Zainab Hasan

Review Roundup: KING TROLL (THE FAWN) at The New Diorama Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2024

See what the critics are saying about King Troll (The Fawn) at the New Diorama Theatre! King Troll (The Fawn) was a finalist for the 2023 Women’s Prize for Playwriting. Read all of the reviews!

Review: KING TROLL (THE FAWN), New Diorama
by Josh Maughan - Oct 9, 2024

This co-production between the New Diorama Theatre and Kali Theatre is a visceral investigation of how migrant communities transform under the layers of anger, fear, and resilience they adopt - products of survival in a vexatious state.

KING TROLL (THE FAWN) Comes To New Diorama Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 6, 2024

New Diorama Theatre announced the arrival of KING TROLL (THE FAWN), a new production exploring themes of identity and transformation. The show will run from October 10 to November 5, 2024.

Gate Theatre Announces Full Casting And Creative Team For BRASSIC FM
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 26, 2023

Gate Theatre presents Brassic FM, co-created by Stef O'Driscoll and Zia Ahmed, running Monday 4 - Saturday 30 September at Gate Theatre.

Video: English National Opera Chorus Sings 'You'll Never Walk Alone' At Arts Funding Protest
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 23, 2022

Around 300 people have demonstrated outside the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS, 100 Parliament St, London SW1A 2BQ), calling for a reversal to cuts to arts organisations and an increase in arts funding.

National Youth Theatre Announces The Tenth Anniversary Of Its Successful REP Company
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2022

In 2012 Paul Roseby, Artistic Director and CEO of National Youth Theatre (NYT), launched a new REP company that would provide intensive real-world experience each year to a group of young performers and creatives.

Review: ANTIGONE, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Paige Cochrane - Sep 10, 2022

Nigerian born writer, Inua Ellams, originally turned down working on Antigone due to feeling “no distant kinship with the protagonist.” Five years of work later, how could Ellams have predicted that his modern adaptation would feel so responsive to the current socio-political climate.

Photos: First Look at ANTIGONE at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 6, 2022

Check out all new production photos  from Antigone at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre which opens on Friday this week.

EUREKA DAY Leads Our Top Ten Shows for September
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 1, 2022

Here are some of September's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, interviews and features.

Review: CHASING HARES, Young Vic
by Debbie Gilpin - Jul 26, 2022

“I’m not political. Not at all.” Prab and his wife Kajol are struggling to make ends meet in early 21st century Kolkata. Since the local factory closed indefinitely, they’ve had to take on any jobs going ito be able to support themselves and their baby daughter, Amba. After treating themselves to a night at the theatre, they find themselves backstage with the performers – one of whom just so happens to be the son of the factory owner. Initially hoping to get back in the family’s good books if the factory ever does reopen, Prab inadvertently finds himself with a more stimulating task.

THE SEAGULL Leads July's Top 10 New London Shows
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jul 1, 2022

July continues a fantastic summer of theatre in London. From Emilia Clarke's West End debut in Jamie Lloyd's version of Chekhov's The Seagull to Anything Goes returning to The Barbican, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, interviews and features!

Zainab Hasan Will Play The Title Role in ANTIGONE at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 1, 2022

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced casting and the full creative team for Antigone. Written by Inua Ellams (Barber Shop Chronicles, Three Sisters), this contemporary retelling of Sophocles's epic story has been commissioned by the theatre in its 90th anniversary year.

Complete Cast Announced For Sonali Bhattacharyya's CHASING HARES at The Young Vic
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2022

The Young Vic today announces the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere of Chasing Hares, a new play by award-winning playwright Sonali Bhattacharyya (Two Billion Beats) and directed by Milli Bhatia (seven methods of killing kylie jenner). The play, set between the UK and West Bengal, considers the power of storytelling in the struggle for a fairer world.

BWW Review: LOTUS BEAUTY, Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
by Gary Naylor - May 25, 2022

Satinder Chohan's new play has plenty of comedy and tragedy, but struggles to catch the right tone consistently, packing in more themes than its plot can comfortably sustain

Photos: First Look at Hampstead Theatre's LOTUS BEAUTY
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2022

Production images have been released ahead of the world premiere of Satinder Chohan's new play, Lotus Beauty. Directed by Pooja Ghai, Lotus Beauty will run at Hampstead Downstairs, in association with Tamasha Theatre Company, until 18 June 2022.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For LOTUS BEAUTY at Hampstead Downstairs
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2022

Rehearsal images have been released for the world premiere of Satinder Chohan’s new play, Lotus Beauty.  Directed by Pooja Ghai, Lotus Beauty will run at Hampstead Downstairs, in association with Tamasha Theatre Company, from 13 May until 18 June 2022.

Full Cast and Creative Team Announced For LOTUS BEAUTY at Hampstead Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2022

Hampstead Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Satinder Chohan’s new play, Lotus Beauty.  Directed by Pooja Ghai, Lotus Beauty will run at Hampstead Downstairs, in association with Tamasha Theatre Company, from 13 May until 18 June 2022.

BWW Review: RICE, Orange Tree Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 14, 2021

As part of their new Recovery Season, the Orange Tree Theatre, in a co-production with Actors Touring Company now brings us Rice, a powerful, thought-provoking and funny play about cultural identity, class, race and power told through two very different women, who form an unlikely friendship. Set in Australia, Nisha is a young Indian-Australian and an ambitious executive on the cusp of securing a life-changing deal to sell rice to India. Yvette is an older Chinese-Australian who cleans Nisha’s office while she juggles with trying to revive a failing business and a daughter in trouble for environmental activism.

The Orange Tree Theatre Announce Full Cast of RICE in Co-Production With Actors Touring Company
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2021

Nisha is a young hotshot executive working for Golden Fields, Australia's largest producer of rice. Ambitious and headstrong, she's determined to become the first female Indian CEO in Australia. She's close to sealing a contract with the Indian government, which would see her company take over India's national rice distribution system.

BWW Review: OUTSIDE, Orange Tree Theatre Online
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 16, 2021

Following on from the Orange Tree’s successful debut into the world of theatrical streaming with Inside, comes Outside: a premiere of three plays from new and established artists. The concept of inside and outside has been questioned by everyone over the last year. For many, being outside represents freedom, space and air. For others, it represents uncertainty and a sense of not belonging.