Winner, Best Supporting Performer (Nishla Smith), UK Theatre Awards 2022

Bullied at school and neglected at home, life isn’t easy for troubled teenager Billy Casper, growing up in 1960s Yorkshire. But then ‘our Billy’ finds Kes... a Kestrel hawk that he cares for and trains. The bird’s silent strength and grace inspires a passion and freedom that has been missing throughout Billy’s life.

Writer Barry Hines
Adaptor Robert Alan Evans
Director Atri Banerjee
Designer Anisha Fields
Lighting Jamie Platt
Music & Sound Alexandra Faye Braithwaite
Movement Jenni Jackson
Assistant Director Eilidh Gibson
Dialect Natalie Grady
Casting Olivia Barr
Company Stage Manager Katy Farish
Deputy Stage Manager Ed Salt | Lauryn Elise (cover)
Assistant Stage Manager Anja Bryan-Smith
Photography Marc Brenner

Cast Jake Dunn | Harry Egan | Nishla Smith