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The original company of 'Sisters of ’78' at Blyth Festival. iPhoto caption: The original company of 'Sisters of ’78' at Blyth Festival. Photo by Felix Vlasak.

REVIEW: At Hamilton’s Theatre Aquarius, Sisters of ’78 tells a rousing story of Ontario women’s labour

The facts are shocking, but the characters' determination to see it through — and ultimately change Ontario labour laws — is inspiring.

By Caelan Beard / Oct 8, 2026
iPhoto caption: Headshots of Sophie Gee, Ray Hogg, Margot Greve, Leora Morris, and Jessica Carmichael.

Five theatre directors offer advice to the next generation — and the programs training it

The artists on this call were candid and vulnerable. They spoke openly about their professional frustrations and challenges — and they weren’t shy about pinpointing the ways that mainstream anglophone Canadian theatre practices fail directors and artists more broadly. That said, I didn’t leave our chat feeling hopeless or cynical.

By Nathaniel Hanula-James / Oct 5, 2026
'Documents Perform 3.' iPhoto caption: 'Documents Perform 3.' Photo by T Photo Factory.

REVIEW: The Massey Report shaped Canadians’ perception of the arts. These theatre-makers are rewriting it.

Joining online from across the Americas, more than a dozen artists, artistic producers, cultural leaders, and policymakers add live suggestions to the document, together transforming stuffy bureaucratic language into a rowdy patchwork of compassionate imagining.

By Liam Donovan / Oct 3, 2026