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From 10 Mar 2022
Gielgud Theatre
Image courtesy Gielgud Theatre
Synopsis
Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-Winning American classic To Kill a Mockingbird comes to the West End from Broadway in a new adaptation by Aaron Sorkin, directed by Bartlett Sher.
Inspired by Lee's own childhood in Alabama, To Kill a Mockingbird features one of literature's towering symbols of integrity and righteousness in the character of Atticus Finch, based on Lee's own father.
The character of Scout, based on herself, has come to define youthful innocence - and its inevitable loss - for generation after generation of readers around the world.
Background information, advisory warnings
Age suitability: Not available
Published in 1960, Harper Lee's debut novel To Kill a Mockingbird was an immediate and astonishing success.
It won the Pulitzer Prize and quickly became a global phenomenon, with more than 50 million copies in print to date.
Considered one of the great classics of modern literature, the novel has never been out of print since its original publication.
Note: Rhys Ifans will perform in the role of Atticus Finch until Saturday 10 October. Additionally he will not perform between 7-12 September inclusive.
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Theatre
London W1D 6AR
Dates
Performance days & times
Monday ‑ 7‑30pm
Tuesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Wednesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Thursday ‑ 7‑30pm
Friday ‑ 7‑30pm
Saturday ‑ 7‑30pm
Wednesday - 2-30pm
Saturday - 2-30pm
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Creatives
Author: Aaron Sorkin, based on the novel by Harper Lee
Composer: Adam Guettel
Director: Bartlett Sher
Set designer: Miriam Buether
Costume designer: Ann Roth
Lighting: Jennifer Tipton
Sound: Scott Lehrer
Production: Sonia Friedman Productions