Broadway play To Kill A Mockingbird set to transfer to London's West End in 2020

### Harper Lee's *To Kill a Mockingbird *to land in the West End in 2020 Broadway's smash-hit play, *[**To Kill a Mockingbird**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/1177/to-kill-a-mockingbird-tickets.aspx)*, which is based on the hit 1960 Harper Lee novel of the same name, is set to make its way to the [**West End's Gielgud Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/22/gielgud-theatre.aspx) sometime in 2020. While performance dates have yet to be confirmed, the new London transfer is already receiving a lot of news buzz. ### *To Kill a Mockingbird *West End cast and creatives The stage adaptation of *To Kill a Mockingbird* was penned by **Aaron Sorkin** and is directed by **Bartlett Sher**. The production transfers to London's West End courtesy of the show's producers **Scott Rudin** ([***The Book of Mormon***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/990/the-book-of-mormon-tickets.aspx) on Broadway, [***School of Rock***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/2208/school-of-rock-tickets.aspx) TV series on Nickelodeon) and **Sonia Friedman** (*[**Fiddler on the Roof**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/487/fiddler-on-the-roof-tickets.aspx) *at the [**Playhouse Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/96/playhouse-theatre.aspx), *Consent* at the [**Harold Pinter Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/26/harold-pinter-theatre.aspx), *The Inheritance* and *All About Eve *at the [**Noel Coward Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/108/noel-coward-theatre.aspx), *[**Mean Girls**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4018/mean-girls-tickets.aspx), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, *and* [**The Glass Menagerie**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/467/the-glass-menagerie-tickets.aspx)*). The original Broadway cast stars **Jeff Daniels** (whose character in the *Dumb and Dumber* film aptly sang '*mock yeah ing yeah bird yeah*' with **Jim Carrey**'s character) alongside **Gideon Glick**, **Will Pullen** and **Celia Keenan-Bolger**. It is unclear if they will reprise their roles for the London production. Casting for the West End transfer of *To Kill a Mockingbird* is expected to be announced in due course. ### *To Kill a Mockingbird *currently killing it on Broadway The world premiere of Harper Lee's *To Kill a Mockingbird* is currently slamming the competition at the box office and is raking in [**theatre record**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/top-10-world-records-in-theatre) after [**theatre record**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/another-top-10-world-records-in-theatre), including the one-week record for Broadway's highest-grossing play in American history. The production also achieved a record-breaking gross of $1,701,683.59 in just its second week of performances last [**Christmas**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/christmas-theatre-in-london). The production was nominated for a total of 9 Tony Awards, including Best Direction of a Play, Best Actor in a Play, and Best Supporting Actor in Play. It went on to win Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for Celia Keenan-Bolger's performance as Scout Finch. ### *To Kill a Mockingbird* plot summary For those who haven't read the Harper Lee classic, *To Kill a Mockingbird* takes place in 1930s' Alabama and tells the tale of racial inequality and childhood naivety, centring on one of the most revered characters in American literature, Atticus Finch. The lawyer's son Jem, his sister Scout, their caretaker and housekeeper Calpurnia, their visiting family friend Dill, a secretive neighbour, the reclusive Boo Radley, and other Maycombe residents bring this well-respected novel to life. ## *To Kill a Mockingbird *West End Gielgud Theatre tickets on sale soon! You don't want to miss the highly-anticipated London production of *To Kill a Mockingbird*. The play has enjoyed sell-out performances at Broadway's Shubert Theatre and tickets for the 2020 [**Gielgud Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/22/gielgud-theatre.aspx) transfer are expected to be just as overwhelmingly popular. 🎫 [**Sign up for our mailing list**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/1177/to-kill-a-mockingbird-tickets.aspx) to be notified as soon as *To Kill a Mockingbird* West End tickets become available so that you can be among the first to book your seats!