Birds and Bees
by Charlie Josephine
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Unimaginably funny, achingly moving, brilliantly realistic
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Drama & Theatre
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"Directed with great focus and intimacy"
★ ★ ★ ★ Love London Love Culture
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being filmed in the round is extremely well done – it allows for the message to always be in the centre of the room with no place to hide
West End Best Friend
Built in Lockdown.
Seen by Thousands.
What happens when a private photo goes public?
Leilah is starting to wonder if her Instagram feels more like a burden than ‘living her best life’.
Aarron is learning how to be a man online and it’s starting to feel toxic.
Maisy’s not that into sex, thank you very much. So why’s everyone always talking about it?
Billy’s queer and proud, accepted by their friends but ignored by the education system. They’re tired of feeling invisible.
Can these four friends break through the noise and make real change offline?
Birds and Bees is a bold film exploring teenage relationships, online pressure, and identity in a hyperconnected world. It follows four teenagers as they navigate sex, consent, gender and visibility, with their stories unfolding through spoken word, humour, and vulnerability.
Commissioned by Theatre Centre and directed by me, the piece was developed with Year 10 and 11 students and their teachers to support the Drama and RSE curriculums. The film version reached over 60,000 viewers, streamed via schools and Soho Theatre On Demand.
Birds and Bees is honest, inclusive, and deeply relevant, created to spark real conversations in classrooms and beyond.
“One click and it’s gone too far, far too fast.”
Cast.
Aarron Ike Bennett
Leilah Narisha Lawson
Billy EM Williams
Maisey Ida Regan
CREATIVES.
Writer Charlie Josephine
Director Rob Watt
Sound and Composition Xana
Movement Director Damilola ‘DK’ Fashola
Production & Costume Design Moi Tran
Producer Steven Atkinson
Director of Photography Archie Short
Editor Mark Williams
Hair and Make-Up Ili Newson
First Assistant Camera George Phull
Second Assistant Camera Louise Tse
Stedicam Operator Jacob Gerrard
Gaffer Jake Buckley
Sound Recordist / Mixer Stephen Lee
Sound Editor Ted White
Post Production Services Fin London
Production Photography Helen Murray
Filmed on location at The Albany, London
In Association with Soho Theatre
Supported by Arts Council England
