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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






Tickets from £18 for OUR VOICES from English National Ballet
Tickets from £18 for OUR VOICES from English National Ballet
August 17, 2023

English National Ballet presents three works celebrating classical, contemporary and neo-classical dance-tickets from just £18

GROUNDHOG DAY Becomes Highest Grossing Production Ever at Old Vic Theatre
GROUNDHOG DAY Becomes Highest Grossing Production Ever at Old Vic Theatre
August 17, 2023

Ahead of Saturday’s final performance, The Old Vic announces that the critically acclaimed musical Groundhog Day has exceeded all previous box office records to become the highest-grossing Old Vic production in history.

Miriam Margolyes and Dame Judi Dench to Appear on Gyles Brandreth's New Podcast, ROSEBUD
Miriam Margolyes and Dame Judi Dench to Appear on Gyles Brandreth's New Podcast, ROSEBUD
August 16, 2023

Legendary British writer, broadcaster, ex-MP and TV star Gyles Brandreth launches his new podcast Rosebud on September 1 – St Giles’s Day. In this new series, Gyles will talk to famous and fascinating people about their first memories and first experiences.

Video: West End Cast of MATILDA THE MUSICAL Release Video in Support of England's Lionesses
Video: West End Cast of MATILDA THE MUSICAL Release Video in Support of England's Lionesses
August 16, 2023

West End cast of Matilda the Musical has released an inspirational video to commemorate the upcoming match between England's Lionesses against Australia today.

Tickets From £12 for CUCKOO at The Royal Court
Tickets From £12 for CUCKOO at The Royal Court
August 16, 2023

Michael Wynne’s dark comedy explores the safety of home and the different ways we cope in our increasingly uncertain world.

Tickets From £31 for FRANK & PERCY in the West End
Tickets From £31 for FRANK & PERCY in the West End
August 15, 2023

Bill Kenwright presents Ian McKellen and Roger Allam in the comedy hit of the Summer, Ben Weatherill’s Frank and Percy, under the Directorship of Sean Mathias.

Hans Zimmer Among Buyers of BBC's Historic Maida Vale Studios
Hans Zimmer Among Buyers of BBC's Historic Maida Vale Studios
August 14, 2023

The BBC's historic Maida vale Studios have been sold to a partnership between Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, and Hans Zimmer and Steven Kofsky.

BBC Announces New Music Studios in East Bank to Open to The Public
BBC Announces New Music Studios in East Bank to Open to The Public
August 14, 2023

The new BBC Music Studios in East Bank – planned to open in late 2025 – will include tailored spaces designed to accommodate the world’s biggest musical acts and ensembles.

Exclusive Presale on DEAR ENGLAND in the West End
Exclusive Presale on DEAR ENGLAND in the West End
August 14, 2023

Exclusive Presale on Dear England: book by 15 August. The sold-out National Theatre production transfers to the West End this Autumn.

Rachel Tucker Joins Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD in London
Rachel Tucker Joins Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD in London
August 11, 2023

Rachel Tucker will join the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard in London, directed by Jamie Lloyd with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, based on the Billy Wilder film.

Fringe Performers ALPHABET SOUP Stay in Nuclear Bunker to Combat Accommodation Costs
Fringe Performers ALPHABET SOUP Stay in Nuclear Bunker to Combat Accommodation Costs
August 11, 2023

Comedy drag group Alphabet Soup have opted to stay in a nuclear bunker in Edinburgh, rather than pay eye-watering accomodation costs.

Tickets From £24 for TROMPE L'OEIL at The Other Palace
Tickets From £24 for TROMPE L'OEIL at The Other Palace
August 11, 2023

After a successful Off-Broadway run in 2021, a London fringe run in 2022 hailed by critics as “hilarious” and “ingeniously complex” with “jaw-dropping acrobatic choreography”, and a spring presentation at Paris’ famed Fluctuart gallery on the Seine which featured renditions from artists around the world of the uniquely structured “trompe l’oeil” lyrics, an updated Trompe L’oeil (T L’O) returns triumphantly to London to The Other Palace this fall.

UNFORTUNATE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH Announces London Run and UK Tour
UNFORTUNATE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH Announces London Run and UK Tour
August 10, 2023

Critically acclaimed musical parody Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch is set to return this December following its highly successful 2022 UK tour. With an original hot pop soundtrack and trademark filthy humour, the production will splash into Southwark Playhouse Elephant for 10 weeks this winter before swimming across the UK through to summer 2024.

Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of THE EFFECT, Starring Paapa Essiedu and Taylor Russell?
Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of THE EFFECT, Starring Paapa Essiedu and Taylor Russell?
August 10, 2023

Lucy Prebble’s critically acclaimed play has returned to the National Theatre in a bold new production directed by Jamie Lloyd. What did the critics think of the revival?

BONNIE & CLYDE Producer Dan Looney Dismissed From His Own Company
BONNIE & CLYDE Producer Dan Looney Dismissed From His Own Company
August 10, 2023

Dan Looney has been dismissed from DLAP Group – the production company he co-founded with immediate effect, according to The Stage.

David Tennant Criticises 'Ludicrous' West End Ticket Prices
David Tennant Criticises 'Ludicrous' West End Ticket Prices
August 9, 2023

David Tennant has said that 'ludicrous' theatre prices threaten future of British TV and film.

Full Casting Announced for Premiere of SHOOTING HEDDA GABLER
Full Casting Announced for Premiere of SHOOTING HEDDA GABLER
August 9, 2023

Rose Theatre has announced full casting for the premiere of Shooting Hedda Gabler, a Rose Original Production in association with The Norwegian Ibsen Company, a new play by Nina Segal after Henrik Ibsen, directed by Jeff James.  Antonia Thomas plays the role of Hedda, with Christian Rubeck as Henrik, Avi Nash as Ejlert, joined by Anna Andresenas Berta, Matilda Bailes as Thea, and Joshua James as Jørgen. The Casting Director is Sam Jones CDG.

Full Company Announced for THE INQUIRY at Chichester Festival Theatre
Full Company Announced for THE INQUIRY at Chichester Festival Theatre
August 9, 2023

The full cast has been announced for the world premiere of THE INQUIRY by Harry Davies at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre, where an extra week of performances has been added. The production now runs from 13 October – 11 November (press night: 17 October).  

Opera Holland Park Announces 2024 Season
Opera Holland Park Announces 2024 Season
August 9, 2023

First seen at Opera Holland Park in 2008, and set in the heat, glamour and corruption of 1960s Rome, Stephen Barlow’s sensational five star production of Tosca opens the 2024 Season and is the first of two Puccini operas to mark the centenary of the composer’s death. 

Tickets From £15 for MUSICALS BY CANDLELIGHT
Tickets From £15 for MUSICALS BY CANDLELIGHT
August 10, 2023

Experience the enchantment of Musicals by Candlelight as it returns to London’s historic Actors' Church in the heart of Covent Garden.



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