Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird has been a staple on countless best-of lists since its publication and remains a book of immense power and relevance, despite being set nearly 100 years ago, in the early 1930s. Whether you have read the book or seen the groundbreaking film with Gregory Peck, most are familiar with the story. Here, in an extensive UK and Ireland tour, and arriving now at Milton Keynes Theatre, Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation takes to the stage with all the power and relevance of the original. Sorkin, famous for his ground-breaking TV series The West Wing , and also perhaps more relevant here, the legal film A Few Good Men , takes Lee’s classic and adapts the story to primarily be based around the court case of a certain Tom Robinson, charged with the assault and rape of local girl Mayella Ewell. Leading his defence is Atticus Finch, the kindly man who sees good in everyone. Lee’s book has Finch's daughter as the narrator; Sorkin cleverly develops this by add...