WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- The play version of John Grisham's legal thriller "A Time to Kill" is to have its world premiere at Washington's Arena Stage.
The novel was previously adapted as a film starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kiefer Sutherland, Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConaughey. The story centers on a black man who is being tried for killing two white men who raped his young daughter.
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The Arena Stage said the play version was written by Rupert Holmes and will be presented by special arrangement with Daryl Roth.
The first stage adaptation of a Grisham work is to begin performances at the Mead Center's restored Kreeger Theater May 6, 2011. The limited engagement is to run through June 19, 2011, the theater announced Thursday.
