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ROYAL BALLET AND OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2024/25
The Royal Ballet
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Running time: 205 minutes, Two intervals
Cast:
To be confirmed
Creatives:
CHOREOGRAPHY Christopher Wheeldon
CONDUCTOR Koen Kessels
MUSIC Joby Talbot
ORCHESTRATION Christopher Austin and Joby Talbot
DESIGNER Bob Crowley
SCENARIO Nicholas Wright
LIGHTING DESIGNER Natasha Katz
PROJECTION DESIGNERS Jon Driscoll and Gemma Carrington
ORIGINAL SOUND DESIGNER Andrew Bruce
Tumble down the rabbit hole in this ballet adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s famous family story. Journey
through Wonderland with Alice and encounter a host of curious characters in Christopher
Wheeldon’s unique theatrical interpretation.
At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll
transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole, events become curiouser
and curiouser…As Alice journeys through Wonderland, she encounters countless strange creatures.
She’s swept off her feet by the charming Knave of Hearts, who’s on the run for stealing the tarts.
Confusion piles upon confusion. Then Alice wakes with a start. Was it all a daydream?
Event Information
Ticket Prices: Adult £18, Under 16 £12
Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee.
The Beehive operates a No Refund policy on ticket purchases. Please make sure you are able to attend the event before purchasing your tickets.
The Beehive has a fully licensed bar which we open 1 hour before events begin – Bringing your own alcohol in is strictly Prohibited.
Our bar is manned by our fantastic volunteers, at busy times the wait may be a little longer than normal, please be patient whilst they serve everyone.
Only food purchased at The Beehive can be consumed on the premises, unless a specific ‘bring your own event’ has been advertised
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Gigspanner Big Band
New Album Preview Tour
The Gigspanner Big Band are a unique force in British folk music...
Their high-energy, virtuosic performances appeal equally to traditionalists and to those looking for something more experimental, and they have garnered praise from publications as varied as fRoots, The Telegraph and The Wire, where they were described as ‘melodically folk-rooted yet open and innovative beyond the constraints of genre’
Beginning life as a trio - with legendary Steeleye Span fiddle player Peter Knight being joined by percussionist Sacha Trochet and guitarist Roger Flack - the line-up has been expanded to form the Gigspanner Big Band, with acclaimed multi-instrumental duo Edgelarks (Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin - BBC Folk Awards 'Best Duo') and Bellowhead co-founder and melodeon player extraordinaire, John Spiers, joining the fray.
While Peter Knight, as part of Steeleye Span’s classic 1970s line-up, helped invent a brand of folk rock that is still influential today, John Spiers, has had an equally profound impact on the landscape of traditional music over the last two decades.
Characterised by riotous inventiveness, technically gifted individual playing and subtle collaborative interaction, this coming together of several of the biggest names on the folk-roots scene, combines a deep knowledge of roots traditions with a ceaselessly boundary pushing approach.
Unsurprisingly, the superlatives have come thick and fast..
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"Spectacular” 5***** R2 Magazine
“Utterly thrilling” Northern Soul
"Totally blown away by the spellbinding Gigspanner Big Band. Lost for words..." Folking. Com
Having spent much of the past two years touring alongside best-selling author Raynor Winn (The Salt Path) with their massively successful prose and music collaboration SALTLINES, the Gigspanner Big Band return to their six-piece format for a UK tour which sees them showcasing material from their new album, due for release in 2025
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Directed by Gerald Thomas
Starring Harry H. Corbett, Kenneth Williams, Fenella Fielding
Duration 107 mins
A British sleuth (Harry H. Corbett) and his sidekick find monsters at the mansion of a mad doctor (Kenneth Williams) and his sister (Fenella Fielding).
Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
Nostalgic Cinema screenings are kindly sponsored by Churchill Retirement Living - specialists in developing attractive, purpose-built retirement apartments.
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Jeanine Tesori / Libretto by George Brant
Grounded (Met Premiere)
Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded premieres at the
Metropolitan Opera, wrestling with often-overlooked issues created by 21st-century warmaking:
the ethical conflicts created by the use of modern military technology and the psychological and
emotional toll supposedly safe remote technology takes on our servicepeople. Canadian mezzo
soprano Emily D’Angelo stars as the hot-shot fighter pilot whose unplanned pregnancy takes her
out of the cockpit and lands her in Las Vegas, operating a Reaper drone halfway around the
world. American tenor Ben Bliss costars as the Wyoming rancher Eric in a production by
Michael Mayer that brings this story to life in a high-tech staging which presents a variety of
perspectives on the action. Met Music Director Yannick Ne´ zet-Se´ guin takes the podium to
conduct Tesori’s kaleidoscopic opera.
Join us for our first "picnic event". You are welcome to bring your own treats and purchase drinks from our fully licensed bar.
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The Canterville Ghost performed by the Don't Go Into The Cellar Theatre Company.
Running Time: Approximately 60 minutes - depending on audience interaction
Ticket Prices: Adults £12, Under 16's £9, Family of 4 £35
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee.
