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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






Sarah Grochala's INTELLIGENCE Wins The Women's Prize for Playwriting 2023
Sarah Grochala's INTELLIGENCE Wins The Women's Prize for Playwriting 2023
January 22, 2024

Intelligence by Sarah Grochalahas been announced as the winning script for The Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2023. Launched in 2019 and produced by Ellie Keel and Paines Plough, the Prize is the only national prize to champion and support exceptional playwrights who identify as female or non-binary.

Photos: Rehearsal Images Released for DEAR OCTOPUS at the National Theatre
Photos: Rehearsal Images Released for DEAR OCTOPUS at the National Theatre
January 22, 2024

The National Theatre has released rehearsal images for the upcoming revival of Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith (I Capture the Castle), playing in the Lyttelton theatre from 7 February. See all the photos here.

Photos: First Look at Jade Anouka's HEART at Brixton House
Photos: First Look at Jade Anouka's HEART at Brixton House
January 22, 2024

After an acclaimed run at Edinburgh Fringe, Jade Anouka is taking her debut play HEART to Brixton House, a brand new theatre in the centre of the community. See the first look photos here.

Show of the Week: Save Up to 52% on GUYS & DOLLS
Show of the Week: Save Up to 52% on GUYS & DOLLS
January 22, 2024

Show of the Week: Save Up to 52% on Guys & Dolls- The Bridge transforms for one of the greatest musicals of all time. Be transported to the streets of Manhattan in Guys & Dolls directed by Nicholas Hytner. 

Review: AFTERGLOW, Southwark Playhouse Borough
Review: AFTERGLOW, Southwark Playhouse Borough
January 22, 2024

Based on very personal experience, S. Asher Gelman’s play off-Broadway hit now comes to London’s Southwark Playhouse. Although polyamory is an initial theme, the play quickly becomes a study of quite a classic love triangle, where a casual physical fling develops into serious emotional involvement.

Hannah Waddingham: I Was Told I Would Never Work in TV
Hannah Waddingham: I Was Told I Would Never Work in TV
January 19, 2024

Actor Hannah Waddingham was told that she would never work in television because a drama teacher told her that her face looked 'like one side of her face has had a stroke.'

WEST END LIVE Confirms 2024 Dates
WEST END LIVE Confirms 2024 Dates
January 19, 2024

West End LIVE has confirmed it will return to Trafalgar Square this summer.

Save up to 68% on EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE in London
Save up to 68% on EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE in London
January 19, 2024

Tickets from £15 for Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Peacock Theatre

Indira Varma and Rami Malek to Star in OEDIPUS in London in 2025
Indira Varma and Rami Malek to Star in OEDIPUS in London in 2025
January 19, 2024

The Old Vic has announced the world premiere of Ella Hickson’s Oedipus, starring Academy Award winner Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody, No Time To Die) and Olivier Award winner Indira Varma (Present Laughter, Game of Thrones).

Exclusive 24hr Presale for INSTRUCTIONS FOR A TEENAGE ARMAGEDDON
Exclusive 24hr Presale for INSTRUCTIONS FOR A TEENAGE ARMAGEDDON
January 18, 2024

Exclusive 24 Hour Presale: Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon

Jodie Comer: 'I Would Love to Do a Musical'
Jodie Comer: 'I Would Love to Do a Musical'
January 18, 2024

Actor Jodie Comer has said that she would love the challenge of doing a musical.

Caissie Levy to Reprise Role in NEXT TO NORMAL West End Transfer
Caissie Levy to Reprise Role in NEXT TO NORMAL West End Transfer
January 18, 2024

The critically acclaimed cast of the smash hit Donmar Warehouse production of the Broadway musical Next to Normal – which sold every seat at every performance across its season at Donmar Warehouse, where the production made its long-awaited UK Premiere –are to return as the show prepares to transfer to London’s West End.

Review: ALEGRIA: IN A NEW LIGHT, Royal Albert Hall
Review: ALEGRIA: IN A NEW LIGHT, Royal Albert Hall
January 18, 2024

How you arrive at a Cirque show very much determines how you will react to it. Are you a newbie whose eyes will be veritably popped, or are you a veteran, whose eyes occasionally roll, having seen much of it before?

ENO Union Members Vote in Favour of Strike Action
ENO Union Members Vote in Favour of Strike Action
January 17, 2024

Members of the Musicians' Union and Equity have voted overwhelmingly in favour of potential strike action in a dispute over planned cuts to the workforce.

Oliver Tompsett to Star in One-Off Concert at The Other Palace
Oliver Tompsett to Star in One-Off Concert at The Other Palace
January 17, 2024

West End star Oliver Tompsett is to star in a one-off concert at The Other Palace Theatre next month.

Cast Set for Sheffield Theatre's THE CRUCIBLE
Cast Set for Sheffield Theatre's THE CRUCIBLE
January 17, 2024

Sheffield Theatres has announced the cast for The Crucible. Arthur Miller’s timeless masterpiece, based on the events of the infamous Salem witch trials, is directed by Anthony Lau (Miss Saigon, Anna Karenina) and runs in the Crucible from Saturday 2 – Saturday 30 March.

Phoenix Dance Theatre to Embark on Spring Tour
Phoenix Dance Theatre to Embark on Spring Tour
January 17, 2024

This spring Phoenix Dance Theatre will embark on a UK tour with a brand-new mixed programme – BELONGING: Loss. Legacy. Love. The powerfully visceral and thought-provoking triple bill explores the nuances of human experience by three exciting international dance makers. 

Adrian Dunbar: Audiences 'Don't Know About the Fourth Wall'
Adrian Dunbar: Audiences 'Don't Know About the Fourth Wall'
January 17, 2024

Actor Adrian Dunbar has said that today's audiences 'don’t know about the fourth wall' and need to turn their devices off.

Cast Set For the UK Run of CLUELESS THE MUSICAL
Cast Set For the UK Run of CLUELESS THE MUSICAL
January 17, 2024

Casting has been announced for the UK premiere of Clueless the Musical, which will have an exclusive two-week run in Bromley as it continues to be developed for the stage. Find out who is starring in the show here!

Onsale Now: Get Tickets for the London Transfer of MACHINAL
Onsale Now: Get Tickets for the London Transfer of MACHINAL
January 17, 2024

Onsale now: get tickets for the London transfer of Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal. ‘How can that be? A great sin – a mortal sin – for which I must die and go to hell – but it made me free! One moment I was free!’ 



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