To Kill a Mockingbird at the Ed Mirvish Theatre: what Toronto critics said

The 2018 Broadway adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Bartlett Sher, played the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto in November 2023. It ran to November 27 and returned from May 28 to June 2, 2024. Mirvish Productions presented it, with Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch.

The Globe and Mail's J. Kelly Nestruck called the show "a rare bird" because popular Broadway plays almost never tour any more. He wrote that he believed it was the first new stage drama to reach Toronto in a touring version of its Broadway production since August: Osage County in 2009. He tied the show's draw to the lasting hold of Lee's 1960 novel, which many people first meet in high-school English classes.

NEXT Magazine's Liam Donovan gave the production three stars out of five. He pointed to scale first: a serious drama in the very large Ed Mirvish Theatre, opened by Miriam Buether's towering set. He found few surprises but praised the "well-oiled" staging, and named Yaegel T. Welch's performance as Tom Robinson as the highlight. The week was sold out.

Samantha Wu reviewed the run for BroadwayWorld Toronto, and Rudy Blair Entertainment Media and Ludwig Van Toronto covered it too, the latter calling it a nearly flawless production.

Both Toronto engagements are over. Anyone planning to see the play should check the touring company's and the theatre's own listings for current dates.