Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird is heading to the West End.

The production, which has won rave reviews on Broadway, will open at the Geilgud Theatre in May 2020.

Set in Alabama in 1934, To Kill a Mockingbird centres on one of the most venerated characters in American literature, the small-town lawyer Atticus Finch. The cast of characters includes Atticus’s daughter Scout, her brother Jem, their housekeeper and caretaker Calpurnia, their visiting friend Dill, a mysterious neighbour the reclusive Arthur “Boo” Radley, and the other indelible residents of Maycomb, Alabama.

Cast and performance dates will be announced soon. More details are available at the play’s official website.