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Do you love theatre and have a passion for sharing it with others? Consider joining team BroadwayWorld as one of our local contributors!

BWW is always seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage our over 130 regional areas. As a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to review the shows of your choice, conduct interviews with local and touring talent, design features of your own choosing for publishing, and work/network with your local theater press reps to bring exposure to the theatrical offerings in your area.

All applicants should have excellent writing skills and an interest for giving local theaters and productions some prominence on BroadwayWorld.com.

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Aliya Al-Hassan
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


Caroline Cronin
Caroline Cronin

Caroline has over eleven years' experience as a theatre journalist, spanning three different publications. Now an established member of the BroadwayWorld team, Caroline specialises in musical theatre and cabaret, having reviewed a wide variety of productions, both in and off the West End.

Caroline has also conducted some high-profile industry interviews, including the likes of Caissie Levy and Oliver Tompsett, which she cites as among some of her career highlights. 

Her favourite theatre space is Southwark Playhouse, and can often be found swigging wine at a variety of stagey establishments across London.

 

 


Cheryl Markosky
Cheryl Markosky

Hooked on theatre when a student usher at Theatre Calgary in her native Canada, Cheryl champions not only London's West End, but also regional venues. Splitting her time between London and Wiltshire, she knows she's lucky to pick up a number of shows given first runs at Theatre Royal Bath in the West Country. She's also supports work at Salisbury Playhouse. When not happily perched in the stalls, Cheryl does corporate writing as a jobbing journalist. Cheryl also writes flash fiction and short stories (some of which has been published) and is a member of Writers' HQ, Retreat West and The Society of Authors.


Cindy Marcolina
Cindy Marcolina

Italian export. Member of the Critics' Circle (Drama). Also a script reader and huge supporter of new work. Twitter: @Cindy_Marcolina


Debbie Gilpin
Debbie Gilpin

Franco Milazzo
Franco Milazzo

The Daily Beast were kind enough to call me "a man with an encyclopedic knowledge of the city’s underground culture" and I have been editing/reviewing stage productions since 2010 for some of London's biggest websites covering theatre, opera, dance, cabaret, immersive and everything in between.


Gary Naylor
Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor is chief London reviewer for BroadwayWorld (https://www.broadwayworld.com/author/Gary-Naylor) and feels privileged to see so much of his home city's theatre. He writes about cricket for The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/gary-naylor) and is a lead commentator at Guerilla Cricket (https://www.guerillacricket.com/). He podcasts on 80s and 90s football at https://www.nessundormapod.com/. He writes on films at Letterboxd  https://letterboxd.com/garynaylor999/. He tweets at https://twitter.com/garynaylor85. 


Guest Author
Guest Author
Guest author
Jess Ashley
Jess Ashley

Josh Maughan
Josh Maughan

Josh Maughan
Josh Maughan

Josh is the artistic director of Springbok Production House, a vibrant production company that champions young and marginalized narratives. He has formed part of the teams behind nationally touring, sell-out and award winning productions such as 'Nice Jewish Boy' and 'These Craters of Ours'. As someone directly involved in the industry, Josh appreciates the incredible efforts of creatives and hopes his platform as a critic for BroadwayWorld UK will break down archaic barriers between performers and press. Josh wants his reviews to be thoughtful and sensitive congratulations and offerings to the teams behind the work he views. 

 


Kat Mokrynski
Kat Mokrynski

Kat Mokrynski is currently a writer for BroadwayWorld UK, having previously written for BroadwayWorld as a part of the Student Blogger program from November 2019 to September 2022. Some of her favourite shows include Les Misérables, Come From Away, The Play That Goes Wrong, and David Byrne's American Utopia. She enjoys interviewing people involved in the theatre industry and reviewing a range of shows, from one-hour comedies to four-hour immersive experiences. Kat recently graduated from King's College London with a Master's Degree in Arts and Cultural Management. 

When she's not bartending at an immersive theatre production or seeing as many shows as possible across London, you can usually find Kat wandering around historic sites, watching TikToks, or traveling around the UK.

You can follow Kat on Twitter @larkofparis


Matthew Paluch
Matthew Paluch

Mica Blackwell
Mica Blackwell

Mica has been a BroadwayWorld critic since 2023 who runs her own self-titled theatre blog and is a content creator, with a podcast currently in development. Passionate about the theatre since her teen years (along with blowing her student loan on tickets during uni), she can be found hopping on a train to see the next West End hit or regional gem almost every weekend.


Michael Higgs
Michael Higgs

Michael is a London-based publishing editor born with a passion for literature, theatre, music and the arts. When he isn't busy publishing new academic papers or writing reviews for Broadway World, he is also a fervent advocate of British cheese.
 


Niamh Jones
Niamh Jones

Olivia Woods
Olivia Woods

Olivia Woods is a London-based Canadian working across the film and theatre industries. Her interests in theatre include solo performance, new work, dance theatre and new media.

 


Vikki Jane Vile
Vikki Jane Vile

Vikki Jane Vile has been reviewing dance for twelve years, specialising in classical dance and Ballroom, with a specific passion for Strictly. In 2018, she became a member of the Critics' Circle for Dance.

Vikki also wrote for Dancing Times from 2010 until the magazine's closure in 2022, as well as CultureWhisper and LondonDance.com. She currently also regularly reviews for Bachtrack.com and Dance for You magazine.

She is currently based in Germany, but that doesn't stop her making frequent flying visits to London for "essential" performances. 


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