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.
Oct
11
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats - Autumn Term 2024
Tickets from £6
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Tickets priced at £7 per child, and £6 for each additional sibling.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
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.
Oct
12
Sat
20:00
James Allsopp Quartet plays Stan Getz
Tickets from £12
Saturday 12th October @ 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)
£23 or £12 for under 22 year olds
As part of his 2024 album launch Saxophonist James Allsopp presents his exciting new project with Colin Oxley (guitar), Oli Hayhurst (double bass) & Dave Storey (drums) - A respectful interpretation of the fantastic repertoire associated with Stan Getz. Lush ballads, bossa novas, swinging standards and bebop compositions.
'perhaps the most gifted British saxophonist of his generation'... Underscore music magazine.
Oct
13
Sun
19:45
Salt House
Tickets from £15
Salt House have been a mainstay on the folk scene for over a decade. The band’s reputation as thoughtful and innovative interpreters of both old ballads and contemporary songs has been solidified with acclaimed album releases and extensive touring. Described as a "gentle, lulling delight" by The Guardian, Salt House blend heartfelt vocal and instrumental interplay, offering listeners a moment of reflection and connection.
New songs that sound like they’ve always been here, ancient ballads woken up. Poems given melodies they’ve long deserved.
Salt House's sound is influenced by the landscapes of the Scottish Highlands, Northumberland and Shetland, the respective homes of band members Ewan MacPherson (vocals, electric and acoustic guitars), Anna Hughes (vocals, fiddle, viola, tenor guitar) and Jenny Sturgeon (vocals, keys, guitar). They incorporate their natural surroundings into the fabric of the music that speaks of a shared love of place, people, and evolving tradition.
Oct
18
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats - Autumn Term 2024
Tickets from £6
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Tickets priced at £7 per child, and £6 for each additional sibling.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
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.
Oct
18
Fri
20:00
The Eight Mountains
Tickets from £6
Tickets from £6
Italy, 2022, subtitled,
147 mins, cert 12
In the remote Italian Alps, a childhood friendship between two boys blossoms into a life-long brotherhood, and is tested as the men take different paths, then finally reunite.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Oct
22
Tue
10:30
Visible Mending Workshop
Tickets from £9
Tuesday 22nd October @ 10:30am
Tickets priced at £9 per attendee. Workshop will last for two hours.
Create a decorative patch from denim and learn how visible mending can help you personalise and prolong the life of your clothes. No sewing experience necessary, suitable for ages 13 and up. All materials and equipment provided.
We ask that all children are accompanied by an adult.
This gallery engagement workshop has been donated by the artist to the Hive as a fundraiser.
Ticket sales will go towards supporting the Hive to continue delivering creative activities and workshops to improve wellbeing.
Oct
25
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats - Autumn Term 2024
Tickets from £6
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Tickets priced at £7 per child, and £6 for each additional sibling.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
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.
Oct
25
Fri
19:30
The Sound of Shrewsbury Folk (Now We Are 6)
Tickets from £23
Friday 25th October @ 7:30pm
The Sound of Shrewsbury Folk "Now We Are Six" - In Aid of Unicef Ukraine and Unicef Gaza
In Memory of Ted Lewis
Featuring one of Britain's top shanty bands: Kimbers Men
Plus Diane Drummond with Drummond Bass, Ron Kill and Steve Collins, Vincent Whyte, Sam Bishop, The Devil's In the Whiskey, Raffle, Surprise and more to be announced!
Oct
26
Sat
16:00
Fundraiser at Frankville
Tickets from £5
Saturday 26th October @ 4:00pm until late
At Albert & Co. Frankville
128 Frankwell,
Shrewsbury SY3 8JX
Showcasing young emerging talent to raise money for The Hive to continue our projects with young people and community events.
Under 18's must have an adult with them after 8pm.
This gig has been supported by funding from UKSPF and Arts Council and the venue offered for free!
Ticket pricing for this event is operating on a "pay what you can" basis, with either £5 or £10 tickets available.
Nov
1
Fri
20:00
Mr Klein
Tickets from £6
Tickets from £6
France, 1976, subtitled,
119 mins, cert 12
Joseph Losey's gripping political thriller, set in Paris in 1942, stars Alain Delon in one of his best roles as an art dealer whose opportunistic business unravels when a dopplegänger appears.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Nov
3
Sun
10:30
Botanical Photography
Tickets from £15
Sunday 3rd November @ The Hive Shrewsbury
Session starts at 10:00am and ends at 3:30pm, with a half hour interval at 1:00pm.
Suitable for those aged 18 and over.
Tickets are priced at £15, however there are optional tickets with additional donations available. There is no difference to workshop content, simply pay what you can!
For those with additional needs, carers may attend free of charge.
