Roann Hassani McCloskey News

EDINBURGH 2026: Review: DAY OF THE LOCUST, Pleasance

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 30, 2026

The sun is hot.

DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME to Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe

by A.A. Cristi — May 22, 2026

Fake Escape's solo show DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME reimagines The Breakfast Club from the perspective of a 'forgotten' sixth student at a 40-year reunion, written and performed by David Shopland at Assembly Roxy.

Polka Theatre's BIG DREAMS Early Years Festival Will Return With UK and International Shows

by Stephi Wild — April 22, 2026

Polka Theatre's BIG DREAMS festival will present a programme of UK and international performances, interactive installations, and free activities for children aged 0–8, alongside an Industry Day for theatre professionals.

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: GOD IS DEAD AND I KILLED HIM, Pleasance Courtyard

by Natalie O'Donoghue — August 23, 2025

How do you rebel against parents who are already rebels? Form a band? Cool.

Review: CUL-DE-SAC, Omnibus Theatre

by Gary Naylor — May 30, 2025

David Shopland's new dramedy is flawed by its lack of focus

Review: REMYTHED, King's Head Theatre

by Clementine Scott — May 12, 2025

“Stories are always being put through the wash, and end up with a sock in there which was never there before.

Cast Set for David Shopland's CUL-DE-SAC

by Stephi Wild — April 10, 2025

Presented by Fake Escape, the company behind the Off Broadway hit Saving Britney, Cul-de-Sac is heading to Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre for its first ever performances from late May 2025.

REMYTHED Will Embark on Summer Tour

by Stephi Wild — March 31, 2025

Remythed reimagines and retells the stories of famous and forgotten LGBTQIA+ figures from the past, reshaping what queer history could look like and putting queer joy in the front and centre of the narrative.

MACBETH Cast Announced At Shakespeare's Globe

by A.A. Cristi — January 28, 2025

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of this year’s Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank production, Macbeth, directed by Lucy Cuthbertson (Director of Education, Shakespeare’s Globe) in the Globe Theatre.

Q&A: EDINBURGH 2024: Roann Hassani McCloskey and Joel Samuels on REMYTHED

by Kat Mokrynski — August 10, 2024

BWW caught up with Roann Hassani McCloskey and Joel Samuels about bringing Remythed to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Full Cast Revealed For the UK Première of SAPPHO at Southwark Playhouse Elephant

by Stephi Wild — April 4, 2024

Casting has been announced for the UK and English language première of Wendy Beckett's Sappho.

EDINBURGH 2023: THIRST Q&A

by Natalie O'Donoghue — July 20, 2023

BWW catches up with Callum Hughes about bringing Thirst to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Review: REMYTHED, VAULT Festival

by Cindy Marcolina — March 8, 2023

ReMythed zhuzhes up a series of fables, giving it a queer spin, to put what many consider “modern concepts” in perspective and combating LGBTQ+ erasure.

BRIDGERTON Cast Member to Judge New Writing Award at Edinburgh Fringe

by Stephi Wild — August 4, 2022

Popcorn Group have announced this year’s incredible judging committee along with their longlist of brave and imaginative new plays for the Popcorn Writing Award.

Roann Hassani-McCloskey Presents WHO MURDERED MY CAT? at Arcola Theatre

by Stephi Wild — June 17, 2022

Award-winning storyteller Roann Hassani-McCloskey returns with a fearlessly inquisitive show looking to solve a deep mystery - who murdered her cat? Somehow, this feline mystery is the jumping off point for for a chaotic investigation of growing up queer and Arab in 1990s Wembley.

More Assembly Festival Performances Announced Today

by Stephi Wild — May 5, 2022

Today (Thu 5 May) Assembly Festival, adds a further 90+ shows to its biggest and most dazzling line-up to date which includes returning Fringe favourites, theatrical debuts, international circus, comedy newcomers and the return of The Flick - Assembly’s late-night den off George Square.