Live Performance
21:00-21:50, Thursday 17th September 2020
The Cockpit
Music: Harvey Brough
Words: Carole Hayman
The full opera is on hold but here is the terrible story of The Hive presented in a covid friendly short new film followed by a live performance of songs and arias from the opera.
From Grimms’ tales to the real thing, we are all fascinated with violent crime: on TV, in the media, in films, and particularly when the perpetrators are women. The Hive, an opera as beguiling as it is shocking, uses heartbreaking drama, black humour and a scorching score to explore why.
“Women kill within a small area. Where they have most influence – within their domestic corral. You might say…(he smiles) Women kill close to the hive”.
The Hive began life as a Tête à Tête production as a part of the Grimeborn Festival in 2016.
The initial broadcast included the company taking questions from the audience in a chat after the broadcast.
Age range: 18+
Content warning: The work is about murder and serial killing
Produced by Hive Opera
Venue: The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH.
www.provocativepublishing.co.uk/
The Hive was featured on the BBC’s Untold series – listen now: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000jy13
If you would like to help Tête à Tête and the artists creating this show, take a look at this.
Music: Harvey Brough
Words: Carole Hayman
Live Soloist: Jessica Walker
Pianist: Harvey Brough
Film: Produced and Directed by Josh Pulman & Carole Hayman.
Film associates: Michele D’Acosta, and Kinacho Suarez
Film soloists: Keel Watson, Elizabeth Cragg, Marcia Bellamy (TaT 2017), Lawrence Thackery, Timothy Nelson, Sarah Parkin, Lucy Stevens (Angel Field Festival 2020)
Film Narrator: Carole Hayman
Design: Ellen Cairn
Panelists: Leo Goatley, Katherine Goatley
On the same day:
- Timeless Figure (Interactive Broadcast), 18:00-19:00
- The Trilobite, Or The Fall Of Mr. Williams (Live Performance), 19:00-19:30
- We Sing/I Sang (Interactive Broadcast), 19:40-20:40
Music: Harvey Brough
Words: Carole Hayman
Live Soloist: Jessica Walker
Pianist: Harvey Brough
Film: Produced and Directed by Josh Pulman & Carole Hayman.
Film associates: Michele D’Acosta, and Kinacho Suarez
Film soloists: Keel Watson, Elizabeth Cragg, Marcia Bellamy (TaT 2017), Lawrence Thackery, Timothy Nelson, Sarah Parkin, Lucy Stevens (Angel Field Festival 2020)
Film Narrator: Carole Hayman
Design: Ellen Cairn
Panelists: Leo Goatley, Katherine Goatley