Still Life Botanical Photography by Andrew Harrison. Learn some behind the scenes techniques and skills to help lift your photography. Understand how you can make similar images at home. Delve into the image making process, post processing, macro/close up, focus stacking and other ways to end up with images you will be proud of.
Capacity is limited, therefore booking is essential. This workshop has been donated by the artist to the Hive as a fundraiser.
Ticket sales will go towards supporting the Hive to continue delivering creative activities and workshops to improve wellbeing.
Nov
5
Tue
10:30
Sashiko Stitching Workshop
Tickets from £9
Tuesday 5th November @ 10:30am
Tickets priced at £9 per attendee. Workshop will last for two hours.
Create your own denim patch inspired by the Japanese art of sashiko. Following the simple steps sew the persimmon flower stitch, a decorative as well as practical stitch for reinforcing and decorating your clothes. Some sewing experience may be an advantage. Suitable for ages 13 and up. All materials and equipment provided.
We ask that all children are accompanied by an adult.
This workshop has been donated by the artist to the Hive as a fundraiser.
Ticket sales will go towards supporting the Hive to continue delivering creative activities and workshops to improve wellbeing.
Nov
8
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats - Autumn Term 2024
Tickets from £6
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Tickets priced at £7 per child, and £6 for each additional sibling.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
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.
Nov
8
Fri
19:45
Joachim Cooder
Tickets from £20
Joachim Cooder grew up surrounded by music alongside his father, legendary guitarist Ry Cooder who took him on the road at an early age on the drums, playing both live and in the studio.
These touring and recording projects allowed him to share stages and recordings with Johnny Cash, Ali Farka Touré, V. M. Bhatt, Steve Earle, John LeeHooker, Dr. John, Nick Lowe, Mavis Staples, The Happy Mondays, and most notably the award winning project The Buena Vista Social Club.
Joachim discovered the joys of playing an electric mbira through a small amp, and the sound that emanated was inspired by the world music that always captivated him, “I’m always hearing some sort of defunct cosmic ice cream truck in my head – that’s the sound I’m after with my mbiras and tank drums and other tuned percussion."
Nov
9
Sat
20:00
Aspyrian
Tickets from £12
Saturday 9th November @ 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)
£23 or £12 for under 22 year olds
Since their sold-out show at the 2022 EFG London Jazz Festival, Aspyrian have been fast gaining a reputation as one of the most exceptional acts to emerge on the UK Jazz Scene in recent years. Robin Porter (saxophones) Jack Gillen (guitar), & Matt Parkinson (drums) are a London-based trio blending jazz with an array of folk music traditions from different corners of the world. Influenced also by an eclectic mix of soulful songwriters and alternative bands, the result is an ensemble sound that is captivating and truly unique.
'This trio brings together three of the most gifted young improvisers on the current scene'...Pete Churchill (Royal Academy of Music)
Nov
15
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats - Autumn Term 2024
Tickets from £6
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Tickets priced at £7 per child, and £6 for each additional sibling.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
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.
Nov
15
Fri
20:00
Totem
Tickets from £6
Tickets from £6
Mexico, 2023, subtitled,
95 mins, cert 12
Lila Avilés, director of "The Chambermaid", creates a richly textured, deeply compassionate portrait of Mexican family life centred on a birthday party that is also a farewell ceremony.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Nov
22
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats - Autumn Term 2024
Tickets from £6
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Tickets priced at £7 per child, and £6 for each additional sibling.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
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.
Nov
29
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats - Autumn Term 2024
Tickets from £6
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Tickets priced at £7 per child, and £6 for each additional sibling.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
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.
Nov
29
Fri
20:00
Uzak
Tickets from £6
Tickets from £6
Turkey, 2002, subtitled,
110 mins, cert 15
A fashionable photographer in Istanbul has his life upended by the arrival of his dopey country nephew. Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan develops a beautiful, gentle drama about human dreams and longings.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Dec
6
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats - Autumn Term 2024
Tickets from £6
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Tickets priced at £7 per child, and £6 for each additional sibling.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
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
13
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats - Autumn Term 2024
Tickets from £6
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Tickets priced at £7 per child, and £6 for each additional sibling.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
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
13
Fri
20:00
The Holdovers
Tickets from £6
Tickets from £6
USA, 2023,
127 mins, cert 15
Our Christmas film is this hugely entertaining and enjoyable comedy drama, set in a New England boarding school in 1971 over the holiday break when all but a handful of staff and pupils have departed.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Dec
15
Sun
19:45
The Magpies
Tickets from £14
They’re a breath of fresh air peddling engaging, bright and breezy transatlantic folk and making it seem as easy as breathing.
