the bee project
Laura finds a tired bee on the floor and becomes very worried about the world that she's living in. Freya's overworked and just wanting to go to a party. As the night dances away things take a turn for the worst and both characters have to learn to take care of each other as much as the world they live in.
The Bee Project was made funding from Arts Council England. The show was supported by Derby Theatre, In Good Company and Attenborough Arts Centre.
“Environmental activism has never looked like this before”
-Elementary WhatsOn
''A warm generous earthy glittery joy of a show."
— Audience Feedback
creative Team
Devised and Performed by Laura Ryder and Freya Sharp
Director - David Ralfe
Designer - Maria Terry
Dramaturg - James Varney
Sound Design - Luke Galloway
Producer - Rafia Hussain
Additional Movement Direction - Keith Barlow
reading list
What we read when we were making The Bee Project
A Sting in the Tale by Dave Goulson
A World Without Bees by Alison Benjamin and Brain McCallum
The Bees by Carol Ann Duffy
Every Third Mouthful by Chatwin and Martin
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Who’s Conservation? Science Mag
Hope in The Dark by Rebecca Solnit
How Did We Get In This Mess by George Monbiot
Man and The Natural World by Keith Thomas
Lungs by Duncan MacMillan
The Bees by Laline Paull
This Changes Everything by Naomi Klien
Arts & Kindness by Jo Broadwood
