To Kill a Mockingbird Commences This Year's Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Season

Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel begins a summer of outdoor theatre, reports LondonTown.com.

2013-05-10

LONDON, ENGLAND, May 10, 2013 (Press-News.org) With strong themes of compassion and bravery, Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird has received enduring popularity and will now be revived in the idyllic setting of the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, the first of many outdoor London events this summer.

The book tells the story of a small town that is engulfed in racial injustice when a black man is wrongly accused of an unspeakable crime. Determined to prove the innocence of this man, Atticus Finch is a brave lawyer who turns his back on what is expected of him and instead fights for what's right. His daughter then stands for his honour but consequently faces a terrible outcome. Adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel and directed by Timothy Sheader, this acclaimed book will now be brought to life on the stage of London's acclaimed outdoor auditorium, with Robert Sean Leonard playing Atticus Finch.

As well as To Kill a Mockingbird, which runs from 16th May to 15th June, the Open Air Theatre line-up also includes Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austin's much-loved romantic comedy which follows the Bennet sisters as they search for love; Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, the story of a lost princess raised by a shepherd is re-imagined for everyone aged six and over; and The Sound of Music, a Rodger and Hammerstein Open Air Theatre debut provides the chance to rediscover this classical musical.

The season concludes with Dinosaur Zoo, a family friendly live show that welcomes a cast of large-scale Australian dinosaur puppets to London. The experimental theatre performance brings the amazingly life-like creatures back from extinction through electronics and theatrics, enabling brave children to get up close and personal with the teeth-gnashing prehistoric creatures.

Find out more about all of London's top events this year by downloading a free copy of London 2013: The Annual, a guide to all the best events, anniversaries, experiences and openings in London throughout 2013.

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