For theatre, Spall’s work includes Death of England, Hedda Gabler – Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Play (National Theatre), Betrayal (Broadway – directed by Mike Nichols), Constellations (Royal Court Theatre and West End – Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor), and John Gabriel Borkman (Donmar Warehouse). The West End team have been announced ahead of the upcoming debut, with a fantastic list of names involved with bringing the show to UK audiences. for an unprecedented special presentation at the Library of Congress, in partnership with the Educational Theatre Association. In 2019, to culminate National “Theatre in Our Schools” month, Aaron Sorkin, Bartlett Sher, and members of the Broadway cast took the play to Washington, D.C. This was the largest single performance of a theatrical work in the history of world theater. On February 26, 2020, the cast of To Kill a Mockingbird gave a history-making performance of the play at Madison Square Garden, for 18,000 New York City school children. Since performances began on Thursday 1 November 2018, the production has not played to an empty seat, with capacity remaining over 100% for every performance.
Before the Broadway shutdown in March 2020, To Kill a Mockingbird continuously played to standing-room-only houses. The show had been a consistent hit in the USA in recent years. This new play by Aaron Sorkin is based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, and directed by Bartlett Sher. The production will open at the Gielgud Theatre on 31 March 2022, with previews from 10 March. A reimagining of To Kill a Mockingbird comes to the West End from March.
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