Leilah is wondering if her is more of a burden than living her best life. Billys queer and proud but ignored by the education system theyre tired of feeling invisible. Aarron is learning how to be a man online and its starting to feel toxic. And Maisy well Maisys not that into sex thank you very much. Thrown together these four confront their di erences and realise their power to create change. 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.