Roann has been acting for over a decade and has performed across the UK, from Edinburgh Fringe Assembly to Shakespeare’s Globe. They debuted at Shakespeare’s Globe in 2022, performing in Hannah Khalil’s Hakawatis. (The Arts Desk described her as ‘bright and boisterous.”) Three years later, Roann returned as a performer to the acclaimed Globe Theatre stage, appearing as Lady McDuff in Lucy Cuthbertson’s dynamic production of Macbeth (2025).

Roann is also a host and stand up and currently performs with No Direction Home, UK's first–and funniest–refugee comedy collective a (various UK venues); the Last Thursday Club and Hakaya (Soho Theatre).

Roann Hassani McCloskey holds a shovel on stage and is bent over laughing

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“The show is worth seeing for their simmering sexual chemistry alone.” - The Guardian ****

As a host, Roann loves nothing more than getting a crowd riled up, removing any of that polite behaviour. Nothing sounds better than an audience laughing their heads off, freely expressing responses they had no idea they could collectively generate. Roann most enjoyed warming up 1500 audience members in Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, knowing it's what William would have wanted. Roann is often seen hosting panels with filmmakers (Rich Mix) and creatives on subjects such as 'resistance in the arts' and 'queer Arab stories,’ bringing their performance, facilitation style and expertise together.

Roann Hassani McCloskey is wearing an orange jumper with black and white striped long sleeve shirt and performs at Globe Theatre

TV and film credits include:

Santa’s Little Helper (2025);

The Walloping Sodbury Gravediggers' Association (2025);

Grapevine (2023);

Grownups (2020)

Theatre credits include:

My Father the Tantric Masseur (Soho Theatre, Arcola Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe Assembly, ICA Glasgow, Lawrence Bately Theatre);

Who Murdered my Cat? (Omnibus Theatre, Soho Theatre, Assembly Edinburgh Fringe, Arcola, The North Wall);

ReMythed (Tobacco Factory, Ustinov, Shakespeare North, Live! Theatre, and Kings Head Theatre);

SAPPHO (Southwark Elephant);

Gravediggers (Arcola Theatre);

Trapped in a Loo (Fine Mess at Park Theatre);

Bayside: The Musical (The Other Palace);

NewsRevue (Canal Cafe Theatre);

Hedda Gabler (Upstairs at The Gatehouse);

No Direction Home (Merlin Theatre);

British- Arab Writers Present (Soho Theatre);

One Track Minds (Wiltons Music Hall)