Kadiff Kirwan

FILM OF THE MONTH: Elsinore starring Andrew Scott at the London Film Festival (October 2026)

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: *****

Official UK release date: 29 January 2027 RUNTIME: 111 minutes

The campaign for Andrew Scott – who won our Best Theatre Actor monsta for his Hamlet almost a decade ago – to win an Oscar playing Chariots Of Fire star Ian Charleson tackling theatre’s greatest role in his last stage performance starts here.

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9 reasons why we can’t wait for July 2025 starring Sean Hayes in Good Night, Oscar

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  1. Sean Hayes from Will And Grace in Good Night, Oscar

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Hayes makes his London debut and plays the hottest late night talk show host in 1958 in this Broadway transfer to the Barbican. Runs 100 minutes without interval 31 July through 21 September 2025. Tickets Review

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THEATRE REVIEW: The Hot Wing King starring Kadiff Kirwan at the Dorfman, National Theatre

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By Aline Mahrud

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHEN?: Saturday 13 July 2024, opening 18 July and booking until 14 September 2024 RUNTIME: 170 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)

Actress/screenwriter/director Katori Hall was inspired to write this comedy drama about black gay men for which she won a Pulitzer Prize because she wanted to reflect her brother’s life experiences.

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