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Telling Tales: Two days of stories, curiosity, and connection

Executive director Christopher McLeod offers tips to take in all that Canada’s beloved annual children’s literary festival – and its 70 presentations of joy and wonder – gives to kids and families. With over 70 presentations by Canadian authors, illustrators, storytellers and multidisciplinary artists, this year’s Telling…
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Review: Icemen is the best of local theatre

Theatre Burlington’s slick and thrilling production of Vern Thiessen’s riveting play is a triumph not to be missed. As edge-of-your-seat theatre goes, it’s hard to top Vern Thiessen’s Icemen. It’s a story of crime and consequences where the line between justice and guilt are blurred the deeper you…
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REVIEW: Look Back in Anger is an earthquake of a play

Despite some strong performances, John Osborne’s shocking play about young male rage by Kitchen Sink Collective never really comes together. When Look Back In Anger was first staged in the ’50s, it was a shocking revelation. An unrelenting realist screed set amidst a sea of polite drawing room…
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PREVIEW: Revival of aging comedy Lambs in Winter offers timely balm to the blues

Classical Theatre Company brings Fringe comedy show back for a limited run at Hamilton’s Staircase Theatre stage. New play revivals are a rare occurrence in small theatre. More often, after a new script premieres, it tends to be forgotten in favour of the next new show. That’s why…
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It’s 10 years of the Bard under the stars for Tottering Biped Theatre

Hamilton’s Tottering Biped Theatre celebrates a decade of staging summer Shakespeare with its most ambitious season yet – three 2026 productions and many returning artists. Ten years is a milestone few indie theatre companies can boast. Amid economic challenges, competing entertainments, and changing audiences, making theatre as an…
Made in Hamilton

Festival of Friends at 50

The iconic Festival of Friends, a Hamilton summer music tradition, celebrates a half-century of harmonies by looking back at what makes a lasting and much-loved legacy. For the Festival of Friends, the magic is the moments. From unforgettable musical acts to iconic artists returning year after year,…