Reviews

• M Skinner

  May 16, 2023

  Amazing! Loved the staging, superbly acted - atmospheric, amusing and moving.

• Yong

  May 16, 2023

  There were different response from staffs, some staff say hello/ thank you to English people but ignored me. About the seat, another person was sitting in my seat and the staff asked the woman sitting there if she has a ticket for that seat, she moved but looked me with hateful eyes.

• JWP

  May 12, 2023

  A fantastic production and very interesting setting of this classic. Thoroughly enjoyed every minute.

• A from Abingdon

  May 11, 2023

  This was theatre at its very best. A long play but kept us gripped from the beginning till the end. Superb performances, especially from the lead parts. clever and atmospheric stage set. An absolute must go see

• Lesley C

  May 7, 2023

  The story was narrated wonderfully by Anna Munden who played Scout Finch, Atticus’s daughter with help from Sam Mitchell and Ellis Howard who played her brother and friend. The cast were brilliant in their roles whilst Matthew Modine took on the role of Atticus with such an ease it was easy to believe in the character. The rest of the cast were equally believable and this culminated in a fantastic show that received a standing ovation deservedly so.

• Gloria Reading

  May 6, 2023

  Well written. Well performed. Stinning

• Alan

  May 3, 2023

  Great adaptation of the story that added a little lightheartedness to what is a serious play. Great acting by all the cast, especially the younger members who were telling the story as well as acting our their respective parts. The time flew by.

• Moya Brewer

  May 2, 2023

  Monday night in the Stalls on a balmy Bank Holiday and Labour Fay and what a treat! The set was versatile and fluidly moved snd used in the small compact Theatre. Loved the live Pisano and guitar music which enhanced the atmosphere . The book is a classic, the film with Gregory Peck a classic, but this play version was moving, funny, made everyone stop to think with outstanding acting from all the cast! A standing ovation from us all was well deserved snd I just hope it reopens do I can bring teenagers who I teach to see it: so important today: kindness, tolerance, respect and equality all too often we need reminding which this play did! Well done. St least film ir so we can show it from an online platform in schools! Thank you all

• Gabba

  Apr 29, 2023

  It's quite a while since I've been to a West End Theatre and this production of To Kill A Mockingbird was the perfect reintroduction. It was excellent in every way and gripped my, and the whole audience's, attention for every second.

• Jane

  Apr 20, 2023

  Great cast - superb writing and very well produced. It held my attention throughout. A powerful play and a play for this moment in history. It seems we have learned little since it was first written.

• Hermione

  Apr 18, 2023

  The show was just perfect! Deserved all the standing ovations. Funny, sad & very thought provoking! Understood every single word. What more can I say? A brilliant night for me!!!

• Juliette

  Apr 18, 2023

  Highly recommend! Superb cast, great set. Perfect adaptation of the book.

• John Newnham

  Apr 17, 2023

  Excellent dramatisation of the book. We, adults and children, enjoyed it very much

• Tammy Burden

  Apr 17, 2023

  Well worth going if you can get tickets you will not be disappointed

• CHRIS SPENCER

  Apr 16, 2023

  SIMPLY SENSATIONAL

• Sionydentist

  Apr 15, 2023

  The acting and production were a tour de force and the set changes were ingenious

• Uncle Norman Giller

  Apr 14, 2023

  I thought Succession the best acted, scripted show I saw this year but it was overtaken last night by To Kill A Mockingbird at the Gielgud. If you like the best of theatre you must see this before it closes on May 20. Take a bow the entire magnificent cast (and the late Harper Lee). Thank you for restoring my faith in the theatre and not fiddling with the original. The recent Oklahoma and My Fairy Lady directors would have had Tom Robinson as a white man.

• Doc

  Apr 8, 2023

  Really enjoyed the play

• Gill

  Apr 6, 2023

  Wonderful script, cast and staging. Very memorable.

• Peter John Ballentyne

  Apr 5, 2023

  Last nights performance of the classic novel to Kill a Mockingbird was thought provoking and powerful, delivered by a talented and star studded cast. The effects of this performance remain with me today as I write this review and leaves me chilled about our current condition and hopeful about the future in equal measure. Thank-you!

• Natalie Swinford

  Apr 2, 2023

  I was absolutely thrilled when I saw that To Kill A Mockingbird was being staged in London. A friend and I were extremely keen to book tickets but were left in limbo when the only ones available were upwards of £125 or the bare basic £33 with restricted views. Due to finances, we opted for the £33 and hoped for the best - ideally we would've liked to have paid around the £50/£60 mark for a slightly better view. Sadly prior to the event, my friend fell unwell and was unable to attend, but my Husband, who has never read the book offered to accompany me, despite being sceptical about the whole thing. What. A. Performance. To Kill A Mockingbird has been my favourite booked since I read it at GCSE, and to see it bought to life was truly incredible. I was left utterly speechless with an extremely full heart that it surpassed any expectation I had going in. I reluctantly asked my Husband at the end what he thought of it, knowing full well it wasn't his usual Saturday afternoon viewing. His words were "That was amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed it." If you're unsure on if you should go and see it, doubt no longer, it was absolutely outstanding.

• Graham

  Mar 30, 2023

  I thoroughly enjoyed the performance. In my opinion it really caught the message of the book. Also, the production including scenery changes worked perfectly. In short I would strongly recommend a visit.

• Debbie S

  Mar 30, 2023

  Thank you for an amazing afternoon, thoroughly enjoyed the performance.

