The Hive fuses verbatim interviews with a scorching operatic score to explore our fascination with serial killers - from grim tales to the real thing; from the first act of murder to the protracted effect of psychopathic darkness. A story as beguiling as it is shocking.
We all have dark thoughts, some are darker than others but some are deadly dark.
The libretto was conceived and written by Carole Hayman, inspired by research she had done as a Fellow at Kings College London - a study of women who commit serial murder.