"The Hammertheatre Company", founded in January 2007, is a company devoted to theatre research in Hamilton and also devoted to the plays of artistic director Sky Gilbert whose plays will deal with issues of gender and sexuality. Gilbert is also the founder of legendary Toronto theatre, "Buddies in Bad Times". There, Gilbert's iconic gay plays found an enthusiastic, vast audience. The theatre is at the old "Ancient Order of Foresters" building in the James Street North neighbourhood where Hamilton's Art scene continues to grow and where Sky has been living since 2003.