
Aliya Al-Hassan
Aliya Al-Hassan is UK Managing Editor of BroadwayWorld. A London-based theatre critic and journalist, she has a life-long passion for the arts, with a focus on theatre. She is always keen to promote new work and smaller venues. Follow her on Twitter @aliyajaderosa
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Review: BILLY BUDD, Glyndebourne
June 29, 2026

Review Roundup: Ben Platt in MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET at The Menier Chocolate Factory
July 21, 2026

Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of Cole Escola's OH, MARY!?
December 19, 2025

Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE?
November 13, 2025

Review: DRACULA, Starring Cynthia Erivo, Noël Coward Theatre
February 17, 2026

Review Roundup: Did TRAINSPOTTING THE MUSICAL Evoke A Lust For Life?
July 23, 2026
Cult heroes of youth culture; Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, Tommy, and Kelly are back, alongside an ensemble cast and a live band.

Review Roundup: Ben Platt in MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET at The Menier Chocolate Factory
July 21, 2026
1965, New York City.

Review: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Glyndebourne Festival
July 20, 2026
Richard Strauss's opera within an opera, Ariadne aux Naxos, is a curious beast: a hybrid of spoken word and singing, a mix of musical influences and themes which ask whether high art can ever mix with popular entertainment.

Review: SWAN LAKE, State Ballet of Georgia, London Coliseum
July 18, 2026
After their appearance at the London Coliseum in 2024, the State Ballet of Georgia return to the capital with a brand new version of Swan Lake.

Review: LOCAL, Finborough Theatre
July 17, 2026
What does home mean to you? Is it the place, the people, the bricks and mortar? Liz Richardson's autobiographical one-woman show is a gentle look at what home means to your identity and how the environment of your childhood can influence your later life.

Review Roundup: Simon Stone's THE ORESTEIA, Now Open At The Bridge Theatre
July 15, 2026
A contemporary family wakes up in a Greek myth and can’t seem to find a way out of their hellish destiny.

Review Roundup: Was Sam Ryder Heavenly in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR?
July 8, 2026
The legendary rock opera by lyricist Tim Rice composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, the premiere of Jesus Christ Superstar redefined the Broadway musical and 40 years later it remains a beloved classic.

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, Starring Sam Ryder
July 7, 2026
Ten years after Tim Sheader's hit version of Jesus Christ Superstar entranced audiences under the stars in Regent's Park, it is back in a much-hyped revival at the London Palladium.

Review: EUGENE ONEGIN, The Grange Festival
July 5, 2026
Love, jealousy, arrogance, death and rejection, Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin has all the trappings of a grand opera, but in essence is a simple story.

Review: THE GUILTY, Starring Russell Tovey, Donmar Warehouse
July 1, 2026
If you suffer from If you suffer from any kind of anxiety or nervousness, I would advise caution when booking the latest show at the Donmar Warehouse.

Review: BILLY BUDD, Glyndebourne
June 29, 2026
It is 75 years since Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd first appeared on stage: a collaboration between himself and novelist EM Forster to adapt Herman Melville’s novella.

Interview: 'My Father's Choreography Has A Clear Sense Of Ceremony': Set Designer Charlotte MacMillan on Revisiting A SLEEPING BEAUTY
June 19, 2026
Ahead of English National Ballet’s performances of Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Albert Hall, set designer Charlotte MacMillan discusses drawing on centuries of theatre design, using projection to create a sleeping palace suspended in time, and what it means to help br

Review: LA BOHÈME, The Grange Festival
June 12, 2026
Puccini's tear-jerker La bohème is always a crowd-pleaser for any opera festival.

Review: GIULIO CESARE, The Grange Festival
June 8, 2026
A new version of Handel's 1724 opera Giulio Cesare is always an exciting prospect.

Review: WAR HORSE, National Theatre
June 3, 2026
Nearly twenty years since its original run at the National Theatre and after worldwide success, Joey has come home.

Review: THE P WORD, Bush Theatre
June 2, 2026
What a joy it is to see Olivier Award-winning The P Word returning to the Bush Theatre, along with original cast members Esh Alladi and Waleed Akhtar.

Review: BEETLEJUICE: THE MUSICAL, Prince Edward Theatre
May 29, 2026
For musical fans, it's been a long time coming, but the wait is finally over.

Review: I'M SORRY, PRIME MINISTER, Richmond Theatre
May 27, 2026
Former Prime Minister Jim Hacker and former Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey are reunited in poignant and nostalgic fashion in Jonathan Lynn's I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, the final chapter for two characters so beloved from the TV series that made them British institutions.

Interview: English National Ballet Artistic Director, Aaron S. Watkin, on EMERGING DANCER 2026
May 27, 2026
Ahead of English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer 2026, Artistic Director Aaron S.

Review: IL TURCO IN ITALIA, Glyndebourne
May 26, 2026
Il Turco In Italia may not be Rossini's most famous work, but if there is any justice, this wonderful revival of Mariame Clément's 2021 Festival production will bring this opera to much wider attention.
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