Join Rey Elle Shan and Funmi. Armed with sugary snacks school gossip and secret questions they can only ask each other their sleepovas are pretty much a sacred space for them As each year tugs them further into adulthood and life doesnt pan out quite as they imagined they struggle to hold on to a friendship that they swore would last a lifetime. Sleepova is an ode to black women their boundless spirits and wild dreams. Birds and Bees is a new play by critically acclaimed writer Charlie Josephine I Joan Shakespeares Globe and a searing exploration of identity consent sex positivity online safety and intersectionality. Birds and Bees originally launched digitally during the 2020 lockdown and was watched by over 500 schools across the UK. In 2023 the script was reworked by Charlie alongside groups of young people in collaboration with Theatre Centre and Sheffield Theatres ahead of a national tour to theatres and schools.