- Michael Kras
- 14 Sep 2019
HamilTEN Theatre Festival seeking script submissions
Local writers had better warm up their typing fingers and get those imaginations going, because the HamilTEN 10 Minute Play Festival is currently accepting submissions for the 2020 festival line-up. E...
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- Michael Kras
- 06 Sep 2019
Frost Bites announces last call for artist submissions
Local art makers and movers ‘n shakers, get cracking: the 2020 Frost Bites site-specific arts festival is accepting submissions from Hamiltonian creators and performers until this Friday, Septembe...
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- Michael Kras
- 05 Sep 2019
Artword Artbar says goodbye after 10 fulfilling years
It’s a sad day for the James North arts scene as the infamous and well-loved Artword Artbar has just announced it will officially close its doors later this year. An unassuming treasure tucked away ...
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- Beyond James
- 21 Aug 2019
Shakespeare at the Rock is Hamilton’s new summer tradition
Last year, fans of summer theatre didn’t have to stray all the way to Stratford to be treated to Shakespeare’s epic works. Thanks to Tottering Biped Theatre and the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), ...
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- Beyond James
- 04 Jul 2019
Onstage and off, one-man show Monster is a full cast of characters
From the very start of Monster, the audience is an active participant. During the play’s opening, a voice is heard rudely quieting a neighbour in a movie theatre. Unknowingly, this one gesture makes...
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- Vicktoria Adam
- 28 Apr 2019
“Mary’s Wedding” Returns to Hamilton
After its successful run in the fall, Mary’s Wedding, the exquisite play by Canadian playwright, Stephen Massicotte, returns this spring to the HARRRP. Jointly produced by Rook’s Theatre and Flat...
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- Andru Valpy
- 13 Mar 2019
Hamilton is home (to a vibrant arts and music scene)
When I first moved to Hamilton, all I’d ever hear were negative things. Having moved from Winnipeg to Burlington, and later Toronto, all anyone ever said at the time was “stay away from Hamiltonâ...
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- Robert Cekan
- 08 Mar 2019
Playhouse Cinema: Reviving Hamilton’s oldest operating theatre
When John Tutt opened Waterloo’s Princess Twin Cinemas in 2005, the term ‘twin cinema’ simply referred to the theatre being able to show two different movies at the same time. With the grand ope...
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- Rose Hopkins
- 06 Feb 2019
Frost Bites festival returns
Frost Bites is breaking barriers in Hamilton and beyond. Presented by the Hamilton Fringe in partnership with City of Hamilton’s Winterfest, the city’s only site-specific winter performance festiv...
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- Robert
- 09 Oct 2018
The Pearl Company will cease operations
It’s with heavy hearts we announce that one of Hamilton’s artistic gems will be taking their final bow. The Pearl Company, an arts and performance facility in the heart of the Landsdale neighbourh...
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