For my friends in the UK who haven’t yet read Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, you might add it to your reading list

To Kill A Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary edition.

Likewise if you haven’t seen the brilliant movie you might do that in your spare time.  The film is ranked 34 on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 Greatest American Films, and is considered one of the finest family-oriented dramas ever made.

To Kill A Mockingbird [DVD]

Finally, you have the chance to see the staged play this spring at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.             From the Theatre: “Set in the Deep South, Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel sees racial injustice envelop a small-town community. Through courage and compassion, lawyer Atticus Finch seeks the truth, and his daughter, Scout – a young girl on the cusp of adulthood – brings new hope to a neighbourhood in turmoil.  Following his productions of The Crucible and Lord of the Flies,Artistic Director Timothy Sheader rediscovers this enduring classic in the open air.”        Open Air Theatre.