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REVIEW: Playtime offers comedy, drama, risky content and plenty of talent

By Allison M. Jones
Theatre Burlington’s third annual short play festival offers eight 10-minute productions that will entertain veteran theatre-goers and newcomers alike, and will leave you and your companions with plenty to talk about. In its third year, Theatre Burlington’s Playtime festival brings local playwrights, directors, actors and live-theatre lovers…
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REVIEW: Matilda Jr. showcases bright young thespians honing their skills

By Allison M. Jones
Curtain Call Performing Arts Company’s sold-out run of the popular musical promised a ‘joyous romp,’ and it delivered in impressive fashion. Late last week, local performing arts company Curtain Call held four sold-out performances of the musical Matilda Jr., the culmination of its 2026 intermediate musical theatre program…
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The young and the talented take to the stage

By Allison M. Jones
Youth performers stage Disney’s Descendants: The Musical in Brantford this weekend and School of Rock in Hamilton next week. Based on the popular Disney Channel movies, Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a show packed with comedy, adventure, colourful characters and hit songs being staged by a youth company…
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REVIEW: Hurry Hard is easy to enjoy

By Allison M. Jones
Theatre Burlington’s production of the play by Hamilton resident Kristen Da Silva, centring around the nationally beloved sport of curling, brings plenty of laughs, along with small-town charm. The Canadian-penned comedy Hurry Hard is enjoying a very successful run at Theatre Burlington, one that was nearly sold-out on…
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REVIEW: Oldies Jukebox delights with talent and nostalgia

By Allison M. Jones
This is the 25th annual instalment of Theatre Ancaster’s concert series, featuring hits from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Theatre Ancaster is in the mid-run of its latest show, Oldies Jukebox, which runs until May 3 and promises “a trip back to the early days of rock ‘n’…
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REVIEW: Gripping portrayals drive Village Theatre Waterdown’s dramedy

By Allison M. Jones
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by prolific playwright Christopher Durang is an outrageous and enjoyable play about sibling conflict. Running until May 3, the zany and character-driven Christopher Durang play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is being staged by Village Theatre Waterdown. The…
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