Kes

Adapted for the stage by Robert Alan Evans, from the novel A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines. Kes tells the story of a day in the life of Billy Casper, a fifteen-year-old boy about to leave school and determined not to end up working down the pit like his older brother Jud. Billy doesn’t know what he’ll do, but one thing has changed his life forever, allowing him to soar above the narrow confines of his family and his town, his kestrel hawk Kes. Kes is the story of Billy’s heart. How it come to beat and how it came to break.

Produced by Zoe Crowson who is also the founder of registered charity The Phoebe Research Fund. Zoe’s past experience mainly lies in publishing, event organization and now funding essential research into recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa of which her daughter Phoebe is a sufferer. Zoe is extremely excited to be working on the production of Kes alongside her partner Steven Arnold and director David Crowley. The Phoebe Research Fund was set up in 2015 by Zoe Crowson to fund research into recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa a life limiting skin disease which causes the skin to blister and shear at the slightest touch. All funds go directly into researching a cure and to date the charity has raised over £100,000 with help from the local community. More details can be found at www.phoeberesearch.org.uk