CAST ANNOUNCEMENT: Acclaimed actor Richard Coyle to star as Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird at Leeds Playhouse
Thu 3 Jul, 2025
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Playhouse production
To Kill A Mockingbird
8 Sep – 4 Oct 2025
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Tickets£16.50 - £65.00
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VenueQuarry
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Running time2 hrs 50 mins including interval
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Age guidance12+
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‘All rise for this powerfully uplifting theatrical event’ — Evening Standard
Aaron Sorkin’s riveting, award-winning stage adaptation of the seminal American novel about racial injustice and childhood innocence became a Broadway and West End sensation with star-studded sell-out seasons on both sides of the Atlantic. Now this thrilling courtroom drama opens at Leeds Playhouse ahead of a national tour.
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.
Set in 1934 Alabama, To Kill a Mockingbird was inspired by novelist Harper Lee’s own childhood and has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature and was long at the top of the banned book lists.
A Leeds Playhouse Production.
2025 Production Images. Photos by Johan Persson
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Cast
Richard Coyle
Atticus Finch
Paul Albertson
Ensemble
Harry Attwell
Mr Cunningham / Boo Radley
Stephen Boxer
Judge Taylor
Tom Brace-Jenkins
Ensemble
Cheryl Burniston
Ensemble
Colin R Campbell
Sheriff Heck Tate
Andrea Davy
Calpurnia
Richard Dempsey
Horace Gilmer
Sarah Finigan
Mrs Dubose
Phillipa Flynn
Miss Stephanie / Dill's Mother
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Creatives
Aaron Sorkin
Adapter/Playwright
Bartlett Sher
Director
Miriam Buether
Set Designer
Ann Roth
Costume Designer
Ed Pierce
Design Supervisor
Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Designer
Scott Lehrer
Sound Designer
Adam Guettel
Composer
Kimberley Grigsby
Musical Supervisor
Louisa Muller
Associate Director
Serena Hill CDG
Casting Director
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a celebrated and beloved novel by Harper Lee, set in 1930s Alabama. Told from the perspective of three white children, it tells the story of a trial in which a young Black man is falsely accused of raping a young white woman. Like the book, this stage adaptation by Aaron Sorkin explores interpersonal and systemic racism and injustice in the Jim Crow south, and includes antiquated racial language, antisemitism and anti-Black racism throughout. The N-slur is used throughout the production by several characters, and Klu Klux Klan hoods are worn. It also features reference to sexual violence, including child abuse and incest.
Anti-Black Racism in the American South is at the heart of this story, with particular reference to inequity in the justice system. The production depicts segregation and dehumanisation, graphic threats of lynching, and a description of the murder of a an African American character in custody. The production includes references to the Klu Klux Klan (including use of KKK hoods), frequent use of the N-slur and outdated language to describe and dehumanise African American characters.
The production includes antisemitism and outdated language in reference to indigenous communities.
The production includes moments brimming with violent tension and three brief fights, as well as play-fighting by the children. There are numerous descriptions of violence including numerous death and threats of lynchings, some of which are graphic. Some of this violence is directed at children. The production also features numerous discussions about suicide. There are no visual depictions of death or injury on stage.
The production features a rape trial, in which a young white woman falsely accuses a young Black man. In addition to descriptions of the details of the case, there are references to sexually assaulting children and to incest. There are no visual depictions of sexual violence on stage.
There is a scene containing multiple gunshots, which is part of the recorded soundtrack. The production also features a loud bang of a jail door closing.
As indicate above, racially violent language is used throughout along with misogynistic language and mild swearing.
- Stand Up To Racism Leeds is the local campaign group affiliated with the national anti-racist organisation
- Black Minds Matter is a registered charity connecting Black individuals and families with free 121 talking therapy delivered by qualified and accredited Black therapists
- SARSVL (Support After Rape And Sexual Violence Leeds) supports women, girls and non-binary people who have been through the trauma of sexual violence
