Virtually everybody of a certain age has read an Enid Blyton book. She was loved
by children (except her younger daughter who hated her) but vilified by the BBC,
teachers, critics and librarians.
She sold more than 600 million books, despite all
her work being banned by the BBC and many libraries and schools for more than
thirty years. She was accused of being a racist and of using such limited
vocabulary that it actually hindered children's reading progress.
Her love-life
was interesting and she had numerous affairs including with her children's nanny.
She enjoyed playing golf so much that she bought a golf course near Swanage.
She died of Alzheimer's in 1968 aged 71, mourned by millions of readers all over
the world.
Liz Grand (previous shows "The Second Best Bed", "Where Is Mrs.
Christie?" and "Mrs. Churchill: My life With Winston") plays this remarkable
and controversial woman and brings you her story.
"The show's subject is brilliantly played by Liz Grand, already well-versed in
portraying strong independent women, appearing in other solo productions "Where is Mrs Christie?", "Mrs Churchill - My Life With Winston" and "The
Second Best Bed". *****
View From The Stalls 8/23
"This production evokes in the audience considerable admiration for the
phenomenal output and achievements of Enid's writing career, some sympathy
for her harsh and snobbish treatment by her critics, some respect for her
charitable work and the positive morality in her stories, though little warmth for
her as a person. 'Behind the Arras ' 8/23
Event Information
Tickets Prices: General Admission £17
All ticket prices include a £2 booking fee.
Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
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
Scintillating vocals & incredible harmonies. Bringing to life the music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, The All Seasons present a show that will wow fans of the Jersey Boys sound.
Crammed with singalong hits, The All Seasons is a West End experience at The Beehive, Honiton. Young, vibrant and talented; The All Seasons are a guaranteed hit. Immaculately costumed in the iconic red jackets, the boys offer a show that faithfully recreates the sound that has been the soundtrack to our lives for over half a century.
The All Seasons is an exhilarating revue of the best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, presented as a live all-singing, all-dancing fully-staged show that has impressed audiences throughout the UK and abroad.
Event Information
Tickets Prices:General Admission ?19
All ticket prices include a ?2booking fee.
Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
The Beehive operates aNo 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
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
A series of misunderstandings leads to a chorus girl traveling to Paris to represent the American theatre, where she falls in love with a befuddled bureaucrat.
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.
Adam Sweet delivers brooding blues and rootsy rock, balancing richly detailed song writing with soulful vocals and expertly piercing guitar work.
Taking his cue from the British blues boom sounds and rock riffs of the 60s and 70s, the independent blues-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter has carved out his own territory between classic rock, blues and Americana.
Since first taking to the live scene in the South West of England at the age of 15 he has worked in various guises: solo acoustic, session player and with his own bands. The result is a consummate ability to switch from sensitive singer-songwriter to full-on blues rocker with ease, as demonstrated in his countless live performances and his output as a recording artist.
Since being crowned Introducing Stage winners at The Great British Rock and Blues Festival in 2023 the Adam Sweet Band have been rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the tightest units on the circuit. They have built on their success with triumphant performances at venues and festivals across the UK including London’s 100 Club, the Brudenell Social Club, Sidmouth & Rye International Jazz & Blues Festivals, Upton Blues Festival and they have supported the likes of Wishbone Ash, Kris Barras Band and Elles Bailey.
In 2024 they released ‘Live at Crescent Records’ with the accompanying YouTube series clocking up over 80k views in the first few months of its release. Adam is currently writing and recording the follow up to his acclaimed 2020 album release ‘Sink or Swim’.
Event Information
Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
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.
On April 26, Mozart?s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live broadcast from
the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to
conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever
valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the wily maid Susanna, Canadian baritone
Joshua Hopkins as the skirt-chasing Count, Italian soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished
wife, and French mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa as the adolescent page Cherubino.
Event Information
? Ticket Prices: Adult ?18, Student ?12
? 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.
? Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
? 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
Legend has it the original Wilbury brothers from Nashville, Tennessee, were plying their trade as
a good ol’ Country band one night in Tootsie’s Bar, when who should walk in but George Harrison
from The Beatles and his old pal JeD Lynne outta the ELO. After a few beers, George and JeD
decided they loved the Wilbury boys and called up some of their friends, inviting them
downtown to hear for themselves. Those friends turned out to be Roy Orbison, that Tom Petty
out of the Heartbreakers, and Bobby Dylan himself.
The story goes that, after the show, the famous five wanted to hang out with the shy and retiring
Unravelling Wilburys. They all got pretty drunk, and it seemed like the Wilbury brothers had got
their big break when Tom Petty allegedly said they should all work together.
