Roann Hassani McCloskey

Q&A: EDINBURGH 2024: Roann Hassani McCloskey and Joel Samuels on REMYTHED
by Kat Mokrynski - Aug 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 - Apr 4, 2024

Casting has been announced for the UK and English language première of Wendy Beckett's Sappho. Sappho premières at Southwark Playhouse Elephant on 8 May, with previews from 3 May, and runs until 25 May.

EDINBURGH 2023: THIRST Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 20, 2023

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

Review: REMYTHED, VAULT Festival
by Cindy Marcolina - Mar 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. They rejig handed-down tales from all over the world, questioning identities, challenging heteronormativity as well as “traditional values”. The company are a delight. 

BRIDGERTON Cast Member to Judge New Writing Award at Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Aug 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. Partnering for the first time with BBC Writersroom, Popcorn offers a prize fund of £6,000. 

Roann Hassani-McCloskey Presents WHO MURDERED MY CAT? at Arcola Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 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. During August, self-proclaimed Duchess Diane Chorley will be hosting live entertainment at The Flick until 5am.