All under 30, The Magpies are one of the most exciting acts on the roots scene, combining first class musicianship with sublime harmonies and increasingly impressive song and tune writing. A fervent thread of feminism runs through their music and indeed the three are champions of gender equality in the music industry. Here are themes of sisterhood and solidarity , tricky relationships and rueful reflection as they seamlessly switch between Anglo and American roots – traversing traditional folk, bluegrass , Celtic and Appalachian trails. It’s a rich melting pot of luminous , flawless music by gifted young performers.
In their live performances The Magpies have been exceptionally well-received, with festival performances including Glastonbury Festival, Cambridge Folk Festival, Larmer Tree Festival, Shambala Festival, Towersey Festival and Deer Shed Festival and international shows in Canada, Ireland and Portugal, including Folk Music Ontario.
“A no-brainer booking on the live roots circuit” – FATEA
“One of those effervescent albums you’d be happy to recommend to people who might not consider themselves folk fans.” – The Sunday Times
Dec
20
Fri
10:30
Buzzy Beats - Autumn Term 2024
Tickets from £6
Fridays during term time @ The Hive Shrewsbury (see all confirmed dates below)
Tickets priced at £7 per child, and £6 for each additional sibling.
Set your children off on a creative, music-filled journey in this engaging weekly workshop for children aged 5 years and under. There are lots of things to bang, crash and chime to create beautiful music. Fun for little ones and grown-ups too!
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.
Jan
3
Fri
20:00
No Bears
Tickets from £6
Tickets from £6
Iran, 2022, subtitled,
106 mins, cert 12
An Iranian director tries to make a film about his own country by directing a cast and crew just over the border in Turkey by remote control. Suspicions and traditions provide quite a challenge.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Jan
11
Sat
20:00
Alison Rayner Quintet
Tickets from £12
Saturday 11th January @ 8:00pm (doors open at 7:30pm)
£23 or £12 for under 22 year olds
Following a live recording at the Vortex and a follow-on gig at Ronnie Scott's, SJN are delighted to welcome back ARQ. Bassist & composer Alison Rayner is joined by Diane McLoughlin (saxophone), Dierdre Cartwright (guitar), Steve Lodder (piano) & Buster Birch (drums) to play 'songs without words'- richly nuanced compositions, rhythmic interplay and folk-infused melodies, with a strong sense of narrative and cinematic quality.
Tells its tales through strong melodies, sinewy rhythms and luminous solos, by turns tender and exuberant...All About Jazz
Jan
17
Fri
20:00
Godland
Tickets from £6
Tickets from £6
Iceland, 2022, subtitled,
143 mins, cert 12
In the middle of the 19th century, a young Danish priest is sent to a remote Icelandic outpost to establish a church. He faces physical, spiritual and social challenges in carrying out his mission.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Jan
31
Fri
20:00
Dragon's Return
Tickets from £6
Slovakia, 1967, subtitled,
81 mins, cert 12
A reclusive potter returns to his mountain village after years of exile and encounters a wide range of reactions in this beautifully poetic reflection on the essentials of life in a world governed by superstition.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Feb
14
Fri
20:00
Past Lives
Tickets from £6
Tickets from £6
Korea/USA, 2023, subtitled,
101 mins, cert 12
Two Korean childhood friends reunite in New York as adults for just one fateful week. Their reflections on love, destiny, and life-choices make for a compelling drama.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Feb
28
Fri
20:00
1976
Tickets from £6
Tickets from £6
Chile, 2022, subtitled,
95 mins, cert 15
Three years after General Pinochet's coup, his opponents are being hunted down. When one is given refuge by a stranger, both of their lives develop along unforeseen paths.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Mar
14
Fri
20:00
Still Walking
Tickets from £6
Tickets from £6
Japan, 2008, subtitled,
114 mins, cert U
A moving portrait of the day in the life of a Japanese family, focusing on tensions between its members and the changing values of the different generations as they confront the past.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Mar
28
Fri
20:00
The Seventh Seal
Tickets from £6
Tickets from £6
Sweden, 1957, subtitled,
92 mins, cert PG
This is the definitive "art house cinema" film - endlessly discussed, widely cited, but rarely shown on the big screen. Don't miss this chance to see Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Apr
11
Fri
20:00
R.M.N.
Tickets from £6
Tickets from £6
Romania, 2022, subtitled,
125 mins, cert 15
The local baker in a Transylvanian village close to the Romania-Hungary border hires migrants to supplement her local workforce, setting off a troubling set of consequences that soon absorb all the locals, sometimes in unexpected ways.
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society
Apr
25
Fri
20:00
Rye Lane
Tickets from £6
Tickets from £6
UK, 2023,
82 mins, cert 15
A romantic comedy set in South East London, this is the story of two strangers, a chance encounter, and an entertaining series of adventures. An uplifting end to our
season!
Presented by Shrewsbury Film Society