What's On
Below is a list of all the exciting events and activities we have coming up. From gigs and films to creative workshops for children and adults, there's something for everyone at The Hive.
Dec
8
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats Autumn Term 2023
Tickets from £6
Join musical magpie Mary Keith on a busy, buzzy beat-filled musical journey. Using bodies, percussion instruments and voices we will fill the morning with joyous sound and song! No background tapes here! For babes in arms, crawlers, walkers under 5's and their carers. We encourage the carers and parents to be fully involved - why should the little ones have all the fun?!
Please book for EACH child attending, and we recommend booking in advance wherever possible. We can take bookings on the door, however we cannot always guarantee there will be space due to capacity constraints.
Dec
9
Sat
10:00
Pom Pom Wreath Workshop
Tickets from £5
Saturday 9th December, 10:00am -12:30pm
Aimed at young people aged from 12 to 18.
Come and join us for some festive fun here at The Hive and learn how to make a pompom wreath from scratch! Learn about the history of these humble little balls of wool and how to create a professional and eye-catching festive wreath, ready to make a home or business door the talk of the street! This workshop will show you how to make the pompoms, form them into a wreath and even add some bells and whistles if you want extra pazazz! Perhaps yours will be a gift or spark a business idea, who knows?!
For this workshop we are offering a pay what you can ticketing system (see below) with any transactions subject to a booking fee on checkout. All bookings are gratefully received.
Image credit: freepik.com
Dec
15
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats Autumn Term 2023
Tickets from £6
Join musical magpie Mary Keith on a busy, buzzy beat-filled musical journey. Using bodies, percussion instruments and voices we will fill the morning with joyous sound and song! No background tapes here! For babes in arms, crawlers, walkers under 5's and their carers. We encourage the carers and parents to be fully involved - why should the little ones have all the fun?!
Please book for EACH child attending, and we recommend booking in advance wherever possible. We can take bookings on the door, however we cannot always guarantee there will be space due to capacity constraints.
Dec
15
Fri
20:00
Singin' In the Rain
Tickets from £6
USA, 1952,
99 mins, cert U
Our Christmas film is this hugely entertaining and enjoyable classic musical. Filled with remarkable song and dance numbers, smart dialogue, and breathtaking routines, it really is the best of Hollywood entertainment!
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Dec
16
Sat
20:00
Revolution Groove Christmas Party
Tickets from £5
The Hive is pleased to announce Revolution Grooves will host its Christmas Party at The Hive on Saturday 16th December.
Those who have attended Revolution Grooves nights previously will know that the dance floor becomes a utopian space organised around friendship, community, comfort, intimacy, inclusivity, equality, Soul, Funk, Disco, House, Reggae and Global beats by the people for the people. Come and join the party!
This highly popular event is usually free but organisers have generously decided to donate all proceeds to The Hive. £5 Tickets available to purchase below.
Jan
3
Wed
20:00
The Piano
Tickets from £6
Australia, 1993,
115 minutes, cert 15
The story of a mute woman who migrates to New Zealand with her young daughter in the middle of the 19th century as part of an arranged marriage. Once they arrive, romance, jealousy and heartache develop against the backdrop of truly spectacular scenery. The film won three Oscars and director Jane Campion made history by becoming the first woman to win the Palme d'Or for best film at Cannes.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Jan
12
Fri
20:00
Compartment No. 6
Tickets from £6
Finland, 2022, subtitled,
103 mins, cert 15
A Finnish archaeology student travels to the Arctic Circle. En route by train, an offbeat, romantic story develops as she shares her carriage with a fellow passenger who is her complete opposite.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Jan
26
Fri
20:00
The Quiet Girl
Tickets from £6
Ireland, 2022,
94 mins, cert 12
Cait, a neglected young girl, is sent to live with her countryside relations for the
summer. As their affectionate home becomes an idyll for her, she starts to discover their secrets and learn the importance of family in rural Ireland.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Jan
31
Wed
20:00
Chungking Express
Tickets from £6
Hong Kong, 1994, subtitled,
100 minutes, cert 15
Wong Kar Wei's international breakthrough, this beautiful drama tells of two melancholy Hong Kong policemen falling in love, one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with an ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant where he is a regular customer. They cross paths and their lives develop in unexpected ways.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Feb
9
Fri
20:00
Bergman Island
Tickets from £6
France/Sweden, 2022, subtitled,
109 mins, cert 15
Two filmmakers visit the Swedish island of Fårö, long-time home of the fabled director Ingmar Bergman, seeking inspiration for their latest projects. As the summer passes, the lines between reality and fiction become blurred.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Feb
23
Fri
20:00
EO
Tickets from £6
Poland, 2022, subtitled,
88 mins, cert 15
EO, a grey donkey, escapes from a circus and then treks across Poland and Italy.
