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Theatre Aquarius is a hub for creative conversation that celebrates possibility, engages community, fosters innovation, and ignites future voices. We’re your gathering place to share stories that provoke, delight, inspire, and transform. For 50 seasons, we have been recognized as a leader in Canadian Theatre, producing work of the highest quality, premiering new plays, developing the skills of professional artists, and investing in youth and families in the Hamilton region and beyond. We are guided by our Strategic Actions that are rooted in excellence, collaboration, audience engagement, inclusivity, and sustainability. Theatre Aquarius is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) and proudly engages artists who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association (CAEA) and stage technicians who are members of IATSE Locals 129 and 828.

Upcoming Shows

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Nov 18 – Dec 20, 2026

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber One of the world’s most beloved family musicals comes to Hamilton for the holidays. Featuring much-loved pop and musical theatre classics, including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door...

All's Well

All's Well

Jan 27 – Feb 13, 2027

All’s Well By Mona Awad A Crow’s Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre co-production Adapted for the stage by Erin Shields Starring Maev Beaty “Whenever you see the name Erin Shields on a theatre program, you know you are in for quality entertainment.” ~Gary Smith In this wild comedy...

Matilda The Musical

Matilda The Musical

Mar 10 – Apr 4, 2027

Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical Book by Dennis Kelly Music & Lyrics by Tim Minchin A beloved fan favourite, Matilda comes to life in a spectacular new Theatre Aquarius production, bringing wit, heart, and electrifying energy to Hamilton. Based on Roald Dahl’s cherished novel...

Heist

Heist

Apr 28 – May 15, 2027

Heist By Arun Lakra Ocean’s Eleven meets the theatrical stage. Five criminals reunite for one final job after a devastating betrayal. But in a world built on double-crosses, loyalty is fleeting—and karma is waiting in the wings. Fast, smart, and dangerously fun, this slick...

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Articles

Review: THE DESCENT OF ORPHEUS at Koerner Hall

Review: THE DESCENT OF ORPHEUS at Koerner Hall

by Keira Grant · October 24, 2026

Opera Atelier specializes in 17th- and 18th-century works, and Co-Artistic Directors Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg are highly adept at bringing them to life with fidelity to the conventions of the time. Impressively, they manage to do this in a way that never feels tone deaf to mo…

Review: PROPHETESS at Tarragon Theatre

Review: PROPHETESS at Tarragon Theatre

by Samantha Wu · October 16, 2026

Prophetess is a rabbit hole kind of tale, one that's a chaotic descent into madness. Playing now at the Tarragon Theatre until November 1 2026, this dynamic production is written by Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho) and directed/dramaturged by Mike Payette. Prophetess is the kind of show that is ripe for theatre …

Review: COSĺ FAN TUTTE at Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts

Review: COSĺ FAN TUTTE at Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts

by Keira Grant · October 4, 2026

The Canadian Opera Company’s remount of its 2014 production of Cosí Fan Tutte, originally directed by Atom Egoyan, brings to bear all of the performance and creative excellence for which the COC is known. However, in the post- #MeToo era, and amidst the Cornell 7 scandal, this 236-year-old work h…

Review: BOOTY CANDY at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre

Review: BOOTY CANDY at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre

by Keira Grant · October 2, 2026

Booty Candy is perfect for 2026. It has just the right blend of hilarity and  hyperbole to take your mind off current events and just enough home truths to give a voice to the shared pain, fear and rage of all of us whose very existence is subversive during these turbulent times. At a time when pla…

Review: ALICIA KEYS' HELL'S KITCHEN at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre

Review: ALICIA KEYS' HELL'S KITCHEN at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre

by Samantha Wu · September 28, 2026

Multi-Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys lends her soulful and iconic tunes to Hell's Kitchen on stage now at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, directed by Patrick Willingham and Oskar Eustis (artistic director) with book by Kristoffer Diaz. This moving coming-of-age story features the the…

Review: WALDEN at The Theatre Centre

Review: WALDEN at The Theatre Centre

by Ilana Lucas · September 27, 2026

WALDEN is more successful in its exploration of family dynamics than as a work of speculative fiction. However, Icarus Theatre’s production at The Theatre Centre, directed by Erik Richards, still takes off for an engaging 90 minutes of theatre.…

Review: LA TRAVIATA at Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts

Review: LA TRAVIATA at Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts

by Keira Grant · September 20, 2026

Canadian Opera Company’s season opener La Traviata pulls out all the stops and sets an extremely high bar for the rest of its 26-27 offerings. My companion has been coming to the opera with me for many years, and she was blown away, proclaiming this as one of her all-time faves. “A triumph,” s…

Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Soulpepper Theatre

Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Soulpepper Theatre

by Elizabeth Armstrong · September 18, 2026

Spring Awakening at Soulpepper Theatre is a well-executed and expertly-crafted sensory delight (though the dark themes this play tackles are far from delightful) that offers an intense, almost cinematic theatre-going experience.…

Review: AMADEUS at Shaw Festival

Review: AMADEUS at Shaw Festival

by Michael Rabice · August 24, 2026

The Shaw Festival seems to be having a small tribute festival to Shaffer brothers as it is presenting two of their known pieces this season. The dark mystery SLEUTH by Anthony Shaffer is now playing to great acclaim at the Court House Theatre and more recently and the comic drama AMADEUS by Sir Pe…

Review: SLEUTH  AND ONE FOR THE POT at SHAW FESTIVAL

Review: SLEUTH AND ONE FOR THE POT at SHAW FESTIVAL

by Michael Rabice · August 8, 2026

An embarrassment of artistic riches has yet again convened in Niagara on the  Lake for this season’s Shaw Festival. Two very different plays  are given world class productions sharing many of the same talents. Last week I attended Anthony Shaffer’s psychological thriller SLEUTH at the intima…

Past Shows

21 total · showing 1–10

Sisters of '78

Sisters of '78

Sep 30 – Oct 17, 2026

Sisters of ’78 By Kristen Da Silva In 1978, a switch flipped — and an entire community felt the shock. From award-winning Hamilton playwright Kristen Da Silva comes Sisters of ’78 , an unforgettable story of courage, solidarity, and the women who dared to change the course of...

It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken

It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken

Apr 22 – May 16, 2026

Songs by The Tragically Hip Book by Brian Hill & Ahmed Moneka In partnership with Thousand Islands Playhouse It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken tells the story of a family in turmoil facing the revelation of long-guarded secrets and the resilience they find through a group of...

Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express

Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express

Mar 4 – Mar 21, 2026

Adapted for the stage by KEN LUDWIG Directed by Mary Francis Moore One of Agatha Christie’s greatest literary achievements, with a final twist among her best! Detective Hercule Poirot is aboard the Orient Express when an unlikeable wealthy American is murdered. As the debonair...

BOOM X

BOOM X

Jan 21 – Feb 7, 2026

Written, directed and performed by RICK MILLER “THE INTERNATIONAL HIT SHOW THAT CAPTURES THE MUSIC, POLITICS, AND CULTURE OF THE 70s, 80s, AND 90s! BOOM X picks up at Woodstock in August of ‘69, and takes us all the way to 1995, when the internet began to dominate our lives...

Theatre Aquarius' production of Disney's Frozen, The Broadway Musical

Theatre Aquarius' production of Disney's Frozen, The Broadway Musical

Nov 19 – Dec 21, 2025

Directed by Jeremy Webb Book by Jennifer Lee Originally directed on Broadway by Michael Grandage Based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee and directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee Originally produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Group When Queen Elsa’s hidden powers...

The Time Capsule

The Time Capsule

Oct 1 – Oct 18, 2025

A new comedy by Matt Murray Directed by Mary Francis Moore From the writer and director of MAGGIE THE MUSICAL Hilarious, heartfelt, and a little bit off the rails—just like life. Set in a Hamilton church basement, this whip-smart comedy brings together an unforgettable crew: a...

Waitress

Waitress

Apr 30 – May 17, 2025

A CO-PRODUCTION WITH THE GRAND THEATRE Book by Jessie Nelson Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles Based on the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly FIND YOUR BEGINNING Jenna Hunterson is a waitress and expert pie maker stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a...

Fully Committed

Fully Committed

Mar 26 – Apr 12, 2025

By Becky Mode Starring Gavin Crawford Based on characters created by Becky Mode and Mark Setlock FIND YOUR WANNABE This devastatingly funny one-act follows a day in the life of Sam Peliczowski, an out-of-work actor who works the red-hot reservation line at Manhattan’s number-one...

Casey and Diana

Casey and Diana

Feb 19 – Mar 8, 2025

By Nick Green Originally commissioned by The Stratford Festival. Produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers) www.MQlit.ca A co-production with The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre FIND YOUR HOPE Inspired by Princess Diana’s historic visit to...

A Christmas Story, The Musical

A Christmas Story, The Musical

Dec 4 – Dec 21, 2024

Book by Joseph Robinette. Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Directed by Mary Francis Moore. Based on the motion picture A Christmas Story distributed by Warner Bros., written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark, and Upon In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash...

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