"Remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."

On Saturday evening, my parents and I went to the theatre in Glasgow to see the stage production of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. 

First off, I should say the production is coming to Edinburgh too - you can buy tickets here - but we went to Glasgow because we had the tickets before the Edinburgh dates were announced!

"To Kill a Mockingbird" stage advertisement

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is one of the most admired books ever written; full of life lessons and wisdom and morals. It has taught me so much about the type of person I want to be, and I mean that genuinely. So going to see the stage production was a must for me, and is indeed for any fan of the book and/or film.

The play was made up of the cast taking turns to narrate by reading excerpts from the book, with the remaining cast members acting out the part of the book that was being read aloud. The acting and narration was intertwined with songs accompanied by acoustic guitar. This style of performing, I felt, was something fresh and original for such a classic piece of writing and it really brought another element to proceedings.

I won't go into the story, most people know it, but the plot never ceases to move me. Little Scout is a one in a million child, and who'd have thought a fictional character, Atticus Finch, could be one of my heroes? The cast provided a convincing Tom Robinson, a hysterical Mayella Ewell and an impressively provocative Bob Ewell. I think it may have even been more touching on stage than on screen. The children who played Scout, Gem and Dill all have promising careers ahead of them, especially the little girl who played Scout - she was fantastic and was everything Jean Louise Finch is.

I recommend catching this at the theatre, whether you are well versed in Harper Lee's only work or if you are new to it completely. It is sure to entertain, emote and enthuse people from all walks of life, because as Scout says, "there's just one kind of folks. Folks."