and this is the story of how it all began…

In 2017 I moved to Margate, needing a career change and some calm after 15 years as an actress in London. Frustratingly I got bit by anxiety and I found my job, as an actress, increasingly hard to navigate due to my nerves. It was a precarious time when I had literally zero idea what the heck to be doing with myself, I never imagined not being able to get on a stage and make people laugh. I yearned for the spirit of ‘play’ and ‘discovery’ that I had experienced in the acting jobs I had had previously and all I knew is I needed to find another avenue of creating a joyful and exciting space, that ignited peoples imaginations, but no idea what form that might take. Having fallen head over heels in love with this seaside town, and specifically the community and its vibrant sense of fun, I couldn’t fail to be inspired by the colour and energy of this slightly dishevelled gem by the sea. I wanted to encapsulate that joy that Margate and my friends had instilled in me and turn it in to an explosion of happy things, curated in an immersive space, which once exited, left you feeling a little lighter and brighter than before you went in.

I was fortunate to meet a fellow colour lover who helped me develop a bonkers fun house of sorts, Big Bit. Its intention was for people to take the immersive experience one step further and stay over in the colourful playground, for maximum joy saturation! Again… there is nothing demure about this little space! We went full out colour joy in here. Building tirelessly we created a magical space, even hand painting this mural you can see on the pic behind this text. Believe it or not, Big Bit is actually a very trimmed back version of some of our earlier ideas! Including a whole forest or a the entire bedrooms as ball pits! IMAGINE THE BRAINSTORMS! They were the best!

I hope one day to get to create more spaces, with the sole purpose of bring people a joyful AF real life experience and awakening the spirit of play inside everyone that visits.