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

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

• Tickets: General Admission £27
• 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

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.

The Met: Live in HD 2024-25 Season

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.