To Kill A Mockingbird Reviews

Christina from Orlando, Florida

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - A COMEDY

Why would they think the decision to make this a comedy was a good one? The nonstop punchline and actual slapstick humor were so out of place and outright inappropriate. They added extremely racist dialog that wasn't from the book for no reason other than shock value. The accents were horrible and completely inconsistent. I left during intermission because I couldn't stomach one more second of this staged disaster.

Karen from New Orleans, Louisiana

TERRIBLE

The southern accents were terrible!!! The accent attempt by Melanie Moore (Scout) was like hearing a New Englander mocking a southern accent. She also couldn’t keep the same accent throughout the play which became very distracting. The sets were moved too often. The better scenes were when the set stayed still and Moore didn’t speak.

Bill Soller from Columbus, Ohio

BORING AND DIDN'T FOLLOW THE MOVIE

I thought they play was very slow and was not very interesting. They also changed a lot of things from the movie which I did not think was good. Boring to me. If you like the movie don't see the play.

Dee from West Palm Beach, Florida

LONG AND PAINFUL

The comic attempts were unnecessary and ridiculous.

Brian G from Seattle, Washington

POOR BALANCE OF (TOO MUCH) COMEDY VS. IMPORTANT STORY

While the movie does an amazing job addressing such an important social topic, I felt like the play turned a serious story into near slapstick. There was a moment of hope with the courtroom scene where the daughter testified. This scene was intense and excellent. No stupid humor in this scene. I'm all for comic relief, but not when the balance is not there and when the stupid lines overpower the important parts of the story. They did keep the racism and did not tone this down, which was important. They kept the use of the N word, which is important for this story. But when you add in all the slapstick, then the use of the N word starts to feel inappropriate, because it becomes part of humor instead of part of the message. This story is so powerful and so important. Why in the world mess it up and replace the powerful story with mindless ha ha moments? This is one where it is better to watch the movie and/or read the book.

Thelma Lee from San Diego, California

SORKIN RUINS ATTICUS

How is it okay to alter the work of Harper Lee, and change the one of the most revered figures in modern literature into a buffoon in the service of fighting racism? Instead of a delicate hammer Sorkin’s work is now a sledge. To those unfamiliar with his work, it is well acted and has a topical progressive message about racism. To anyone who knows Lee’s masterpiece, however, it is a travesty.

Julian from Dallas, Texas

WORSE THAN A HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION;; EXCRUCIATING!

We walked out of the play before intermission. First the acoustics at Fair Park are horrible and it’s very hard to hear the dialogue, especially when they deliver the dialogue so quickly, in poor southern accents, and with no artistic depth. Seems like the direction cue was to “shout and strut”. Not sure why the director thought it was wise to make this powerful piece of American fiction into a comedy. Seems like the entire cast was mugging for cheap, one-liner laughs. It was just excruciating. Richard Thomas was horrible. The actress who played Scout was horrible. Truly one of the worst performances that I have seen in my life — and that includes high school productions.

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