In 2008, Josie was appointed Artistic Director of The Bush Theatre, one of the country’s key venues for new plays and playwrights. During her time at The Bush, she programmed the first plays and early work of, amongst other writers: James Graham, Nancy Harris, Lucy Kirkwood, Nick Payne, Penelope Skinner, Jack Thorne, Steve Waters, Anthony Weigh and Tom Wells. Shortly after she was appointed, The Bush Theatre was the target of a proposed cut in funding by Arts Council England. Josie made a Freedom of Information Act request that established proposed cut had been made using flawed and incorrect evidence and data. The Arts Council reinstated the theatre’s funding but gave Josie three years in which to find a new home for The Bush Theatre. In 2011, The Bush Theatre opened in new premises in a former library building, winning Theatre of the Year. The new home for The Bush opened with Sixty-Six Books, a twenty-four hour performance cycle with 66 Writers and 144 actors that Josie co-directed with a dozen of her peers. The cycle went on to be performed overnight in Westminster Abbey.