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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






Save Up to 45% on Tickets for THE KING & I
Save Up to 45% on Tickets for THE KING & I
January 12, 2024

Helen George, best known as Trixie in the hit BBC One series Call The Midwife, will star as Anna Leonowens. Playing opposite Helen George in The King and I will be renowned Broadway performer Darren Lee as King of Siam. 

Photos: First Look at National Theatre's Schools' Touring Production of JEKYLL & HYDE
Photos: First Look at National Theatre's Schools' Touring Production of JEKYLL & HYDE
January 11, 2024

The National Theatre has released production images for its schools touring production of Jekyll & Hyde, as the tour begins across the country. See all the photos here.

Save up to 56% on the West End Transfer of COWBOIS
Save up to 56% on the West End Transfer of COWBOIS
January 11, 2024

Grab your stetson and spurs and join us in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Cowbois by Charlie Josephine. ‘A joyous queer cowboy romp’ (West End Best Friend) co-directed by Charlie Josephine and Sean Holmes.

Jodie Comer to Narrate PRIMA FACIE Audiobook
Jodie Comer to Narrate PRIMA FACIE Audiobook
January 10, 2024

Jodie Comer will narrate the audiobook of Suzie Miller's hit play Prima Facie. According to The Bookseller, the format will be released by Heinemann, an imprint of Penguin, in audiobook, hardback and e-book form in March 2024.

Cast Announced For Phoebe Eclair-Powell's SHED: EXPLODED VIEW
Cast Announced For Phoebe Eclair-Powell's SHED: EXPLODED VIEW
January 11, 2024

Award-winning and critically acclaimed director Atri Banerjee returns to the Royal Exchange Theatre with Phoebe Eclair-Powell's original new drama, SHED: EXPLODED VIEW, a delicately woven play about violence, love, and loss.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for BRONCO BILLY - THE MUSICAL
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for BRONCO BILLY - THE MUSICAL
January 10, 2024

Photos have been released going inside rehearsals for the new musical Bronco Billy – The Musical. See all the photos below.

Video: Watch Cast of JUST FOR ONE DAY Rehearse The Car's 'Drive'
Video: Watch Cast of JUST FOR ONE DAY Rehearse The Car's 'Drive'
January 10, 2024

Watch the cast of Just For One Day in the rehearsal room as they perform The Car's 'Drive' for the first time.

Jonathan Spector's THIS MUCH I KNOW to Be Extended
Jonathan Spector's THIS MUCH I KNOW to Be Extended
January 10, 2024

Due to popular demand, Jonathan Spector’s This Much I Know has been extended to Saturday 3 February 2024. 

Save up to 56% on BACKSTAIRS BILLY, Starring Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans
Save up to 56% on BACKSTAIRS BILLY, Starring Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans
January 9, 2024

Tickets from just £15 for Backstairs Billy-saving up to 56%!

Open Auditions Announced for Role of Tina Turner in TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
Open Auditions Announced for Role of Tina Turner in TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
January 9, 2024

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical in the West End, has announced open auditions for the title role.

Tickets from £30 for EXHIBITIONISTS at the Brand New King's Head Theatre
Tickets from £30 for EXHIBITIONISTS at the Brand New King's Head Theatre
January 10, 2024

A dazzling new comedy about love, sex, happiness and freedom set in the San Francisco art world. When ex-partners collide at an exhibition, sparks fly and their new boyfriends are caught in the blast, igniting a series of comic crises involving a road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway that leads them to a mysterious hotelier and new beginnings.

Cast and Creatives Set for THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS
Cast and Creatives Set for THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS
January 9, 2024

Rose Theatre and Children’s Theatre Partnership have revealed full casting and further creative team for the world premiere stage adaptation of the multi award-winning and best-selling children’s book The Boy at the Back of the Class, based on the novel by Onjali Q. Raúf, adapted by Nick Ahad and directed by Monique Touko.

The Foundry Group's WHO IS NO.1? Comes to The Courtyard Theatre
The Foundry Group's WHO IS NO.1? Comes to The Courtyard Theatre
January 9, 2024

Following a totally sold out extended season at Brighton Fringe 2023, The Foundry Group have announced the London debut of Who Is No.1? – a fascinating play that uncovers the unbelievable events behind the making of The Prisoner, the most popular series in the history of cult television.

THE LITTLE BIG THINGS Soundtrack Goes to #1 in iTunes Charts
THE LITTLE BIG THINGS Soundtrack Goes to #1 in iTunes Charts
January 9, 2024

The official cast album from the critically acclaimed new British musical, based on the Sunday Times best-selling memoir by Henry Fraser, has gone straight to the top of the soundtrack charts.

Developer Withdraws Plans for Las Vegas-Style Sphere in East London
Developer Withdraws Plans for Las Vegas-Style Sphere in East London
January 9, 2024

The US company behind a proposed huge Las Vegas-style Sphere entertainment venue in east London has withdrawn its plans.

Appeal Launched for Lost Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Score
Appeal Launched for Lost Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Score
January 8, 2024

An appeal has been launched for people to check their homes for a missing opera score by Gilbert and Sullivan. 

MRS. DOUBTFIRE Extends Booking Until February 2025
MRS. DOUBTFIRE Extends Booking Until February 2025
January 8, 2024

The West End production of Mrs. Doubtfire has extended its booking period again. Running at the Shaftesbury Avenue, the production is now booking until 16 February 2025.

RSC Announces National Tour of ROMEO AND JULIET
RSC Announces National Tour of ROMEO AND JULIET
January 8, 2024

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) will perform an adrenaline-charged, 90-minute adaptation of Romeo and Juliet in school halls and theatres around the country this year. The 12-week tour across the English regions will perform in more areas this year thanks to a touring grant from Arts Council England.*

Southbank Sinfonia Announces Spring/Summer Season at St John's Smith Square
Southbank Sinfonia Announces Spring/Summer Season at St John's Smith Square
January 8, 2024

Southbank Sinfonia at St John’s Smith Square have announced their Spring/Summer 2024 season, with highlights including one-off event concerts, as well as a series of exciting concerts by its own orchestra, Southbank Sinfonia.

Show of the Week: Save Up to 43% on THE ENFIELD HAUNTING
Show of the Week: Save Up to 43% on THE ENFIELD HAUNTING
January 8, 2024

The Hodgson’s had no idea what a poltergeist was when, in the summer of 1977, furniture and toys started moving of their own accord. An ordinary, working-class family, who lived in a north London council house became the centre of one of the most famous poltergeist events in the world. This is the story of one night in the spring of 1978 when events were approaching a climax. 



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