Details

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? UK Premiere. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of Sweat, the Tony Award-winning composer of Spring Awakening, and Tony Award-nominated lyricist of Jelly's Last Jam, comes a captivating new musical about a group of women ignited by rebellion and longing for acceptance.

Cast/Performers

Ava Brennan, Tarinn Callender, Madeline Charlemagne, Danielle Fiamanya, Eleanor House, Richard James-Neale, Rachel John, Daniel Krikler, Shekinah McFarlane, Mark Meadows, Abion Omonua, Chrystine Symone, Noah Thomas, Marcellus Whyte, Eleanor Worthington-Cox

Creatives/Company

Book by: Lynn Nottage
Music: Duncan Sheik
Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead (based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd)
Producer: Almeida Theatre
Director(s): Whitney White, Charlotte Sutton (casting)
Choreographer: Shelley Maxwell
Design: Soutra Gilmour
Costume: Qween Jean
Lighting: Neil Austin
Sound: Simon Baker
Musical Director: Nigel Lilley (and musical supervisor)