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REVIEW: Mass Appeal tackles religious themes in palatable ways

The Players’ Guild production is gorgeously staged and well-acted, and raises some laughs while pondering some of the thorny complexities of human nature, power, popularity, and truth. The title of The Players’ Guild’s current production, Mass Appeal, is a play on words and a window into its plot.
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REVIEW: A Grand Night for Singing delivers nostalgia, refreshing take on musical classics

The Players’ Guild of Hamilton’s revue brings the best of Rodgers and Hammerstein from The King And I, South Pacific, Allegro, Me And Juliet, Cinderella, Carousel and Oklahoma. Now in the middle of its run, The Players’ Guild of Hamilton’s production of A Grand Night for Singing is…
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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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Rotterdam is a thought-provoking play of identity

The Players’ Guild of Hamilton’s latest production tackles themes of gender identity, authenticity, and the human need to belong. Christening the new year at The Players’ Guild is the play Rotterdam, a thought-provoking story that begins on a recent New Year’s Eve in the Dutch port city. Alice…
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REVIEW: Art of Murder is a fun romp

Full of twists and turns, first production of the 150th season at The Players’ Guild of Hamilton is a roller-coaster of a ride. The Art of Murder is a fun, twisty romp that ends in a satisfying place.  We go into the theatre knowing someone dies, but which…
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Hamilton Players’ Guild: 150 years of community theatre

North America’s oldest continuing community theatre and one of the first little theatres on the continent, this Queen Street South institution continues to stage entirely volunteer-driven productions. With The Players’ Guild of Hamilton having reached its 150th anniversary season in 2025-2026 and with 74 years on Queen…