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REVIEW: Dundas Little Theatre stages fresh take on Shakespeare

By Allison M. Jones
Eighties-inspired Much Ado About Nothing shifts comedy to a corporate setting, led by a talented and diverse cast and imaginative set and costumes. For another two weekends, Dundas Little Theatre is presenting one of William Shakespeare’s comedies, Much Ado About Nothing, in a truly inclusive production with a…
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REVIEW: The Catering Queen provides a reprieve from what ails us

By Allison M. Jones
The Players’ Guild of Hamilton delivers with a play that provides laughs, a villain to hate and a dive into the stories beyond the aprons serving at a fancy law firm Christmas party. If January has felt like an interminable month of Mondays, and psychic weariness has set…
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A Christmas Story, The Musical is a gift for the season

By Meredith MacLeod
Theatre Aquarius’s large and ambitious holiday show flawlessly delivers nostalgia and magic that could melt even the grinchiest of hearts. The nearly sold-out run closes Dec. 22. If you can’t find joy in A Christmas Story, The Musical, you should expect to find coal in…
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A place for weird dreams

By Stephen Near
The Staircase Theatre and Café has been both a critical indie arts venue and a home for artists across Hamilton for 28 years. It’s a place where creatives of all kinds can take risks. “There’s a weirdness here.” I’m nestled inside the brownstone interior of Hamilton’s Staircase…
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The Synch is a Christmas musical parody for the whole family

By Allison M. Jones
Set in Hickville, a town of plaid-wearing redneck women, this Emerson Arts production features plenty of sing-along music and a classic Grinch storyline. Set to open this weekend, The Synch has weathered misfortune to bounce back with jingle bells on.  The Synch is fun, interactive, family friendly musical…
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A Christmas Story, The Musical is all about nostalgia

By Meredith MacLeod
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…
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