In Conversation: Gillian Deacon

TICKETS:

Saturday, June 6th, 2026
2:00 PM

Adult $20 ($14.92 plus taxes & $3 Building Reserve Fee)
Youth (under 20) $10 ($6.14 plus taxes & $3 Building Reserve Fee)
$10 Community Tickets use code 10FOR10 (limit of 10 per performance)

Run Time 75 mins
Door open 45 mins before event.

The Chester Playhouse is wheelchair accessible. Please call the Box Office at (902) 275-3933 to arrange accessible seating.

Babes in arms & children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre.

In Conversation: Gillian Deacon

In Conversation
June 6 
 
Join host Liz Crocker in conversation with veteran journalist, television and radio host, and bestselling author, Gillian Deacon.

Award-winning broadcaster and bestselling author Gillian Deacon spent over 10 years as host of Here & Now, Toronto’s afternoon drive show on CBC Radio One. She is a regular guest host on CBC radio’s flagship network arts program Q. She currently hosts the popular Apple-Featured podcast A Love Affair with the Unknown

Gill is the author of the national bestsellers There’s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Everyday Bodycare and How to Avoid Them (Penguin, 2011), and Green For Life (Penguin, 2008) and the memoir Naked Imperfection (Penguin, 2014). Her latest book A Love Affair With The Unknown: Leaning into the Uncertainty of Modern Life was published by House of Anansi in January 2026 and became an instant national bestseller.

She has written for the Globe and Mail, CBC.ca and Chatelaine magazine. She worked for many years on television, where her work earned a Gold medal at the New York Film and Television awards and a Canadian Screen Award nomination.

Join us for a fascinating in-depth interview with this talented writer, creator, and thinker.

Copies of Gillian’s books will be available for sale at the event courtesy of our friends The Village Emporium.

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Unable to join us in person? We are pleased to offer you the chance to attend via Live Stream. Tickets for the Livestream are $15.  Click HERE to reserve your virtual seat. A YouTube link will be emailed to you after your order has been processed.

 

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