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• Mockingbird ‘Highly-awaited’ wouldn’t do it justice – but justice here is paramount. To greet the release of Harper Lee’s long lost Go Set a Watchman, we’re presenting a unique, immersive tribute to its legendary companion, To Kill a Mockingbird. First published 45 years ago to immediate acclaim (and a swift Pulitzer gong), To Kill a Mockingbird’s influence runs deep – through the legal and political establishment as well as the literary world. In one unique evening, we'll pull apart and rebuild Mockingbird with the help of six writers, thinkers and artists, and playwright Anne-Louise Sarks. They’ll take us through the key moments of the story so well-loved, exposing its incisive relevance through discussions of its major concerns: themes such as race, class and gender, and laws written and unwritten. Come and delight in the crisp observation and wry humour of a true American classic – and explore a landmark fiction soon to be forever altered. As Atticus Finch once said, ‘you never really understand a person … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it’. To that end, Nicola Roxon, Lex Lasry, Tony Birch, Virginia Gay, Jennifer Byrne and Bruce Gladwin will traverse multiple moments and characters from the text as they celebrate a legacy – and a completely rare occasion – half a century in the making.