by kestrel | Jan 5, 2019 | Blog
Congratulations to all the cast and musicians for their amazing original pantomime Jack A lad in the Beanstalk. Great performances all round (Oh yes there were!) from the 11 strong cast and some unexpected new characters included a hilarious Bickering Beanstalk. This...
by kestrel | May 16, 2018 | Blog
STORYTELLING WITH PUPPETS AT HMP GRENDON These guys have been living in the library at HMP Grendon for the past month, as part of Kestrel Theatre Company’s storytelling with puppets project kindly supported by the wonderful Button Moon Trust. Six men from B, C and D...
by kestrel | Apr 9, 2018 | Blog
Wednesday 28 March 2018 Jokes, drama and heart felt political statements: A Celebration Of The Spoken Word had it all. A crowd of several dozen visitors mixed with Spinghill residents in the prison boardroom to hear the results of the second Kestrel Spoken Word...
by kestrel | Nov 29, 2017 | Blog
We are now in Week 4 of our second collaboration with HMP Springhill and The Royal Court Theatre, where men from HMP Springhill devise and perform their own play both to fellow residents from HMP Springhill and at The Royal Court Theatre in London. This year we have...
by kestrel | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog
About 30 prisoners, a clutch of staff and 20 outside guests squashed into The Board Room at HMP Springhill last night to watch the culmination of our performance poetry workshops facilitated by Euton Daley on the theme of friendship. There were certainly nerves...
by kestrel | Oct 1, 2017 | Blog
Here is one of the pieces of work from the men involved in the spoken word workshops with Euton Daley. It takes a lot of work A lot of work To craft your style But it’s healthy Makes you live longer IT fills you with happiness Politeness Love and respect I can...
