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Michael Kras
15 Nov 2021

Hamilton Theatre Inc returns to the stage with tuneful Welcome Back Showcase

Countless industries have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, but few have been hit quite as hard as live performance. For nearly two years, stages within live theatre and music venues have remain...

Michael Kras
17 Sep 2021

Hamilton theatre company wants to pay local artists for video series

Artists of any and all disciplines in Hamilton, listen up: a local theatre company is creating a new video series responding to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the arts, and they want to pay artis...

Michael Kras
25 Aug 2021

Meet Theatre Aquarius’ new artistic director: Mary Francis Moore

Hamilton’s only large-scale professional theatre is about to see a brand new chapter. Theatre Aquarius has been relatively quiet over the last year and a half, with the COVID-19 pandemic rendering t...

Michael Kras
12 Jul 2021

Here are some shows you’ve gotta catch at the 2021 Hamilton Fringe

It’s that time of year again; one of Hamilton’s premier annual events is about to take over the city for 12 dynamic days of independent art and performance. The Hamilton Fringe Festival, currently...

Michael Kras
09 Jul 2021

Ontario is moving into Stage Three of reopening ahead of schedule

Ontario is moving into Stage Three of reopening ahead of schedule. Officials have confirmed that the province will be further relaxing COVID-19 restrictions and reopening more of the economy next Frid...

Michael Kras
24 Jun 2021

Hamilton’s newest theatre festival spotlights the city’s IBPOC artists

If you want to catch new works of homegrown theatre and performance by some of Hamilton’s most exciting artists, a new festival in town might be right up your alley. Hamilton’s own Red Betty Theat...

Michael Kras
19 Jun 2021

The Garden Project returns to get money to Hamilton’s IBPoC artists

An exciting Hamilton arts initiative is back for the second year in a row to help get money into the pockets of the city’s artists who are Indigenous, Black, or People of Colour (IBPoC) and working ...

Craig Clark
09 Jun 2021

Hamilton’s Playhouse Cinema and Westdale Theatre awarded reopening funding

Hamilton’s independent venues Playhouse Cinema and Westdale Theatre were included as part of the Cinema Relief Fund that raised a total of $72.9k to provide financial relief to Canadian independent ...

Michael Kras
03 Jun 2021

Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts lights up for Pride Month

If you’ve taken a stroll or drive along James South these last few nights, you’ve likely seen the eye-catching sight of a prominent building decked out with multicoloured lights shining through th...

Michael Kras
01 Jun 2021

Hamilton Fringe Festival is back with an exciting lineup for 2021

Get ready, Hamilton: the city’s premier festival of live performance is back for 2021 with an incredible lineup of theatre, comedy, music, dance, and much, much more. The Hamilton Fringe Festival �...