The Secret Life of Bees
Author(s): Book by Lynn Nottage, music by Duncan Sheik, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd
Company: Almeida Theatre
Running time: 2h 30min approx
1964, South Carolina.
Rosaleen is fighting for her right to vote, and Lily is escaping her violent father. When this unlikely pair flee their small town, they seek salvation at a remote honey bee farm run by the remarkable Boatwright sisters.
But will their past catch up with them?
