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‘Your days on earth are done’: John Hunt’s full court statement to the man who killed his family

‘You killed three beautiful mockingbirds,’ BBC commentator says

The Independent UK

BBC Commentator John Hunt delivers emotional impact statement after murders of wife and two daughters

John Hunt gave an emotional impact statement at Cambridge crown court for the sentencing of Kyle Clifford

Evening Standard

Rafe Spall: ‘Men’s bodies in film give an unrealistic idea of masculinity’

The actor talks to Charlotte O’Sullivan about objectification, weight loss, the return of family sitcom ‘Trying’ and how acting with his co-star Esther Smith ‘elevates the show’ for him

The Independent UK

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The King William’s College quiz 2023 – the answers

At Christmas, we published the 119th unfeasibly tricky general knowledge paper from the Isle of Man school. Did you dare to give it a try? Here are the answers

The Guardian - UK

The 32 best '60s movies

As American society dramatically changed, foreign filmmakers produced work that eclipsed big Hollywood studio features.

Total Film

No gavels, no hearsay and lots of drinking: a law expert ranks legal dramas by their accuracy

From Elle Woods in Legally Blonde to Jennifer Walters in She-Hulk, Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird to Denny Crane in Boston Legal, our popular culture is often where we first see and witness legal practice.

The Conversation

Fathers and daughters: what’s the truth behind this unexplored family bond?

Research suggests fathers of girls have more empathy for women. But as King Lear and new movie Aftersun show, there are plenty of challenges along the way

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Matthew Modine: ‘I didn’t want to do Stranger Things but the Duffer Brothers kept ringing me up’

The actor and environmentalist on playing Atticus Finch, the character’s importance today, and why he dyed his hair white for Stranger Things

The Guardian - UK

Rafe Spall on his blistering role in BBC’s The English: ‘I wanted audiences to be repulsed but also enjoy him’

‘That cliché of having fun playing terrible people is true, I really did have fun’

Evening Standard

Stranger Things actor Matthew Modine to join cast of To Kill a Mockingbird in the West End

Stranger Things actor Matthew Modine is to join the West End production of To Kill a Mockingbird

Evening Standard

The Failed Campaign To Kill To Kill a Mockingbird

Recent moves to censor the book have come from Virginia, Mississippi, and California.

Reason

Book and theatre bans in a living culture of fear

With tolerance for diversity running thin, dystopic fiction is turning into reality

The Hindu

Tom Hanks: the all-American good guy who stopped playing it safe

After graduating from America’s best pal to America’s dad, the actor has been taking more risks in his later career, including a transformative role in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis

The Guardian - US

Wrinkle-free linen? Good luck with that. Thankfully, it doesn’t matter …

Channel the cool elegance of Jay Gatsby this summer, not the crumpled heap Atticus Finch

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Chicago Sun-Times

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ wrestles with the past while seeking its place in the present

If written today, the work couldn’t be produced. It’s actually only because of its deep-rooted place in American culture that it’s worth doing, as Aaron Sorkin’s new adaptation attempts to articulate.

Chicago Sun-Times

Reshaped play, reshaped country key to the relevance of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

“We can only hope that [audiences] learn something, that they leave the theater more empathetic,” says actor Yeagel T. Welch, who stars as Tom Robinson.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago May 12-18

Stars on Ice, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and a Nick Cave retrospective are among the highlights in the week ahead.

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: To Kill a Mockingbird; The Mozart Question; Clybourne Park – review

Rafe Spall is a fine Atticus in Aaron Sorkin’s somewhat awkward spin on Harper Lee; Jessica Daniels steers a sublime adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s tale; and Bruce Norris’s racial satire is snappily revived

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Evening Standard

To Kill a Mockingbird review: all rise for this powerfully uplifting theatrical event

Rafe Spall brings a vitality to the role of Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin’s fresh adaption of Harper Lee’s classic novel

The Guardian - UK

To Kill a Mockingbird review – Harper Lee would approve of snappy Sorkin update

Rafe Spall is a dignified Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin’s smooth and confident adaptation, which finds modern-day resonances in the 1960 classic about racial injustice in the American south

The Independent UK

Rafe Spall: ‘It gets on my nerves when actors say they’re nervous – put a sock in it’

The actor is about to star as Atticus Finch in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. He talks to Alexandra Pollard about the play’s social relevance, his allergy to earnestness and why the narrative around his weight loss has so deeply hurt him

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