06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Broadway and West End production coming to Glasgow stage
The stage adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird will be performed at the King's Theatre this autumn from November 4 to 8.
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Richard Coyle in To Kill a Mockingbird (Image: Marc Brenner) Known for highlighting racial injustice and childhood innocence, the American novel, which sold more than 45 million copies worldwide, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature.
The novel, inspired by Lee's childhood in 1934 Alabama, was at the top of the banned book lists.
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The stage play, adapted by Oscar-winning writer Aaron Sorkin, is directed by Bartlett Sher, a Tony Award-winning director.
Sorkin has a history of successful contributions to both stage and screen.
(Image: Supplied) He gained international recognition for his work as the creator and screenwriter of the TV series The West Wing and as the screenwriter for the award-winning film The Social Network, the latter earning him an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Writer's Guild Award.
He is further credited as the writer-creator of The Newsroom and the author of the Academy Award-winning film A Few Good Men.
Gabriel Scott (Image: Supplied) Meanwhile, Sher has spent more than 10 years as director at New York's Lincoln Center Theater and is also known for his work on notable productions such as My Fair Lady, The King and I, and South Pacific.
Actor Richard Coyle, known for his roles in The Player Kings, Macbeth, and Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore, will reprise his celebrated West End portrayal of Atticus Finch.
Anna Munden (Image: Supplied) He will be joined by a talented cast including Anna Munden as Scout Finch, Gabriel Scott as Jem Finch, Dylan Malyn as Dill Harris, Andrea Davy as Calpurnia, Stephen Boxer as Judge Taylor, Aaron Shosanya as Tom Robinson, Oscar Pearce as Bob Ewell, Evie Hargreaves as Mayella Ewell, Richard Dempsey as Horace Gilmer, Sarah Finigan as Mrs. Dubose, Phillipa Flynn as Miss Stephanie/Dill's Mother, Harry Attwell as Mr. Cunningham/Boo (Arthur) Radley, Colin R Campbell as Sheriff Heck Tate, and Simon Hepworth as Link Deas, along with other cast members.
To Kill a Mockingbird is presented by Jonathan Church Theatre Productions in association with Karl Sydow and Tulchin Bartner.
