Kes (Stage Version) (NHB Modern Plays)
By Barry Hines
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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
Barry Hines
Barry Hines nació en 1939 en el sur de Yorkshire, en la localidad minera de Hoyland Common. De familia obrera, dejó la escuela a temprana edad y trabajó como aprendiz de topógrafo minero. Posteriormente, estudió Magisterio y trabajó como profesor de Educación Física. La fama le llegaría con su novela KES (A KESTREL FOR A KNAVE, 1968), que cosechó un enorme éxito y que sería adaptada a la pantalla y dirigida por Ken Loach en 1969. Hines colaboró con Loach en dos ocasiones más, adaptando sus novelas THE GAMEKEEPER (1975) y LOOKS AND SMILES (1981), galardonada en Cannes. Murió en marzo de 2016.
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