Meeting a wide range of characters, including a priest, a countess and a
football team, he reveals society's highs and lows.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Feb
28
Wed
20:00
Tropical Malady
Tickets from £6
Thailand, 2004, subtitled,
114 minutes, cert 12
Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul established himself with international audiences by this fascinating two-part story, half relatively conventional narrative, half in a mysterious deamscape, which in combination produce remarkable, lingering emotions. The film won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Mar
8
Fri
20:00
Azor
Tickets from £6
Argentina, 2021, subtitled,
100 mins, cert 12
In the alluring world of the ultrawealthy of 1980s Argentina, a private banker mysteriously disappears. Uncovering his trail reveals more than financial wrongdoing.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Mar
13
Wed
20:00
Metropolis
Tickets from £6
Germany, 1927, intertitles,
150 minutes, cert PG, with interval
In Metropolis, director Fritz Lang created the first great science fiction film, with his vision of a futuristic city combining scientific progress and human despair. Using 25,000 extras and astonishing special effects, he created the images that continue to
shape visions of the future. We are showing the fully restored version of the film with breathtakingly sharp images and a striking musical soundtrack.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Mar
22
Fri
20:00
People of the Mountains
Tickets from £6
Hungary, 1942, subtitled,
88 mins, cert 15
Set in the beautiful woodlands of Transylvania, this moving story tells of the impact of industrialisation on family and community life. One of the greatest Hungarian films of all time!
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Mar
24
Sun
19:45
Richard Shindell
Tickets from £16
Richard Shindell lives as both an immigrant and emigrant, crossing thresholds, that informs his illumination of the human experience through narrative song. Shindell has inhabited a Zen Buddhist monastery, busked in the streets of Paris, opened for Joan Baez (who covered several of his songs), and collaborated with Grammy-winner Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan, Levon Helm, Elvis Costello).
Originally from New York, now living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Shindell is a writer whose songs paint pictures, tell stories, juxtapose ideas and images, inhabit characters, vividly evoking entire worlds along the way and expanding our sense of just what it is a song may be. Meticulously recorded over three years in New York and Buenos Aires, his most recent release, Careless, offered an ambitious, luxurious, full-length statement. Shindell immersed himself in the studio, allowing the time and latitude to explore, experiment, take risks—to play—as each of these eleven songs was given form and substance. While his signature acoustic guitar style is used to good effect, Careless also found Shindell plugging in more. “The wider sonic and dynamic range of the electric has been a real inspiration. Rejuvenating.”
Apr
5
Fri
20:00
Alcarras
Tickets from £6
Spain, 2022, subtitled,
120 mins, cert 15
Winner of the "Best FIlm" award at the Berlin Film Festival, this is an impressive ensemble drama about change in the spectacular Spanish countryside, and its winners and losers.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Apr
10
Wed
20:00
A Matter of Life and Death
Tickets from £6
UK, 1946,
104 minutes, cert U
From the acclaimed directorial pairing of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger comes a remarkable fantasy in which World War II airman David Niven finds himself summoned to heaven after surviving a plane crash that should have killed him. With England filmed in glorious Technicolor and heaven in monochrome greys, this is an utterly delightful and thought-provoking drama.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Apr
19
Fri
20:00
Tori and Lokita
Tickets from £6
Belgium 2022, subtitled,
88 mins, cert 15
The Dardenne brothers, directors of "Two Days, One Night" and "The Promise", are
back with another blistering slice of social realism set in their home town, this time
focused on forced migration and the trade in illegal drugs.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Apr
28
Sun
19:45
Joshua Burnell and Annie Dressner
Tickets from £15
“A creatively fearless artist... 5/5" - RnR Magazine
"Much of it would fit comfortably in a Peter-Gabriel era Genesis set (though said group never wrote anything as catchy as Don't Lose Your Faith). - The Observer
“His music takes on chameleon dimensions with alt-folk, glam rock, & classical influences – musics of the past which he skilfully brings to the present." - Irish Music Magazine
Joshua Burnell makes retro pop-rock for the modern world. His latest album, Glass Knight - which according to the Financial Times, "plays like a lost out-take from Spiders-From-Mars-era Bowie" - won over a lot of new fans upon its release in Autumn. Expect hooky melodies drenched in warm, retro-synth textures, reverbing guitars, lush harmonies and words that make you think. Imagine The War On Drugs meets Genesis with “lashings of Peter Gabriel stylings,” - The Guardian.
