The Read Season 2 Episode 1 - A Kestrel for a Knave

Airdate: 2023-Sep-17

Episode summary:

Christopher Eccleston narrates Barry Hines's heartbreaking coming-of-age tale in this fresh take on a classic British novel. It's the story of teenager Billy Casper, whose life can be described as bleak. Bullied at home and at school, he finds solace in a love of falconry. He devours books to help him learn how to rear a young hawk, which becomes a distraction from the challenges of life at home with his mum and brother Jed. But a miscalculation while running an errand for his brother has drastic consequences for his new-found hobby.Filmed at Oldham Colliseum Theatre, Eccleston brilliantly guides the viewer through the heartbreaking cadence of Billy's life.

About The Read series:

A series of four creative performance readings of iconic British novels. Each episode is directed by emerging talent from the New Creatives scheme....Show more >