The tour of the Tony Award winning adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel will open at Leeds Playhouse on the 8th September.
Casting has now been announced for the upcoming UK tour of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Directed by Bartlett Sher, the production will see Richard Coyle reprising his role as Atticus Finch, reprising the role he played when the production was in the West End. He will be joined by 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.
The company is completed by: Paul Albertson, James Mitchell, Jonathan Rubin, Cheryl Burniston, Charlotte Luxford, Oyin Orija, Tiwai Muza, Tom Brace-Jenkins, and John J O’Hagan.
Successful lawyer, Atticus Finch, encourages kindness and empathy in his children, but is pushed to the limits of these qualities himself when he resolves to uncover the truth in a town that seems determined to hide it.
Following the shows run in Leeds, the production will then travel to: Nottingham Playhouse (7 to 18 October), Festival Theatre in Edinburgh (21 to 25 October), King’s Theatre in Glasgow (4 to 8 November), Theatre Royal Bath (11 to 22 November), Millennium Centre, Cardiff (25 to 29 November).
Then in 2026, it will visit: ry in Salford (13 to 24 January 2026), Sheffield Lyceum (27 January to 7 February 2026), Bord Gais Theatre in Dublin (10 to 21 February 2026), Grand Opera House in Belfast (24 February to 7 March 2026), Theatre Royal Plymouth (10 to 14 March 2026), Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury (17 to 21 March 2026), Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (24 to 28 March 2026), Birmingham Hippodrome (14 to 18 April 2026), Theatre Royal Newcastle (21 to 25 April 2026), Theatre Royal Norwich (28 April to 2 May 2026), Empire Theatre, Liverpool (12 to 16 May 2026), and Milton Keynes Theatre (19 to 23 May 2026).
Adapted for the stage by Aaron Sorkin, the creative team behind this production includes: Louisa Muller (associate director), Miriam Buether (set designer), Ed Pierce (design supervisor), Ann Roth (costume designer), Jennifer Tipton (lighting designer), Scott Lehrer (sound designer), Adam Guettel (original score), Kimberley Grigsby (musical supervisor), Serena Hill (casting director), Campbell Young Associates (hair and wigs designer), Laurence Belcher (resident director), and Tavia Jefferson (cultural coordinator).
To find out more visit: https://www.mockingbirdplay.com/home#theplay