Six months went by and the Wilburys heard nothing. Then one day they was passing a record
store and heard one of their own songs playing on the hi- fi. “Who’s this playing our song?” they
said to the guy behind the counter. “Why, it’s a new supergroup,” the guy replied. “They call
themselves The Traveling Wilburys.
”
Yes folks, it seems the Traveling Wilburys became a tribute band to our home-spun originals.
Well, a few years and more passed and finally the Unravelling Wilburys decided to ‘reclaim’
those songs, putting together a set of all the hits and the best stuD Dylan, Petty, Orbison, Lynne
and Harrison could muster between ’em. Then they headed for the UK. The folks there ain’t got
much of a clue about Country music and took to ’em straight away.
Pretty soon they was travelling all over the country, from the Orkney Islands to the Isle of Wight;
from Penzance to Perth; from Southwold to South Wales; packing out theatres along the way in
towns whose names they’d never heard of and couldn’t pronounce.
The show features the best of the Wilbury albums (“Handle with Care”; “The End of the Line”;
“The Devil’s Been Busy”; “Tweeter & The Monkey Man” etc.) and some of their supposedly
thievin’ counterparts’ numbers like “Only the Lonely”; Won’t Back Down”; “While my Guitar
Gently Weeps”; “Like a Rollin’ Stone” and “Mr. Blue Sky”. The act even contains the kind of
comedy only a band spending too many nights in Travelodge hotels could dream up.
The Unravelling Wilburys are now so popular they even got to be a question on that TV show
“The Chase”. Now that’s fame…even if it ain’t fortune.
So- Ladies and Gentlemen, turn oD your hearing aid, put your Zimmer frame to one side and
prepare for a musical journey with Walter, Blind Melon, Sticky Willy, Thumper and the Reverend
Honky Tonk Wilbury. It’s a journey you ain’t gonna forget in a hurry.
Event Information
Ticket Prices: General Admission ?19.50
All ticket prices include a ?2 booking fee.
Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
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
Running Time: 2hours 5 minutes (Including the interval)
Tickets: General Admission £20
All tickets include a £2 booking fee
Step into a world where classical elegance meets the energy of rock, indie, and pop. This is an experience that blends musical genres and eras with a unique steampunk flair.
Get ready to be transported into a realm of gears, gadgets, and unforgettable melodies from five decades of iconic music, all bathed in the warm glow of vintage Edison bulbs.
You can find out more about Steampunk Orchestra by visiting their website here
Steam Event Information
Accessible Seating is available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
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
Running Time: 2 Hours 30 minutes including interval.
Ticket Prices: General Admission £23
All ticket prices include a £2 booking fee.
Johnny Cash Revisited is a two-hour, live concert performance set between 1969 and 1971 and based on the hugely popular “Johnny Cash Show” Television series. During this period, Cash was at the height of his career in the USA and around the world, following the success of his legendary, At Folsom Prison and San Quentin albums.
The show features flashbacks to the very beginning of Cash’s career at Sun Records in Memphis and includes his greatest hits from the 1950’s on through the decades with hits such as, Folsom Prison Blues, I Walk The Line, Big River, Ring of Fire, A Boy Named Sue, One Piece At A Time, Daddy Sang Bass, A Thing Called Love, Ghost Riders In The Sky, Without Love, and duets, Jackson and It Ain’t Me Babe, with June Carter, a legend in her own right and member of the pioneering “Carter Family”.
The show boasts a fabulous live band called Starkville who, in their own right, could entertain you for the entire two hours. They perform popular songs by artists to whom Cash himself gave a prime-time
TV spot, and in some cases their biggest break, as guests on his TV show. Hit songs by Derek andThe Dominoes, and Credence Clearwater Revival, feature alongside Johnny’s long-time friends and Sun Records label mates, Roy Orbison and Carl Perkins.
Our show also provides a look at the resurgence of Johnny Cash’s career in the 1990’s featuring his Grammy award winning series of six American Recordings albums, including 2003’s incredibly powerful, Hurt. In short, Johnny Cash Revisited is a musical journey through five decades of hits by the legendary “Man In Black” himself, with his wife, June Carter, The Tennessee Three, and their friends, that we’re are sure will bring back wonderful feelings of nostalgia to those who lived through those years, while introducing a whole new generation to the wonderful country, rock ‘n’ roll, and rockabilly music of the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and into the new millennium!
Event Information
Ticket Prices:General Admission £23
All ticket prices include a£ 2 booking fee.
Accessible Seatingis available from the box office in person, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
The Beehive operates aNo Refundpolicy 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 begins. 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 even has been advertised
