

Kes
adapted for the stage by Robert Alan Evans
from the novel A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines
produced by the Jack Studio Theatre
directed by Kate Bannister
Billy Casper is 15 years old. Bullied at school and unhappy at home, he doesn’t fit in.
But when Billy comes across a wild kestrel and realises he can train her, he discovers a new life above the small Northern mining town in which he lives. Together they learn to fly and Billy finds friendship and hope – until one snap decision and an unplaced bet change things forever.
Kes is the story of Billy’s heart. How it came to beat and how it came to break.
The Jack Studio Theatre presents the Off West End premiere of this powerful adaptation of Barry Hines’s much-loved modern classic, A Kestrel for a Knave. Produced by the same team behind The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, The Haunting and Shipwrecked!
Press for previous productions
Equally humorous and mysterious… this delightful production is nothing short of a tour de force. ★★★★★ London Theatre1
one of the funniest shows I’ve seen in ages… wonderfully daft and inventive. ★★★★★ Stage Review on Hound of the Baskervillesa triumph of theatrical storytelling. ★★★★ The Stage on Shipwrecked! An Entertainment
Dates & Tickets
Wednesday 2 May – Saturday 19 May 2018 at 7.30pm
Tickets: £16, £13 conc suitable for 11+
To book online click here
Box office: 0333 666 3366
There is no charge for online bookings
Telephone reservations have a £1.50 booking fee
Our concessionary price tickets are for: full-time students, over 65s, registered unwaged, under 18s and Equity Members. Please bring proof of status when you collect your tickets.
Running time 75 minutes
Creative Team
Presented by Jack Studio Theatre
Directed by Kate Bannister
Design by Karl Swinyard
Costume by Martin J Robinson
Lighting by Ben Jacobs
Sound by Jack Barton
Assistant Director Laurel Marks
Cast
Rob Pomfret & Simon Stallard
Your Visit
The box office on site opens at 7.00pm for cash sales and collection of pre-booked tickets. Please check in with us when you arrive, so we know you are here.
LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED. Please arrive in good time for the 7.30pm start.
Food is served at the Brockley Jack pub. If you wish to book a table, please call them on: 0208 699 3966.
Booking is advised if you wish to eat before the show. You may take drinks from the bar in with you. Food is not allowed in the theatre.
There is strictly no photography or recording of any kind permitted in the theatre.
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