Hamilton
iPhoto caption: Hamilton Fringe 2025. Photo by Dave Pijuan-Nomura
REVIEWS: Hamilton Fringe Festival 2026
From intimate performances and new dramas to musical comedies and experimental collaborations, these shows offer a glimpse into the many strange, funny, moving, and unexpected stories being told across Hamilton this summer.
iPhoto caption: Rick Miller in 'Boom X.' Photo by Craig Francis.
In Boom X, Rick Miller uses theatre to trace how Generation X came of age amid major shifts in media, politics, and daily life from the 1970s through the mid-1990s.
iPhoto caption: Michael Rubinoff and Mary Francis Moore. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Theatre Aquarius’ National Summit for New Musicals showcases original works from across Canada
“I want us, as a community, to be confident in our own work,” says Theatre Aquarius artistic director Mary Francis Moore. “I want us to get to a place where we don’t need the validation of outside communities to tell us that we’re good. I want us to be in a place where we have the resources to take chances, so our projects don’t have to leave the country to find success.”
iPhoto caption: Richard Alan Campbell and Mary Long in 'The Time Capsule.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: Theatre Aquarius’ The Time Capsule pays lighthearted tribute to Hamilton, Ontario
As the evening progresses and the characters begin open up and butt heads, the play becomes a comedic yet heartfelt reflection on memory. We learn that the past is never as far away as we might think, that a moment forgettable for one person could be life-changing for another, and that it takes more than just a Hamilton Ticats pin or a Tim Hortons cup to memorialize a city and its people.