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The cast of The Secret Life of Bees dressed in 1960s clothes bathed in a dusky orange light.

The Secret Life of Bees Resources

New musical The Secret Life of Bees is set against the backdrop of the American South during the 1960s. The below resources have been compiled by the Almeida Young Producers and Almeida Youth Board to provide further context into this period, with the Civil Rights Movement and Gullah Geechee culture having a strong influence on the production.