His life revolves around her, and when he is with her, his troubles disappear…

Barnsley, 1968.

Young bullied Billy’s only comfort is with the kestrel he finds, nurtures and trains. As Billy’s relationship with the soaring
bird grows, so too does his spirit and he soon discovers a wholenew world beyond his backyard…

Kes is a bittersweet story of great beauty, that examines the search for meaning and individuality through a child’s sense of
the ridiculous and the unjust.

Lawrence Till’s moving 1996 stage adaptation of Barry Hines’s novel takes its title from Ken Loach’s Bafta Award winning 1969
British classic film version of the same book.

A co-production with The
Touring Consortium, Kes will
tour the UK in Autumn 2009