This open air theatre is only open May to early-September and there is no cover in case of rain. 1187 seats (plus 60 on the grass). Current auditorium since 1975. Member of the Society of London Theatre. Renovated after the 1999 season to include improved facilities.
Artistic director Timothy Sheader will take the reins to direct To Kill a Mockingbird, which has been adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel.
Set in Maycomb, Alabama in the Great Depression years of the 1930s; Momentous events unfold through the eyes of eight year old Scout Finch, growing up in a close knit neighbourhood with her older brother Jem and their summertime visitor Dill. When their father Atticus Finch, a well respected lawyer, mounts a vigorous and compelling case for the defence of Tom Robinson, a poor black man accused of the rape of a young white girl, an idyllic world of childhood is changed forever.
Through the drama of the trial and its aftermath comes a searching examination of freedom, justice, honesty and hypocrisy. A compelling, deeply moving story told with warmth and humour.
Book tickets now to experience Harper Lee's Pullitzer Prize-winning novel come to life.
