THE Malvern-based company, Reaction Theatre Makers, is to bring "Honey" to Ledbury's Market Theatre.

The new play, a triumph of local talent, was launched at the Brighton Fringe on May 21.

It will be performed at the Ledbury venue on Friday June 4 and it will also be performed at the Malvern Cube on July 18.

A spokesman said: "This new play was written by Tiffany Hosking of Barnards Green. ‘Honey’ is an original piece of theatre with an architectural set of three bee hives that transform to tell the story. With a beautiful backdrop of live and recorded folk music we paint a landscape of the hills and those that live within them.

"Honey weaves together the lives of an a tattoo artist, a boy with autism, his mother, her husband away at war, and those that want to love them. This is not a story of war, but of community and of all those communities that are breaking down. Woven throughout is a quilt. It is stitched with hopes and dreams, pieced together throughout the performance. It is made as a gift for the boy with autism who loves to dance."

The spokesman added: "With an original musical score by Joanna Karselis you will taste the honey, feel the richness of the hills and hear the music that fills this land."

"The beautiful beehive quilt was provided by a group of women who gave of their skill and time as part of a community project to make the quilt. Becky Gunton of Malvern was the textile artist leading on the project."

Ticket and show details: Friday June 4, 8pm at Market Theatre Ledbury with tickets available from the Box Office on 07967 517 125 or online at www.themarkettheatre.com

Friday July 8 at 8pm at Malvern Cube with tickets available from Cafe at the Cube (onsite box office) or online at www.malverncube.com