To Kill a Mockingbird - MK Theatre
- leejamesscriven
- May 20
- 1 min read
To Kill a Mockingbird arrived at MK Theatre with an engrossing production that provided a riveting night of top-class theatre.
The story revolves around the fictional trial of Tom Robinson, a black cotton picker accused of the rape and beating of a white teenager in 1930s Alabama, and defended in court by idealist lawyer Atticus Finch.
His patience is tested when he realises that the community all around him are hiding the truth behind a hideous crime. He remains calm throughout the trial, but he’s forever questioning the collective small-minded racist mentality of his neighbours.
The content of this show is heavy, but the brilliance of this current production is the morally unnerving plot is superbly enlightened by some very comical moments.
The staging perfectly reflects the narrative and cleverly makes set changes with ease that ensures the tempo of the play never wanes.
This combined with atmospheric lighting design by Jennifer Tipton adapts the space for the many environments and varying levels of tension in the story.
The entire cast were excellent, their timing, empathy and stage presence kept you engaged throughout this long play.
Overall, armed with such a talented cast, a timeless script To Kill a Mockingbird is sadly more relevant today than it was when the acclaimed Harper Lee’s novel was published back in the early 1960s.
Plays of this quality are rarely seen outside the West End, so don’t miss the opportunity to watch this engaging adaptation of a literary classic.
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