Stage Review To Kill a Mockingbird Curve 2025
- debra Hall
- Oct 30
- 2 min read
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To Kill a Mockingbird
From the novel by Harper Lee
Adapted for Stage by Aaron Sorkin
Directed by Bartlett Sher
Background
The narrator, Scout, daughter of lawyer, Atticus Finch recounts past events over two summers past; much of which had involved persons of her own household. Also those on the outside including a black family from the town; a poor farming family headed by the abusive Bob Ewell; influential white men, and general townsfolk many with deep racial prejudices... and, in a law court, true stories are told from victims of their experience of this kind of hatred. In other words, the fictional story reveals the white people of the small town of Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression and their contempt for their black neighbours.
A sub-plot is Scout and brother Jem’s attempts to quell Dill’s fascination for the reclusive, Boo, she and the two boys often hang around his spooky, old house and experience some mysterious happenings over time.
However, the heart of the story is the courtroom drama (a rape case) involving local black man, Tom Robinson (whom Atticus is acting as his defence) against his white accusers namely Ewell and his daughter, Mayella. Atticus has to prove Tom’s innocence to an all-white jury most of whom are assumed to be overtly racist.
Comment
Actor, Richard Coyle plays the widowed Atticus, head of his middle class family where he’s a father, a teacher and a friend with good intent at home. Atticus, despite having to fight for justice against the odds is ’always encouraging kindness and empathy in his children’
while, professionally, is trusted, measured, diligent and empathic, Coyle plays all sides of his character so well and leaves an indelible mark as the lead in this play.
Dylan Malyn, Anna Munden and Gabriel Scott and are Dill, Scout and Jem respectively and they present much more than being mischievous children running around and eavesdropping on the grown ups, they are crucial to the storytelling and though the play centres on Anna Munden and the delivery of her clear and engaging first person narrative, the three altogether have wonderful chemistry.
The triumph of Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of the classic American novel by Harper Lee is the attention given to each individual character that nothing is lost. With superb direction by Barlett Sher this particular production with its excellent cast presents a five star, riveting version of To Kill a Mockingbird. A classic courtroom drama with family and fairness at its core.
ENDS
To Kill a Mockingbird Curve 2025 Review
Stage Review by Theatre Critic Debra Hall who attended the 2.15pm performance of To Kill a Mockingbird at Curve Theatre, Leicester on 29 October 2025
References
Curve Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird printed programme
Moore, F. Production Photographs Curve 30 Oct 2025
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