A photo of Beth (a white person with dark hair in a high ponytail, wearing pink dungarees and a lilac tie-dyed t-shirt). Beth is against a pink backdrop, opening a blue diary with a scandalised expression - one eyebrow raised, mouth open in shocked amusement.

Holly Revell

Hasbian

Name: Hasbian — A new coming-of-age comedy about growing up queer in Brighton during Section 28
Start: 2026-03-27T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Carriageworks Theatre

A new coming-of-age comedy about growing up queer in Brighton during Section 28

Carriageworks Theatre

Fri 27 Mar 7.30 PM

Carriageworks Theatre

Tickets

Fri 27 Mar

7.30 PM

Tickets

How did Beth go from a childhood dreaming of The Wizard of Oz, to cringey Cruel Intentions-obsessed adolescence? From proudly identifying as a teenage lesbian, to discovering that boys are also appealing?

Beth’s real teenage diary is brought to life in vivid hilarity in Hasbian. Original animations, inspired by teen magazines, feature an all-star 00’s fantasy cast (in cut-out form), as Beth’s BFFs and first crushes are re-imagined as “played by” the likes of Lindsay Lohan, Natasha Lyonne and Ashton Kutcher.

Dripping in equal measures with heartfelt earnestness, sharp irony, and humour that bubbles up in the place between youthful confidence and pubescent self-doubt, Hasbian delves behind the rollercoaster of teenage life, into the reality of growing up queer in Brighton under Section 28. Set to a soundtrack of y2k pop classics, and indie angst anthems, Hasbian fills audiences with buzzy nostalgia, while exposing prejudice in the most liberal of cities.

From the creators of Queer Diary, the night where LGBTQIA+ adults read their real teenage diaries on stage.

Ticket prices:

Standard: £12
Students: £10
Groups (4+): £9

Running time:

1 hour & 15 mins (no interval)

Age guidance:

16+