Kes
- Full Length Play, Drama
- 8M, 2F
- ISBN: 9781854594860
A tried-and-tested stage adaptation of Barry Hines' novel A Kestrel for a Knave, about a troubled young boy who finds and trains a kestrel.
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Flexible
- Performance Group:
- High School/Secondary, Elementary School / Primary
A tried-and-tested stage adaptation of Barry Hines' novel A Kestrel for a Knave, about a troubled young boy who finds and trains a kestrel.
Billy, a disaffected young boy, has problems at school and at home: he's neglected by his mother, beaten by his brother and bullied on all sides. He adopts a fledgling kestrel and treats it with all the tenderness he has never known. Slowly, he begins to see for the first time what he could achieve – if only he tried.
Lawrence Till's adaptation of Barry Hines' 1968 novel retains its gritty charm and popular staying power. Kes was first performed at West Yorkshire Playhouse in 1999.
REVIEWS:
"Laurence Till's skilful adaptation... offers a series of sure-fire scenes... Hines' story retains an undeniable emotional pull."
Independent
"Sensitively scripted and stunningly staged, Kes is essentially about a community which fails its young."
The Times
Premiere Production:
West Yorkshire Playhouse, 1999.
Characters
- Casting: 8M, 2F
- Casting Attributes: Good role(s) for younger performers, Expandable casting
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