Hannah Khalil

Bristol Old Vic Unveils New Theatre In Education Program For 2026 As 'Birthday Present To Bristol'
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 17, 2025

As part of Bristol Old Vic’s 260th anniversary celebrations, Artistic Director Nancy Medina has announced a bold new initiative to bring high-quality theatre directly into Bristol’s state secondary schools.

Review: MY ENGLISH PERSIAN KITCHEN, Soho Theatre
by Clementine Scott - Oct 3, 2025

Some Soho Theatre audience members at My English Persian Kitchen over the next month may be more enticed by what comes after the show than by the show itself. That’s because Hannah Khalil’s one-woman show has the distinction of featuring onstage cooking.

Isabella Nefar Will Lead UK Tour of MY ENGLISH PERSIAN KITCHEN
by Stephi Wild - Jul 15, 2025

Isabella Nefar will reprise her starring role in the hit show My English Persian Kitchen, Hannah Khalil's life-affirming play, inspired by an original true story by best-selling cookery author Atoosa Sepehr, directed by Chris White. 

WHAT'S IN THE KITCHEN To Make Fringe Debut As Part Of The Sāo Paulo Showcase
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 5, 2025

Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's inaugural Sāo Paulo showcase, What's in the Kitchen is an immersive and intimate culinary experience taking audiences through the five senses - smell, hearing, vision, taste and touch. Learn how to attend!

More Autumn Shows and Summer Family Work Comes to Bristol Old Vic
by Stephi Wild - Jun 26, 2025

Bristol Old Vic has announced a flurry of extra shows for Winter/Spring alongside classic summer family work – now on sale. Learn more about the lineup here!

MY ENGLISH PERSIAN KITCHEN Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2025

Following sold out and acclaimed runs at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in London, Soho Theatre has announced the return of My English Persian Kitchen, Hannah Khalil’s life-affirming play.

Bristol Old Vic Reveals Cohort of Writers to Join Theatre's New Mission
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2025

Bristol Old Vic’s re-energised Literary Department announced three writers who will be joining Winsome Pinnock as part of the theatre’s Five Year Commitment residency.

Irish Rep to Present NOT BECKETT Staged Readings in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2025

Irish Repertory Theatre will present Not Beckett, an international rolling premiere of five new short plays presented as staged readings. Learn more and see how to attend.

International Not Beckett Festival Kicks Off At Jermyn Street Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2024

Not Beckett is an international 'rolling world premiere' presenting 5 new short plays in conversation with Samuel Beckett's work, written by femme-identifying and non-binary playwrights of diversified Irish descent across the globe.

Review: MY ENGLISH PERSIAN KITCHEN, Soho Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - Sep 19, 2024

On the press night for My English Persian Kitchen, the smell of chopped onion, mint, and garlic wafts down the stairs of Soho Theatre. Hannah Khalil’s atmospheric play, combining true storytelling and live cooking, turns these scents into stories rooted in real life. Fresh from the Traverse programme at Edinburgh Fringe, the show comes to Soho for its London run.

Jermyn Street Theatre Reveals Autumn Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2024

Jermyn Street Theatre has announced its Autumn Season. Learn more about the lineup here!

MY ENGLISH PERSIAN KITCHEN Opens at Edinburgh Fringe in August
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2024

Soho Theatre and Traverse Theatre will present the World Premiere of My English Persian Kitchen, Hannah Khalil’s life-affirming new play, directed by Chris White opening at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from 1 – 25 August before transferring to London for a three-week run from 16 September to 5 October. 

Cast Announced For CUTTING THE TIGHTROPE: THE DIVORCE OF POLITICS FROM ART
by A.A. Cristi - May 9, 2024

Cast announced for CUTTING THE TIGHTROPE: THE DIVORCE OF POLITICS FROM ART.

Orange Tree Theatre Reveals Further Information For 2024 Programming
by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2024

Orange Tree Theatre has announced further information for its 2024 Autumn season. The season features world premières of David Edgar's Here in America and Hannah Khalil's adaptation of Treasure Island alongside a revival of Rajiv Joseph's Guards at the Taj and Jane Asher joining Oliver Ford Davies to star in Twelfth Night.

CUTTING THE TIGHTROPE: THE DIVORCE OF POLITICS FROM ART Comes to the Arcola Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2024

A series of rapid political responses, Cutting the Tightrope: the divorce of Politics from Art brings together award-winning playwrights with radically different voices to form an urgent response to the creeping repression of the arts. 

FEMINIST THEATRE - THEN & NOW Out From Supernova Books On This May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 10, 2024

Celebrate 50 years of Feminist Theatre with the release of 'Feminist Theatre - Then & Now' by Supernova Books.

a.k. payne, Jasmine Naziha Jones & More Named as Finalists for 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 6, 2024

The 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has revealed the finalists for this prestigious international award honoring women+ playwrights.

English Touring Opera Will Perform New Productions of MANON LESCAUT and THE RAKE'S PROGRESS This Spring
by Stephi Wild - Jan 18, 2024

English Touring Opera (ETO) presents new productions of Puccini's Manon Lescaut and Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress for its Spring 2024 tour.

Casting Announced for RSC'S BEN AND IMO, written by Mark Ravenhill
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 19, 2023

Samuel Barnett and Victoria Yeates will make their Royal Shakespeare Company debuts to play, respectively, Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst in the Company’s forthcoming production of Ben and Imo, written by Mark Ravenhill and directed by Erica Whyman.

19th Annual Olwen Wymark Awards Winners Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Dec 1, 2023

WGGB presents its annual awards for the encouragement of new writing in London on Friday 1 December 2023.