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CBC’s PlayME debuts 2026 season, starting with Kim’s Convenience

PlayME has featured work by more than 30 Governor General’s Award winners and nominees, making some of the country’s most celebrated plays accessible to listeners nationwide.

By Krystal Abrigo / Jan 14, 2026
Members of the 'Ophis' company. iPhoto caption: Members of the 'Ophis' company. Photo courtesy of Transcen|Dance Project.

REVIEW: Ophis dunks viewers into a gothic experience of Medusa’s psychic landscape

Transcen|Dance Project’s Ophis is a woozy tragedy that courts both playfulness and eroticism, deliberately dissolving the boundaries of stage and audience with an immersive format that’s sometimes thrilling, sometimes terrifying, and sometimes — if you’re a people-pleaser like me — both simultaneously. 

By Lindsey King / Jan 13, 2026
Antoni Cimolino. Photo by Ted Belton. iPhoto caption: Headshot of Antoni Cimolino. Photo by Ted Belton.

‘Through science, art, theatre, we create’: Antoni Cimolino looks ahead to his final year as Stratford’s artistic director

“You want to choose things that feel important to the moment,” he says about building a Stratford Festival season. “If you choose plays and they don’t resonate, it’s very hurtful. You believe in them and the power of them.”

By Karen Fricker / Jan 9, 2026