Playhouse Cinema

Playhouse Cinema Hamilton's independent art house cinema, built in 1914. Cinema

07/23/2026

Do you have an appointment? 🚪👞

GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY S*X PASS opens TOMORROW, Friday July 24th!

🎥 When her fiancé uses their “celebrity pass” agreement, Midwest bride Gail Daughtry travels to Hollywood seeking revenge by pursuing her own celebrity encounter.

📣 “25 years after “Wet Hot American Summer” premiered at Sundance, it’s a relief to know that Wain and Marino are still at the absolute top of their game.” - IndieWire

🗓️: Opens July 24
🎟️: Tickets available at playhousecinema.ca

07/23/2026

Rousing. Soul-stirring. Achingly romantic. Get ready to go way down Hadestown. 🌹 Experience HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL, playing now at the Playhouse Cinema!

🎥 Intertwining two mythic tales – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and Queen Persephone – as it invites you on an unforgettable journey to the underworld and back.

🎶 A genre-defying musical blending modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine the sweeping ancient tale.

📣 “Sumptuous. Gorgeous. As good as it gets.” (The New York Times)
🏆 Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical & Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

🎟️: Tickets & showtimes at playhousecinema.ca

07/23/2026

Tension— or a ROPE —so thick you could cut it with a knife. 🕯️

🎥 Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.

📣 “When I look back, of course, it’s quite nonsensical and unreal, because I was breaking all my own tradition of using film, in the cutting of film, to tell a story.” — Alfred Hitchcock on ROPE (1948)

🗓️: July 26 & 29
🎟️: Tickets available at playhousecinema.ca

07/22/2026

Clement Virgo with TIFF on the inspiration for his latest film STEAL AWAY — Playing July 29 at Playhouse + a post-screening Q&A with Virgo himself!

Starring Angourie Rice, Mallori Johnson and Lauren Lee Smith, the film follows a teenager as she forms an intense bond with a refugee taken in by her family. As their obsessive relationship deepens, she becomes enamored with the refugee’s lifestyle, leading to desire, jealousy, and a world that is not as it appears.

🏆 Official Selection of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival

📣 “Fully capturing the daring mix of tones and textures in Tamara Faith Berger’s screenplay, which recalls the genre-busting stories of Octavia E. Butler and Angela Carter, Virgo’s startling blend of the sociopolitical and psychosexual marks a thrilling departure for a filmmaker who’s long been one of Canada’s best.” — TIFF

🗓️: ONE NIGHT ONLY, July 29 at 6:25 PM
🎟️: Tickets on sale now at playhousecinema.ca

Which Shinji are you? 😁 🍿 See EVANGELION:DEATH (TRUE)² & REBIRTH tonight at Playhouse!Celebrate 30 years of NEON GENESIS...
07/22/2026

Which Shinji are you? 😁

🍿 See EVANGELION:DEATH (TRUE)² & REBIRTH tonight at Playhouse!

Celebrate 30 years of NEON GENESIS EVANGELION with the Evangelion 30th Movie Fest!

Wonder where this all falls in the EVANGELION timeline? EVANGELION:DEATH (TRUE)² & REBIRTH is a compilation of episodes 1-24 out of the original 26 episode series, as well as EVANGELION:REBIRTH, a portion of the alternate ending to episode 25, “Air.”.

THE END OF EVANGELION is the final movie version was created as an alternative ending to the NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TV series, remaking the final two episodes from the series.

Catch both at Playhouse:
EVANGELION:DEATH (TRUE)² & REBIRTH - JULY 22 at 6:45 PM
THE END OF EVANGELION - JULY 23 at 7:25 PM

🎟️ Tickets on sale now at playhousecinema.ca

JUST ANNOUNCED! Playhouse is happy to welcome the talented Clement Virgo for a post-screening Q&A for his latest film ST...
07/21/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED! Playhouse is happy to welcome the talented Clement Virgo for a post-screening Q&A for his latest film STEAL AWAY 🎥

Starring Angourie Rice, Mallori Johnson and Lauren Lee Smith, the film follows a teenager as she forms an intense bond with a refugee taken in by her family. As their obsessive relationship deepens, she becomes enamored with the refugee’s lifestyle, leading to desire, jealousy, and a world that is not as it appears.

🏆 Official Selection of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival

📣 “Fully capturing the daring mix of tones and textures in Tamara Faith Berger’s screenplay, which recalls the genre-busting stories of Octavia E. Butler and Angela Carter, Virgo’s startling blend of the sociopolitical and psychosexual marks a thrilling departure for a filmmaker who’s long been one of Canada’s best.” — TIFF

🗓️: ONE NIGHT ONLY, July 29 at 6:25 PM
🎟️: Tickets on sale now at playhousecinema.ca

✨ NEW! Brand new hat colour ways are available now to purchase at the snack bar!☀️ Whether you’re catching a matinee, he...
07/21/2026

✨ NEW! Brand new hat colour ways are available now to purchase at the snack bar!

☀️ Whether you’re catching a matinee, heading to the market, or simply repping your favourite independent cinema, we’ve got something for you.

It never hurts to give the gift of Playhouse to your favourite movie lover either! A hat and a membership can go a long way 😉

Find these gorgeous hats and all kinds of Playhouse merch available at the snack bar 🍿

🎟️ As always, see what’s playing & coming soon at playhousecinema.ca

07/21/2026

Rumour has it he spent more time in that hallway than he did in the cryo chamber 👀❄️

Catch AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY as part of our upcoming SUMMER CAMP! series showcasing over-the-top iconically ironically masterpieces of cinema!

🎥 A world-class pl***oy and part-time secret agent from the 1960s emerges after thirty years in a cryogenic state to battle with his nemesis Dr. Evil.

🇨🇦 Starring Canadian comedy legend Mike Myers as not only Mr. Powers but also Dr. Evil!

📣 “Definitely lives up to its promise of being smashing, groovy, baby.” -Variety

🗓️: August 1 & 5
🎟️: Tickets on sale NOW at playhousecinema.ca

07/20/2026

CAT VIDEO FEST is right around the corner! 🐈

Oscilloscope Laboratories presents CAT VIDEO FEST 2026, a compilation of the latest and best cat videos culled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.

Each year, across the country, local theaters partner with nearby cat-focused charities, animal welfare associations and shelters alike — a portion of ticket proceeds from every show goes directly to local cats in need.

10% of all ticket sales directly supports the Hamilton/Burlington SPCA

Since 2019, CatVideoFest has raised over $1 million for local shelters!

🗓️: August 7, 8 & 9
🎟️: Tickets on sale NOW at playhousecinema.ca

07/19/2026

Eat sh*t and die, Ricky. Eat sh*t and live, Bill. ⚾️

🔪 Does it get more iconic than Robert Hiltzik’s SLEEPAWAY CAMP? See this campy slasher with a killer twist this August at Playhouse Cinema!

🎥 Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela (Felissa Rose) is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent “accidents” begin to claim the lives of various campers.

📣 “This is a film that has not only stood the test of time, but has also slaughtered it with a glimmering blade in a cabin shower.” — Annie Choi, Bleeding Skull

🗓️: August 15 & 20
🎟️: Tickets available NOW at playhousecinema.ca

Address

177 Sherman Avenue N
Hamilton, ON
L8L6M8

Telephone

+19055458888

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Playhouse Cinema posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Establishment

Send a message to Playhouse Cinema:

Shortcuts

Share

Category