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REVIEW: Hurry Hard is easy to enjoy

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

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

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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REVIEW: Extraordinary new show does poetic justice to The Tragically Hip

World premiere of It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken at Theatre Aquarius celebrates the music of Canada’s band, woven into a new and original story. It’s everything musical theatre should be and should not to be missed. It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken…
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PREVIEW: New theatre company presents ‘unsettling and humorous’ The Lover

Hamilton-based independent theatre company The Kitchen Sink Collective is staging its third production in Harold Pinter’s critically acclaimed one-act play. Embarking on a limited run through April 26, Hamilton-based independent theatre company The Kitchen Sink Collective presents Harold Pinter’s The Lover at West Plains United Church in Aldershot.
City Life

New photography book celebrates Niagara Escarpment

Mark Zelinski has been taking iconic images for close to 50 years. He will launch his latest book, Niagara Escarpment, Land Between Waters, on April 29. Sitting down in Mark Zelinski’s dining room in Waterdown for a discussion about his latest collection of photographs, I had to admit…
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