Robert Sean Leonard to star in To Kill a Mockingbird at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

The first 2013 production at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre will see Robert Sean Leonard take on the role of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. The Tony award-winning American actor is best known for playing Dr. James Wilson in the Fox television series House and Neil Perry in the 1989 movie Dead Poets Society. Having frequently performed on and off Broadway since 1986, To Kill a Mockingbird will mark Robert’s return to the London stage for the first time in 22 years. 

The production will run from 16th May until 15th June 2013. Proving its success across every form, the 1960 novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and the 1962 film adaptation won three Oscars.

Set in the Deep South, Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel sees racial injustice envelop a small-town community. Through courage and compassion, lawyer Atticus Finch seeks the truth, and his daughter, Scout - a young girl on the cusp of adulthood - brings new hope to a neighbourhood in turmoil.

Further casting includes Michele Austin (Calpurnia), Richie Campbell (Tom Robinson), Christopher Ettridge (Mr Walter Cunningham/Judge Taylor), Tom Godwin (Nathan Radley/Mr Gilmer), Simon Gregor (Bob Ewell), Stephen Kennedy (Heck Tate), Phil King (Actor/Musician), Hattie Ladbury (Ms Maude Atkinson), Julie Legrand (Stephanie Crawford/Mrs Dubose), Rona Morison (Mayella Ewell), Joe Speare (Reverend Sykes) and Daniel Tuite (Boo Radley). Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Lucy Hutchinson and Izzy Lee will share the role of Scout, whilst Harry Bennett, Sebastian Clifford and Ewan Harris will share the role of Dill, and Gus Barry, Callum Henderson and Adam Scotland with share the role of Jem.

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