• VLL

  Mar 23, 2023

  I really enjoyed watching the show yesterday. The actors and actresses were fantastic, and despite its sombre undertone, there were quite a few laughs. I would thoroughly recommend seeing this before it ends. I have never read the book (unbelievably), but I will now, and there are quite a few important lessons for us all.

• Tom fanthorpe

  Mar 20, 2023

  great show and experience but could have done without the panto comedy at various points

• Rosey Cortazzi

  Mar 19, 2023

  wonderful play great acting. Very powerful. Mathew was amazing as Atticus.

• CKP

  Mar 17, 2023

  Amazing performance by the entire cast. Highly recommended. Lots of powerful emotional scenes but also some great humour.

• Helen

  Mar 16, 2023

  Really excellent production in every way - the cast, the set, the atmosphere, the theatre management - all outstanding. A hugely enjoyable and high quality theatre evening.

• D

  Mar 16, 2023

  Excellent

• Vivian

  Mar 15, 2023

  Did not expect that the transfer from the book could be achieved so nicely in 2.5 hours! Top performances! Everything was excellent!

• Alex

  Mar 10, 2023

  Terrific performances and beautiful adaptation of one of the best books ever written!

• David

  Mar 10, 2023

  Really enjoyed the play; it was very well produced and the acting was brilliant. Close to the book and put across all the messages perfectly.

• Matt

  Mar 9, 2023

  Can't fault anything. Well worth it!

• JB Southampton

  Mar 5, 2023

  This was a stylish and well-thought through production, very faithful to the book, but maybe a little too long. The imaginative staging, with the 'children' now grown looking back at the events of that fateful summer and the very slick and intelligent changes of scenery, kept the production moving along at a good pace. Matthew Modine was brilliant if I had to pick out one performance, he really held the stage throughout and was a very believable Atticus Finch. Overall a very fine realisation for the stage of a unique novel, well worth seeing.

• Indy Sidhu

  Mar 5, 2023

  Simply excellent

• Bhavnbi

  Feb 28, 2023

  Great to finally see the show, and it lived up to all expectations! Highly recommend it if you have not seen it - only a few weeks to go!

• Tim Johnson

  Feb 27, 2023

  Fantastic and important show. I was blown away by the production. Well worth going to see

• Patrick

  Feb 16, 2023

  I was so impressed by the young barmaid in the bar as you walk in the theatre. I accidentally ordered a Sprite instead of a soda. She had to get a manager to do a refund. There was a queue of people of people with two minutes to the start of the play. Potentially a stressful situation! She we as so calm, kind and personable. Made my evening (young girl with glasses).

• Michele Losse

  Feb 15, 2023

  Fantastic play, well acted and very moving. Well done to all involved.

• Cathy

  Feb 13, 2023

  I was not expecting what I saw. The acting was fantastic, and the show held my attention from start to finished. The story felt new and fresh. Would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.

• Jon Burton

  Feb 12, 2023

  Excellent in every way, the acting, the adaptation to stage and the way the cast changed the set seamlessly between scenes.

• Josie Dyke

  Feb 12, 2023

  I was utterly blown away by this play. It was so cleverly done and the acting was so powerful. It really made an impact on me - and the whole audience were on their feet at the end. Special mention for Scout and Atticus, who were superb.

• David Wallington

  Feb 12, 2023

  Brilliantly performed by a great cast. Funny, sad and very clever. Loved it!

• Paul

  Feb 10, 2023

  Loved it, such a great play and everyone played their parts so well. Loved the whole story (very sad and also funny) and great seeing made into a play. Great Work.

• Andrew Roberts

  Feb 9, 2023

  Great performance, totally absorbing. Loved the way the scenery just moved with the story. I had read the book many years ago but was surprised how much had forgotten, however didn't detract in any way from a moving and challenging story. Excellent.

• David Walton

  Feb 9, 2023

  We have so far to go in reintroducing empathy in our society. Ostracizing difference, immigrants, ethnic minorities, trans etc by glamourising the idea of being 'anti-woke' is a dreadful indictment of our society. The issue is class. Those oppressed in this story have more in common than they are allowed to think, just by credit of their humanity. Sadly, this has not changed enough! We have regressed. Sorkin's "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a brilliant reworking giving voice to the black experience through Cal's withering sarcasm and sadness. The acting, especially Scout (Anna Munden) and Jem (Sam Mitchell) creates pace and humour and shock. Dil (Ellis Howard) was just brilliant, funny and sadly disturbing at the same time. At the centre was Modine's strong performance as a flawed and fearful Atticus Finch. If the court scenes were a little "clumpy" with his anger not as convincing as hoped, it is not surprising. The emotional range required as the tension rises must be incredibly difficult for any actor. The set was superb!

• Carmen Chetty

  Feb 5, 2023

  Absolutely fantastic. Drew you into a place where you are totally immersed in the emotions.

• Tracy Norton

  Feb 5, 2023

  Read the book twice, seen the Oscar winning film numerous times so this had a lot to live up to. Wow it certainly did, the whole cast were superb. Stage management was flawless. Capturing the essence of the book which still is poignant today.

• Suze

  Feb 5, 2023

  Brilliant!

• Lynda

  Feb 3, 2023

  I had wondered how the writers would tie in the subject plots alongside the trial and they executed it brilliantly. The acting was sublime, characterisations perfext. Only thing not to give it 5 stars were the accents. Sometimes hard to understand what was being said and a little inconsistent.