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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.
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REVIEW: Calendar Girls is balm for weary souls

Story of group of English women posing nude to raise money for their church is a nuanced exploration of aging, expectation, disappointment, and refusing to accept limitations. Binbrook Little Theatre’s production features brave performances and a solid focus on the story. Uplifting stories seem hard to find these…
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REVIEW: Where You Are is a good place to be

The Players’ Guild’s latest offering is a cozy, funny ‘visit with dear friends’ featuring a likable cast, a witty and well-paced script by Hamilton’s Kristen Da Silva, and a front porch set that has our writer yearning for a place to join the conversation. Sitting in the dark…
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REVIEW: You don’t want to miss this train

Murder on the Orient Express at Theatre Aquarius is escapist theatre at its very best: great ensemble cast, magnificent set and costumes, and a story by one of mystery’s masters. It's on until March 29. Murder on the Orient Express is a tightly-wound, fast-paced thrill ride aboard…
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HTI production wins over this Anne of Green Gables fan

Allison M. Jones is devoted to Lucy Maud Montgomery and her iconic characters and was charmed by this well-acted, well-designed, well-directed and sold-out musical. In the lead-up to Hamilton Theatre Inc.’s production of Anne of Green Gables: The Musical, I’ll admit I was worried. It wasn’t anything…
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