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The Theatre Aquarius family holiday show is big and ambitious but also focused on the heart and magic of the yuletide season. If there was any question that nostalgia for simpler times is high right now, A Christmas Story, The Musical at Theatre Aquarius opening next month answers…

Wacky comedy about a dysfunctional administration in a low-budget institution celebrates its many connections to Hamilton. A dozen episodes of zany prison comedy Pink Is In have now been reworked into a feature film that is making its debut at The Westdale on Nov. 27. Pink Is In…

Bruce Ley grew up in Hamilton, kicked off his musical career on a stage at Westdale high school and played in some well-known local bands. He returns to the city for  “Early Morning Rain.” Hamilton native Bruce Ley, who has had a long and varied career in music,…

Juno Rinaldi and Jayne Eastwood are two funny women teaming up for a live chat with interesting Hamiltonians. Next up is retired Ticat Simoni Lawrence on Dec. 7. So what happens when two Hamilton comedic actors get together for a gab session with someone in the city who…

Burlington’s Santa the Panto and other seasonal productions in Hamilton, Ancaster and Waterdown are proving popular as the transition to the holiday season continues on local stages. Theatre Burlington’s Santa the Panto is a festive family-friendly show for the “young and young at heart,” and the company says…

'Visual album' Walking Through the Fire brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists to explore joy, along with the pain of genocide, residential schools, culture loss and displacement. It screens at The Westdale Nov. 17. When violinist and Sultans of String founder Chris McKhool heard from…