by Kestrel Theatre Company | Aug 27, 2020 | Blog
All of us involved in Kestrel were deeply saddened by the sudden death in July of our friend, supporter and long-standing adviser André Ptaszynski. André was in love with theatre for as long as he could remember. As a child he used to head up to the West End...
by kestrel | Apr 2, 2020 | Blog
The next few months are going to be very difficult for all those we work with in the criminal justice system. More than ever they are going to need our support. If you are someone working on the front line in our prisons then please email us if you would like to sign...
by Kestrel Theatre Company | Oct 2, 2019 | Blog
It was a lovely September Sunday morning when the Kestrel football team arrived to take part in the first ever Spring Hill 5-a-side football tournament. Involving outside teams from partner organisations, plus teams of residents, this was a bold initiative by the...
by Kestrel Theatre Company | Jul 20, 2019 | Blog
The play reading on Friday was an absolute triumph. In front of a packed audience of some 100 residents of HMP Grendon, 20 visitors and a dozen staff in Grendon’s conference centre, three superb actors (Jason York, Amaka Okafor, aand Jonathan McGuinness) – ably...
by kestrel | Apr 3, 2019 | Blog
It’s week 2 of our playwriting workshops at HMP Grendon. Award winning playwright Simon Longman who worked with men form HMP Springhill to devise and perform their original play Broken Dreams at The Royal Court Theatre in London in 2017, is back this time next...
by kestrel | Apr 3, 2019 | Blog
Following the success of the Christmas panto at HMP Springhill, Kestrel are now running a weekly Drama Club. Actor Jason York runs the sessions and every week he is joined by a specialist in their field. We have been really lucky to have Kiell Smith Bynoe running...
