Lloyd Beckmann, Beekeeper

Overview

Theatre shows, as a whole, are pretty impersonal. Sure, you might feel like you connect with a character’s personality or laugh at their lines, but when it comes down to it, you’re an outsider. There’s a barrier between you and them, and while you can see into their world, you don’t get the chance to experience it first hand.

Lloyd Beckmann, Beekeeper is a show that turns the classical concept of theatre on its head. The show is performed to only forty audience members at a time, each member invited on stage to enter Lloyd’s world – his bedsit – and to experience what Lloyd experiences first hand. The story – a tale of a Queensland battler as told through his grandson’s eyes – is based on a true story, written and performed by Green Room award-winning actor Tim Stitz.

Lloyd Beckmann, Beekeeper is an innovative production, which draws the audience in to the story with its powerful narrative but unlike other productions, doesn’t feel like you’re watching something play out on screen – you are drawn inside, to become a part of Lloyd’s world.