As the world’s honeybees disappear, a family-owned apiary struggles to keep up with overseas demand. Driven by matriarch Joan’s iron will, the business continues to grow. And then Melissa arrives out of the blue.
The Honey Bees is a tale of family and empire; action and consequences; and what happens when the bee finally stings.
CALEB LEWIS is a multi-award-winning playwright, dramaturg, and interactive designer. Playscripts include Cathedral; The River at the End of the Road; The Honey Bees; Maggie Stone; In a Dark Dark Wood; Rust and Bone; Aleksander and the Robot Maid; Dogfal; Men, Love ,and the Monkeyboy; Death in Bowengabbie, and Clinchfield, which won the inaugural Richard Burton Award for New Plays. Games, installations, and interactive encounters include Exclusion Zone; Across a Crowded Room; Half an Hour Visit; The Underlibrary of Unofficial Histories; and the multi-platform If There Was A Colour Darker Than Black I’d Wear It. Twice a former resident artist at Griffin Theatre, Australia’s home of new writing, Caleb was mentored by Nick Enright (Blackrock, Lorenzo’s Oil) and Edward Albee (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?). He is the winner of an Inscription Award, the Philip Parsons Award (in absentia), and the inaugural AWGIE (Australian Writers Guild Award) for Digital Narrative. Caleb's work has been commissioned and/or produced by State Theatre Company of South Australia; Bell Shakespeare, Griffin; Black Swan Theatre Company (WA), and numerous small to large companies across the country as well as overseas. Current projects include the interactive encounter triptych, Uncertain Playgrounds, exploring the nexus of stageplay and gameplay. Reviews, playscripts, and production details are available at http://caleb-lewis.com/.
| Cast Info | 4F, 4M |
| Genres | Drama |
| Themes | Full length play, Family Themes, Environmental themes |
| Audiences | Adult, Young Adult |
| Extent | 70 |
| Edition | First |
| Size | 137 x 210 mm |