Kes (stage version) (nhb modern plays)

A tried-and-tested adaptation of the hugely popular novel and film, retaining its gritty charm and popular staying power. 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. '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