
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: LA BOHÈME, The Grange Festival
June 12, 2026

Review: BURLESQUE THE MUSICAL, Savoy Theatre
July 22, 2025

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 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.

Review: TOSCA, Glyndebourne
May 22, 2026
Tosca is Giacomo Puccini's fast-paced thriller of an opera; brimming with tension and political intrigue.

Review: THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, Starring Ralf Little
May 20, 2026
Author John Le Carré famously banned stage versions of his work, and he may well have felt quietly vindicated with his decision having seen David Eldridge's adaptation of his third book, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.

Review: EQUUS, Starring Toby Stephens, Menier Chocolate Factory
May 19, 2026
It's nearly twenty years since Daniel Radcliffe first tried to throw off the Harry Potter shackles in the 2007 version of Peter Shaffer’s 1973 play Equus.

Interview: Soprano Caitlin Gotimer on Taking On TOSCA at Glyndebourne
May 18, 2026
2026 marks the first time that Glyndbourne has staged Puccini's Tosca, a devastating opera of love and betrayal.

Review: THE KEY OF DREAMS- THE SHADOWS LENGTHEN, Treowen, Wales
May 19, 2026
It is now a few days since I left Treowen, a gorgeous 17th century Manor House set in the even-more-gorgeous Welsh countryside and I am still processing the experience.

Review: KRAPP'S LAST TAPE, Starring Gary Oldman, Royal Court Theatre
May 12, 2026
First staged last year at Theatre Royal Bath, Gary Oldman directs, set-designs, co-produces and performs Samuel Beckett’s 1958 one-act play, Krapp's Last Tape at London's Royal Court, the theatre where the play made its UK debut back in 1958.
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