Rafe Spall is set to take up the role of Atticus Finch in the upcoming West End production of To Kill a Mockingbird, it has been announced today.

The show, which was initially meant to open in May 2020, has now been confirmed for a run at The Gielgud Theatre with previews beginning on 10 March 2022 and official opening night of 31 March 2022. Tickets will go on sale from 6 April 2021.

Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel has been adapted by Aaron Sorkin for the production and explores racial injustice in the deep south of America during the 1960’s. Spall’s character is perhaps one of the most iconic in literary history.

Exciting news, Besties!