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Born and bred in the heart of NYC, Annie's musical journey started at an unexpected crossroads. The night of her high school graduation, she picked up the family guitar for the very first time and discovered a hidden passion that would change her life. Inspired by icons like Simon & Garfunkel, Carly Simon, and Ben Kweller, she began crafting her own melodies, often humming her thoughts like a secret soundtrack to city life.
Annie's artistic odyssey led her to countless open mic nights in the bustling streets of New York, where she learned the art of performance and songwriting. It wasn't just about singing; it was about baring her soul through her own creations. These experiences ignited a fire within her, setting the stage for her debut solo show at legendary NYC venue 'The Bitter End' in 2008.
An avid collaborator, she's since shared her talent with the likes of David Ford, Polly Paulusma, and Matthew Caws (Nada Surf), yet Annie's voice stands out as a singular force. Her music serves as a reminder that even in life's chaos, there's beauty to be found in its soundtrack.
May
3
Fri
20:00
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
Tickets from £6
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
Bhutan, 2019, subtitled,
109 mins, cert PG
Ugyen dreams of being a singer, but for now is a teacher assigned to the remotest village school in Bhutan, there developing an unusual approach to his lessons. An enjoyable finale to our season!
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
May
5
Sun
19:45
Blair Dunlop
Tickets from £16.5
Blair Dunlop begins the campaign for his 5th studio album announcing 25 UK tour dates in April and May 2024. Let’s Get Out of the Rain will be Blair’s first Studio album since 2018 (Notes from and Island). Where ‘Notes’ was an introspective analysis of Brexit Britain, the new collection is a celebration of spring, newness and freedom. Songs of metamorphosis and wide screen road trips prevail.
Blair has been hailed as one of the UK's most accomplished songwriters since he burst into the folk scene with his debut Blight & Blossom (2012). BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards followed along with critical acclaim. In 2016 Blair released on his own label (Gilded Wings) and received wider acclaim and BBC Radio 2 playlisting for singled ‘The Egoist’ and ‘356’. Appearances at Glastonbury and the major Folk Festivals followed, along with breakthrough tours of Australia; and Blair is now firmly established as a household name amongst respected British songwriters.
Jun
9
Sun
19:45
Charm of Finches
Tickets from £14
Australian sister duo Charm of Finches delivers intricate folk-pop that is simultaneously graceful and darkly bewitching. Their seamless blood harmonies traverse melancholy and wonder in equal measure.
The sisters, Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes, released their third full length album Wonderful Oblivion in 2021 through New York-based label AntiFragile Music to critical acclaim. They have since toured extensively through the UK, Europe and Canada in 2022/23.
Winners of the Australian Folk Music Awards Best Folk Album (2022) and Music Victoria Best Contemporary Folk Act (2021), their music has been nominated twice for the prestigious Australian Music Prize.
In February 2023 the sisters spent a month in rural Nova Scotia recording with acclaimed Canadian producer Daniel Ledwell (Jenn Grant, Oh Pep!), inspired by the frozen beauty of the landscape and their transient life on the road with their music. The result is their fourth studio album to be released in 2024.
“Wonderful Oblivion is a triumphant indie folk effort – nostalgic yet fresh, haunting, but at the same time serene. ” - We Found New Music
“Melbourne sister duo Charm of Finches are perched for stardom. For lovers of tight sibling harmonies, chamber folk, and those who long to be carried-away by a lullaby…” - Ariana Morgenstern KCRW Today's Top Tune