most haunting shows they've featured on the podcast.

You’ve been warned.😨

Listen:
https://t.co/yeC14dAIgA

[Naheed Nenshi @nenshi]

@carter_AB @kathleen_petty @charlesadler Yeah you're right. @jayme_poisson and @FrontBurnerCBC team are outstanding. And of course @ExpectTheatre's play Me is pretty amazing too.

[PlayME Podcast by Expect Theatre @ExpectTheatre]

The conclusion to SEXY LAUNDRY by Michele Riml airs Sunday night at 9pm on @cbcradio’s PlayME! Can Alice and Henry revive their romance during a dirty weekend at a fancy hotel? Find out by tuning in!

[CBC Podcasts @cbcpodcasts]

NEW! PlayME has returned with Selfie, written by @christinequinty. "Deconstructing rape culture and exploring consent in smart, engaging, entertaining, and emotionally fulfilling ways ... this is required theatre for everyone." Listen now: https://t.co/JsKBedQ5tB @ExpectTheatre

[CBC Podcasts @cbcpodcasts]

Stuck at home? Missing theatre? PlayME has assembled a list of must-listens from their catalogue of audio plays with some levity to uplift you during the winter blahs. @ExpectTheatre

https://t.co/W3MvJQ1Kqq

[CBC Podcasts @cbcpodcasts]

A middle-aged mother.
A teacher in her twenties.
A confrontation that changes both their lives.

Jordi Mand's tense, two-woman play "Between The Sheets" makes its @cbcradio debut tonight at 11 pm.

Listen live or via the #PlayME podcast anytime: https://t.co/3HiUepOvLs

[CBC Podcasts @cbcpodcasts]

“I never know what to say when people ask me why he did what he did.”

Don't miss “This Is How We Got Here” an award-winning play about grief, loss and healing by @keith_barker, newly adapted for @cbcradio by #PlayME.

Also available via podcast: https://t.co/3HiUepwUTU
#WSPD2021

[CBC Podcasts @cbcpodcasts]

Today's a big day for our team! We're celebrating...

⚡️The launch of a new podcast (The Flamethrowers)
⚡️The return of a beloved podcast (@popchatcbc)
⚡️The radio debut of our theatre podcast (#PlayME by @ExpectTheatre)

In short: We're feeling great this Sept. 8!

[CBC Podcasts @cbcpodcasts]

"PlayME is now arguably the biggest single platform for theatre in Canada, and one that happens to be pandemic-proof."

Great read via @yorkuniversity magazine re: #PlayMe's "downright prophetic" approach to extending the life and reach of live theatre. https://t.co/h3mg0Jdfxo

[PlayME Podcast by Expect Theatre @ExpectTheatre]

Interested in how @cbcpodcasts and PlayME pivoted during covid?

Check out this great piece by @leahrumack in ##TheYorkUMag

With @christolley and @expectlaura

https://t.co/hTFbiGdxmM

[SesayArts Magazine @SesayArts]

"It thrills me beyond belief that the play continues to feel relevant and have this huge life.” Jordi Mand's "Between the Sheets" audio #play is on @expecttheatre. Jordi is a fantastic playwright and lovely person. We loved chatting with her! https://t.co/sxPsEdMRAy @SesayArts

[CBC Day 6 @CBCDay6]

If you enjoyed our segment on small-town Pride events this week, our friends over at @CBCPodcasts have an episode of #PlayMe just for you.

[CBC Podcasts @cbcpodcasts]

A word of advice to young writers: when you're running out of steam, just get whatever you can out onto the page.

This is when playwright @keith_barker has done his best writing, "in those 15 minutes before I want to get up and leave."

More via #PlayME: https://t.co/3HiUepwUTU

[CBC Podcasts @cbcpodcasts]

Why did @keith_barker write a fox into his play about the aftermath of suicide? When you're grieving, "nature does something you can't explain."

After a loss in the playwright's own family, his relatives "looked to nature for echoes of my cousins." https://t.co/3HiUepwUTU

[Groundling Theatre @GroundlingCo]

Friendly reminder that the @cbcpodcasts @ExpectTheatre PlayMe Podcast is home to some truly incredible Canadian plays, free to experience in audio form 🎧

[CBC Podcasts @cbcpodcasts]

“I wanted to talk about it in the most humane way."

Playwright @keith_barker reflects on "This Is How We Got Here," and how each of its characters takes their own journey through grief following a young one's suicide. A moving new interview via #PlayME. https://t.co/3HiUepwUTU

[CBC Podcasts @cbcpodcasts]

“One day — as sometimes happens — things change.”

What happens when you lose your own story?
How do you find your way home?

Don't miss @keith_barker's “𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗪𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲," a new play-turned-podcast. https://t.co/3HiUepOvLs #AudioDramaSunday #PlayME

[CBC Podcasts @cbcpodcasts]

“Your story lives in me. And my story lives in you.”

There are many things we love about “This Is How We Got Here,” the latest audio drama from #PlayME. A highlight: the non-linear storytelling that feels truer to how we grieve.

Hear for yourself: https://t.co/3HiUepwUTU

[CBC Podcasts @cbcpodcasts]

📢New release from #PlayME! Our award-winning theatre podcast turns contemporary plays into unforgettable audio dramas.

Today we present “This Is How We Got Here” by @keith_barker, a story about a grieving family learning to speak the unspeakable https://t.co/3HiUepwUTU

[Saint John Theatre Company @sjtheatre]

A Tarragon Acoustic Production in association with PlayME Podcast's Laura Mullin and @christolley.

April 25, 2021 2:30 PM – May 9, 2021 11:59 PM (listen anywhere anytime).

Written by: Carole Fréchette
Translated by: John Murrell
Directed by: Eda Holmes