Bad Lesbians
Bad Lesbians is a messy exploration of intimate partner violence in queer relationships, interrogating our roles as witness, perpetrator and victim.
Bad Lesbians
Bad Lesbians is a messy exploration of intimate partner violence in queer relationships, interrogating our roles as witness, perpetrator and victim.
Bad Lesbians is a messy, provocative exploration of intimate partner violence in queer relationships. It pokes at the shifting, uncomfortable terrain between witness, perpetrator and victim - and asks whether these roles are fixed, finite, or constantly in flux.
In an age where gender itself is arguably dead (yet permeates everything), what even is a lesbian? What exactly makes one bad? And who gets to decide? What happens when accountability fails? When intimacy becomes unreliable? And when your villain no longer looks bad at all?
This is a work about queer euphoric relationships, gradually broken apart by subtle, eroding mistreatment. About harm that goes unnoticed because both people are women — or perhaps more precisely, because neither of them are cis men. About gender as something volatile and dangerous.
Set inside a domestic space turned combat arena, expect villain cabaret, smashed squashes, red flags a-plenty, and a spotlight - sometimes literal - on conversations we’d rather avoid and observations we’d prefer not to make.
Bad Lesbians is currently in mid-stage R&D. After spending time in the rehearsal room being very, very bad lesbians indeed, we’re now figuring out how to put that on stage—without pulling any punches. The work is expected to preview in Autumn 2026, with a Work-in-Progress showing at Camden People's Theatre in May 2026.
Bad Lesbians is a Selina Thompson Limited production, led by Associate Director Toni-Dee Paul, made in collaboration with Samra Mayanja and Liv Ello, with Jo Tyabji. Wellbeing support from Rose Thorn.
Image Credit: Francesca Millican-Slater
On sale now: Bad Lesbians at Camden People's Theatre
We are thrilled to be presenting a Work-in-Progress of our new show Bad Lesbians at Camden People's Theatre in May as part of their spring season!
Selina Thomposon Ltd is an interdisciplinary performance and visual arts organisation based in Birmingham, UK.
Our practice is primarily intimate, political and participatory, with a strong standard of public engagement and investigation. We make joyous, highly visual work that seeks to connect to those often marginalised by the arts.
Our work has been presented in a range of contexts, all over the world. From pubs, clubs and toilets, to the National Theatre Studio and the British Council Showcase, amongst other divers venues.
In 2023, STL joined Arts Council England’s National Portfolio for the first time.
