
hasbian
Hasbian (noun): A former lesbian who has “become” bisexual or heterosexual.
An autobiographical comedy about coming out as a lesbian, only to discover that boys are also appealing.
Hasbian uses real teenage diaries, music, and teen-movie actors from the early 00s to tell a story of growing up queer in Brighton (the UK’s Gay Capital) under Section 28 (the 1988 – 2003 law prohibiting the “teaching of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship”).
Dripping in equal measures with heartfelt earnestness, sharp irony, and humour that bubbles up in the place between youthful confidence and pubescent self-loathing, Hasbian will fill Millennial audiences with buzzy nostalgia, while exposing queerphobia in the most liberal of cities.
Writer/performer: Beth Watson
Creative producer: Josephine Shipp
Get a flavour of the show: Listen to Beth talking Hasbian & reading an extract on The Coming Out Tapes podcast in 2019.
Keep up-to-date with future performances by following @HasbianShow on social media:
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Fancy sharing some writings or memories from your own teenage years?


Image credits:
Promo photos by Holly Revell.
Production stills from a sharing of Hasbian at CPT, directed by Chloe Kennedy, filmed by Kristina Pringle & Milo Hutchings, featuring projections by Edalia Day, lighting by Harvey Nowak-Green, and dungarees by The Emperor's Old Clothes.