Enjoy comedy and chills in this original adaptation of the charming Oscar Wilde tale, written especially for children and young families. This one-man show, featuring much audience participation, is guaranteed to raise more than just a ghost of a smile!
Philip Jennings stars in a show that's written by Jonathan Goodwin, and directed by Gary Archer.
The video below is other work by the theatre company.
You can visit their website by clicking here
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Welcome to the Silverdrake Academy for Witches and Wizards’ special open day!
Join Professor Scorpius Shufflebottom for an enchanting introduction to the wonders and mysteries of the Silverdrake Academy for Witches and Wizards.
The Professor will dazzle you with magical tricks and treats, and you’ll even have the chance to try some sorcery yourself! Accompanying the Professor are the academy’s top student, Gabby, and the Professor’s nephew, Oswald.
Refreshments will be provided for all during your visit, and there will also be a craft or interactive activity to enjoy.
We eagerly await your visit to the Silverdrake Academy for Witches and Wizards!
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Budapest Cafe Orchestra
Christian Garrick & the Budapest Café Orchestra are:
CHRISTIAN GARRICK – violin, darbuka
EDDIE HESSION – accordion
KELLY CANTLON – double bass
ADRIAN ZOLOTUHIN – guitar, saz, balalaika, domra
In 2009 Christian Garrick established the refreshingly unconventional and snappily attired Budapest Café Orchestra. The intention to present a broad range of music from all over the world in the most entertaining and fun way. One of BCO's prime directives is to take the music seriously but not so much themselves. Part of the secret formula of the BCO's show presentation is performing all the music from memory and, combined their trademark wit and charm, audiences leave tingling with warmth and delight.
BCO are one of the very busiest acoustic groups for me today playing an average of 60 to 70 shows per annum. Since their inception they have recorded one album every year and in January 2023 made their 14th Pavane (& the whole shebang-bang). BCO are frequent guests to BBC Radio 3’s In Tune and on Martin’s Handley’s weekend Breakfast programmes.
Each member of the orchestra is a freelance musician in their own right. Both Eddie and Adrian teach prolifically for budding school-age musicians. Christian is a professor of jazz violin at Guildhall School of Music, Royal Academy of Music, and Royal College of Music in London.
Adrian is curator and director of the Imperial Balalaika Orchestra of Overton (IBOO) who sometimes appear with BCO at special gala concerts. Both Eddie and Christian are busy session recording the sessions and have each played on a multitude of movies. Eddie even had an on-screen role in the Nick Cage film Captain Corelli’s Mandolin!
From a musical family with jazz and classical learnings Christian Garrick is musical director of BCO and his influences run far and wide. He first discovered Hungarian and Romanian folk and gypsy music listening to Sandor Lakatos and Taraf du Haidouks. Christian’s arrangements for BCO of Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Greig - the so called ‘squeezebox concertos’ - are rooted in BCO folklore. His arrangements of traditional Gaelic tunes on the album The Gaelic Chronicles was met with critical acclaim with the likes of Cerys Matthews and Mark Radcliffe both championing the disc on their respective radio shows. Christian is influenced by a range of fiddlers from Grappelli to Stuff Smith to Indian virtuosos L Shankar and L Subramaniam. Nigel Kennedy, a sometimes collaborator with Christian on stage, described him as “one of my favourite violinists”. Christian’s own unique hybrid playing style, sheer emotional passion and extraordinary improvisational abilities thrills audiences everywhere.
You can find visit the Budapest Cafe Orchestera website here
“The music is magic in their hands” BBC Radio 3
“Acoustically Electrifying” NME
“Brain placebo” Times
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SOUL TRADERS
Please note that the seating plan that is shown is not how the room will be laid out on the night, and is just for ticketing purposes. Tables and chairs will be around the outside of the room.
The Soul Traders story was begun by Den Hegarty in 1999 when he put a band together specifically to play at the grand opening of his local village hall.
Twenty-five years and many reincarnations later the twelve-piece band continues to work and thrive under the mentoring and leadership of Den Hegarty.
Celebrating upbeat Soul and Funk classics from the sixties and seventies, the band’s close four-part harmonies, fearless brass and ruthless back line make for a dance night to challenge your very best boots.
The thing that binds the Soul Traders together is our mutual love of music. We have a very diverse repertoire, showcasing the breadth of diversity within our ranks. At the core of our catalogue, some of the finest northern soul there is to be had (as hinted at in the name). Thrown in alongside, a touch of funk and just a tad of good ol' fashioned bebop, blues and rock 'n' roll.
You can expect a mixture of superbly executed piano riffs, a heaped helping of pumping bass licks, ear tinglingly grooving percussion, some smooth strumming of the ol' six string and some of the finest trumpet blowing and driving saxophones there is to be had. Weave into this supreme musical mix a cornucopia of the most supremely talented singers there is to be seen for miles around, tying a grand virtuosic bow around the package that is The Soul Traders.
To find out more about Soul Traders, please visit their website here
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