Could you first introduce yourself to the readers?
Hello! I’m Josie, and I run ThisEgg.
Could you describe your act for us?
Me And My Bee is a family comedy about saving the bees, and saving ourselves. It tackles an important message in a light-hearted way - with clowning, original music, movement and audience interaction. It’s silly and it’s serious, a show for all generations.
Why did you want to perform at Brighton Fringe?
Firstly, we love Brighton. We performed our previous show Goggles here last year and it was such a treat to perform during the Fringe when there is a buzz throughout the city. We were very eager to come back and do it again.
Why did you decide to apply for WINDOW?
For any theatre company, a platform offering assistance in navigating the ins and outs of the arts industry is always a huge bonus, and often a necessity that can be very hard to obtain.
How did you react to being told you’d been selected to be showcased?
We were thrilled! It’s such an exciting opportunity to meet new people and broaden our creative network whilst in Brighton.
How has it helped you so far?
We’ve just begun the Me And My Bee UK tour, so it’s been great getting assistance with publicity and marketing, a tweet here and there - it makes all the difference for getting more audiences in.
What is the best part of your job?
When you feel that you have introduced something new and challenging to an audience, and that perhaps this might get them to look at the world around them differently. With Me & My Bee, we wanted to galvanize our audiences to carry on the fight for bees, for them to be inspired to pass on the message outside of the show. And plant some seeds of course.
Conversely, what has been the most challenging?
Balancing the “business” side with the creative process - we’re a small company and there is a huge amount of work that has to go on behind the scenes for a show to get off the ground.
Do you have any pre-show rituals?
We like to whack on some funky tunes to get into the party mood.
What is the process you go through when looking to create a new show? Are you very disciplined or do you need to be strict with yourself?
It always starts with an interest, a conversation about something new, followed by research - lots of it. And then we rehearse, playing and exploring with the information we’ve gathered. We’re somewhat disciplined, but we do what we find the most fun in so it doesn’t feel that way in the room…
What has been the single best piece of advice you’ve been given in your career?
You don’t ask, you don’t get?!
What do you think has been the most dramatic change to the industry in the last five years?
There has been a sudden increase in the industry’s awareness of their environmental impact, especially concerning paper advertising, and it looks to be changing, slowly… Hand in hand with that perhaps, social media. It’s massive. That has and will continue to change things a lot.
If you could have any other job in the world, what would it be?
A scientist or mathematician - someone who has the ability to make incredible, world-altering discoveries.
Imagine you possess the power to send one message back in time to 16-year-old you. What do you say?
You’ll regret giving up the flute.
What advice would you give to young people who want to enter the industry? What should they do and not do?
Do everything with passion! And don’t take things too seriously. Make the most of meeting and working with new people, it will become invaluable when navigating your way through things, and it’s always good to have a solid support system.
Where can people find you on the internet, and find out more about your show?
We have a website - www.thisegg.co.uk - and our social media handles are @ThisEgg_
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