Booking to 20 May 2023
Aaron Sorkin’s Broadway mega-hit lands in London
★★★★★ “Aaron Sorkin’s revelatory adaptation blazingly captures the zeitgeist” – Telegraph
Following a smash-hit run on Broadway, Aaron Sorkin’s new play based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, and directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher, is currently playing at London’s Gielgud Theatre.
Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket, Stranger Things) stars as Atticus Finch, one of the most venerated characters in American literature.
Harper Lee’s enduring story of racial injustice and childhood innocence has sold 45 million copies worldwide. On Broadway the production has not played to an empty seat and has become the most successful American play in Broadway history.
To Kill A Mockingbird tickets at the Gielgud Theatre London are available for performances to 20 May 2023.
What's the story of To Kill A Mockingbird?
Set in the Deep South of 1930’s America, To Kill A Mockingbird is a tale of racial injustice enveloping a small town community .
With courage and compassion, lawyer Atticus Finch seeks the truth and his daughter, Scout – a young girl on the cusp of adulthood – brings new hope to a neighbourhood in turmoil.
Who is in the cast of To Kill A Mockingbird?
Hollywood actor Matthew Modine stars (Birdy, Full Metal Jacket, Stranger Things) stars as Atticus Finch.
The cast also includes multi-Olivier Award nominee Celia Noble as Calpurnia, Anna Munden as Scout Finch, Sam Mitchell as Jem Finch, Ellis Howard as Dill Harris, Jason Hughes as Bob Ewell and Niall Buggy as Judge Taylor.
The cast also includes Harry Attwell (Mr. Cunningham/Boo Radley), Helen Belbin (Miss Stephanie/Dill’s Mother), John Hastings (Bailiff), Rebecca Hayes (Mayella Ewell), Colin R Campbell (Mr Roscoe/Dr Reynolds), Simon Hepworth (Link Deas), Tom Mannion (Sheriff Heck Tate), Jude Owusu (Tom Robinson), David Sturzaker (Horace Gilmer), Natasha Williams (Mrs Dubose’s Maid), and Tiwai Muza, Itoya Osagiede, Oyin Oyija, Cheryl Burniston, Jack Crumlin, Alan Drake, Max Ferguson, Phillipa Flynn, Niamh James, Julie Legrand, Nigel Lister and George Telfer. Candida Caldicot (on organ), Ciyo Brown and Jack Benjamin (on guitar) also continue with the production.
Who are the creative team of To Kill A Mockingbird?
To Kill a Mockingbird is directed by Bartlett Sher (The King and I, My Fair Lady) with design by Miriam Buether, costumes by Ann Roth, lighting by Jennifer Tipton, sound by Scott Lehrer and an original score by Adam Guettel.
Reviews of To Kill A Mockingbird
★★★★★ "All rise for this powerfully uplifting theatrical event" - Evening Standard★★★★★ "Harper Lee's famous 1960 novel comes rivetingly to life at the Gielgud Theatre, with Rafe Spall hypnotic as lawyer Atticus Finch" - The Telegraph
★★★★ "Rafe Spall is stunning in new take on classic" - The Times
★★★★ "Aaron Sorkin’s searing adaptation improves on Harper Lee’s novel where it matters the most" - i News
Show Information
Matinees: Wednesday, Saturday
Performance information is for guidance only. Check booking calendar for details.
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Important Notes
Please be advised that this production contains racially explicit language, themes and content. There will be brief gunfire audio in the performance. The producers cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist, which is always subject to illness, injury and statutory leave entitlement.
Venue Information
Gielgud Theatre, 35-37 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6ARNearest Tube or Train: Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly line, Bakerloo line)
Nearest Buses: 14, 19, 38