ABSTRACT
Asara and the Sea-Monstress tells the story of a left-handed girl in a right-handed kingdom. It discusses homophobia with children from four years old upwards in an accessible way. Left-handedness is used as a metaphor to explore difference and discrimination. The play is performed through a black queer lens, with an inclusive cast, integrating myths, music and British Sign Language. I present an extract of the play on the left-hand side of the page with critical notes on the right. This work challenges the domination of right over left, straight over queer, white over black, hearing over D/deaf and theory over practice.
