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Theatre Aquarius’ NCNM selects three new musicals for 2025-26 development 

The Danish Guest, The Blue Castle, and My Beef with Beef each bring such distinct worlds to life — from Victorian London to early-1900s Muskoka to a modern kitchen haunted by a ghost cow," wrote artistic director Mary Francis Moore in a press release.

By Krystal Abrigo / Jul 8, 2025
Andrew Kushnir on the first day of rehearsals for Casey and Diana at Theatre Aquarius. iPhoto caption: Photo by Dahlia Katz.

Q&A: Casey and Diana director Andrew Kushnir on bringing the acclaimed drama to Theatre Aquarius

“There’s lots to grieve right now in the world,” says Kushnir. “But there are so few communal places to be with that grief. And I do think grieving in public normalizes a universal human condition: that we’ve all loved and lost something (time, a dream, a way of life) — or, more commonly, a dear someone.”

By Liam Donovan / Feb 10, 2025
Production photo of Just For One Day at Mirvish. iPhoto caption: Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade.

REVIEW: Mirvish’s Just For One Day gives Live Aid the showchoir treatment

It’s a group effort to a rather incredible degree — many of the songs are essentially riff battles, with the singers hot-potatoing the melody around.

By Liam Donovan / Feb 6, 2025
theatre aquarius iPhoto caption: The team behind The Nine Lives of Ross Fordham poses for a photo. Photo courtesy of Theatre Aquarius.

Theatre Aquarius’ newest musical weaves a family tapestry out of stories and songs

Police officer Ross Fordham’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren are the talents behind the production, which opens on January 10 at Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton.

By Nathaniel Hanula-James / Jan 9, 2025