About To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird is Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel, returning to the West End for a strictly limited summer season. Set in 1934 Alabama, it follows lawyer Atticus Finch as he tries to uncover the truth in a town determined to hide it, with the story focused on racial injustice and childhood innocence.

The production has been a Broadway and West End success and is currently touring across the UK and Ireland. Harper Lee’s novel was inspired by her own childhood, has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature.

Duration: Approximately 2 hours 50 minutes including an interval.

Before you book

Audio described performance: 2pm Saturday 1 August 2026. Captioned performance: 2pm Saturday 11 July 2026. Richard Coyle is not scheduled to perform between Monday 7 and Saturday 12 September.

Current cast

Richard Coyle returns as Atticus Finch, reprising the role he played to great critical acclaim in the 2022 West End production.

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