Leicester’s Curve, which is celebrating its tenth birthday, will join forces with Jonathan Church Productions and Regent’s Park Theatre to stage Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird in 2019.
Adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel, the play can be seen at Curve from 7 until 16 February.
Curve has also announced the line-up for its fifth annual Inside Out festival in October which celebrates the diversity and talent of East Midlands artists.
Leading the festival will be a production of Ché Walker’s The Frontline, “12 stories of heartbreak” performed by the graduates of Curve’s new actor training programme New Theatre Talent which is supported by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation. Curve associate director Suba Bas directs The Frontline from 17 until 20 October 2018.
Commenting on the new season at Curve, chief executive Chris Stafford and artistic director Nikolai Foster said, “we’re thrilled to be entering our next decade with curiosity, adventure and ambition, bringing plays, musicals, dance and an eclectic mix of community projects to our stages.
“It’s a pleasure to be co-producing with our friends at Regent’s Park Theatre and Jonathan Church Productions to bring Harper Lee’s era-defining story of racial inequality and social injustice To Kill a Mockingbird to Leicester.
“Our Inside Out festival once again showcases some of the most exciting new work in a region rich with astonishing talent.”
Other productions at Curve include Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop from 13 until 17 November, Ghost the Musical from 28 January until 2 February 2019 and Northern Ballet’s Victoria from 2 until 6 April.