To Kill A Mockingbird

Rafe Spall will play Atticus Finch in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Aaron Sorkin's new play based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, directed by Bartlett Sher, which opens at the Gielgud Theatre in March 2022.

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.

"It will change how you see the world. This is what great theater is for. Aaron Sorkin's 'Mockingbird' is filled with deep compassion and overwhelming humanity. Do not miss it." - NY Post

Set in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s, Atticus Finch is a small-town lawyer, usually tasked with minor cases. His latest defense case involves Tom Robinson, a Black man who is accused of rape. As the trial progresses, the racial tension between community members reaches boiling point. But, rather than seeing the case through an adult’s eyes, it’s told through Scout’s point of view, Finch’s daughter. Can a community come together to understand the importance of tolerance and empathy? Book To Kill a Mockingbird tickets in London to step inside one of the greatest court cases in modern literature.

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is often considered one of the best novels of all time. It’s a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that found instant success, and has been regarded as a book that everyone should read during their life. Now, thanks to Aaron Sorkin and Bartlett Sher, To Kill a Mockingbird has become one of the 21st century stand-out plays. All rise for the latest court session to begin, as To Kill a Mockingbird in London begins. Book To Kill a Mockingbird tickets today.

What to Watch For

• Rafe Spall stars as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. Rafe Spall has previously starred in Death of England at the National Theatre.
• The To Kill a Mockingbird play is adapted by Aaron Sorkin. Sorkin’s playwriting credits include A Few Good Men and The Farnsworth Invention.
• To Kill a Mockingbird tickets on Broadway have been extremely popular. In 2018, To Kill a Mockingbird broke the record for box office grosses for a non-musical play.
• Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960. During her lifetime, Lee only published two novels, Mockingbird and its 2015 sequel, Go Set a Watchman.
• Every year, a stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird is performed in Harper Lee’s hometown of Monroeville, Alabama.