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Hamilton Fringe Festival Mills Hardware 95 King Street East By Kristin Archer It’s always a pleasure to run into Zak McDonald. He always has the biggest smile on his face and is one of the most genuine people I’ve met in my travels. A few months ago when running into Zak, he asked me how … Read more
Episode 085 (July 10/15) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer In this episode: Interview with Zak McDonald about his show “The Happiest Story I Know” at Hamilton Fringe Festival (July 16-26) + interview with Marra Koren before her band Marrakech played Raise the Roof at Dr. Disc More … Read more
Episode 084 (July 3/15) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer In this episode: Interview with Michael Kras of Broken Soil Theatre about their play “For Kiera” at Hamilton Fringe Festival (July 16-26) + interview with Matt, Emily, and Daniel of Exhale Music Group about their Eternal Summer series … Read more
Hammer Entertainment‘s production of Gypsy, The Musical Citadel Theatre 28 Rebecca Street By Kristin Archer I usually like to approach musicals like I prepare for a concert – listening to the album to get pumped up for the show. This time, I went into Hammer Entertainment’s Gypsy with a fresh mind. Only the distant sounds … Read more
McMaster Thespian Company – Romeo & Juliet Mills Hardware 95 King Street East By Jordan Hallin The McMaster Thespian Company’s production of Romeo & Juliet hosts a slew of community theatre veterans and fresh faces, that quite honestly do this Shakespearean classic justice. Their stripped down minimalist format truly lets the characters and tragic story … Read more
Two Juliets Theatre duo Two Juliets first caught my attention at this year’s Hamilton Fringe Festival with their piece, “XOXO: The Relationship Show.” It was one of my favourite productions of the fest and I was happy to see it again when they brought it back to town in October at Yuk Yuk’s. I chatted … Read more
The lovely Leila (a character by the talented Izad Etemadi) first made her appearance in the city at the 2013 Hamilton Fringe Festival. My first introduction to Leila was at Fringe 2014, when she returned with one of my favourite productions of the festival, “Love With Leila.” Leila is coming back to the Hammer for … Read more
McMaster University Theatre By Jordan Hallin September rolls in and another fantastic season of McMaster theatre is already well under way. For those unfamiliar with me, my name is Jordan Hallin and I have been heavily involved in theatre at Mac for the past four years. Over the past four years I have participated as … Read more
Episode 046 (Sept. 26/14) “I Heart Hamilton” airs Fridays 2-3PM on 93.3 CFMU Hosted by Kristin Archer Listen live: http://cfmu.msumcmaster.ca Episode 046 (Sept. 26/14) In this episode: Interview with Trei Harris (Fruiti) about The VIIIth Day (EDM music fest) in Gage Park on Sept. 27; interview with Festival Director of the AGH World Film Festival, … Read more
Hamilton Fringe Festival Last year marked a big landmark for the Hamilton Fringe Festival. It was a turning point, and the theatre festival saw an increase of almost 50% in attendance. This year, the Fringe team pulled out all the stops and made the 11th year their biggest one yet, breaking new records for the … Read more