The Phoenix Theatre Company

Kes tells the story of Billy Caspar; a 15 year old boy about to leave school determined not to end up working down the mines 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 town... his kestrel hawk, Kes.

"The image of the distraught older man trying to save the unloved boy from a tragedy that will darken his life, is one that haunts the memory." - The Scotsman.

"The switch back and forth between pathos and comedy which the actors achieve is truly brilliant." - Sunday Herald.

"Rob Evans's astutely brisk, yet lingeringly poetic script allows room for our own reflections, but as the evocative scenes build into a slice of Billy's haphazard, put-upon life you sense there is no happy ending." - The Herald.