So, who is this Professor Queen-Bee?
Professor Queen-Bee (AKA Teresa Verney-Brookes) has an academic background in Ecology and Environmental Science. She uses a range of artforms - including puppetry, clowning plus her world famous flea circus as conduits to help convey complex issues about wildlife conservation and sustainability in silly, fun and accessible ways. Teresa has coined the phrase ‘Eco-Clowning’ to describe her work.
Professor Queen-Bee performs her shows at several Local Nature Reserves and is a regular at large festivals including Glastonbury, Camp Bestival, Twinwood Festival and The Goodwood Revival. She has also appeared on Radio 4’s ‘Saturday Live’ and her travelling Punch and Judy theatre featured on Channel 4’s ‘Amazing Spaces’.
Professor Queen-Bee frequently collaborates on a freelance basis with other well-know outdoor arts companies and organisations including: The Annual Daydream Harvest, Beautiful Creatures, 101 Outdoor Arts, Rost Productions Limited, AWOL Outdoor Arts, A Noise Silence and Nature Nurture CIC plus wildlife charities such including The Woodland Trust, RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts.
She also sits on the Steering Group of of the National Association of Outdoor Artists (NASA),is a member Outdoor Arts UK and has been a committee member of the Punch and Judy Fellowship (PJF) for several years.
When not in full motley as Professor Queen-Bee - Teresa also runs an Outdoor Environmental Education and Forest School consultancy - called ‘Green Trees’. She has also worked in a wildlife/nature consultancy role with other arts companies and has written several audio guide scripts for local green spaces and nature reserves.