Talawa Stories - Babydyke [Drama On 4] [Drama]

Talawa Stories from the UK's outstanding Black Theatre Company presents a searing exploration of youthful romance, familial responsibility and the complexities of navigating repressed sexuality as a young Black Londoner.

Tara thinks that she's the child of crazy. Her dad Lesley, would disagree. According to him, Tara is loving all wrong - the wrong people, the wrong way, at the wrong time. But can being in love ever be wrong? Lesley certainly seems to think so.

When Tara's girlfriend Phoenix comes over for dinner, Tara is forced to make a choice -to stay and support her father as he struggles with his mental health and suicidal thoughts, or boldly leap into a new reality living her truth as an out and proud queer woman.

Babydyke is Rashida Seriki's searing exploration into youthful romance, familial responsibility and negotiating independence within the family home, dissecting the complexities of navigating repressed sexuality as a young Black Londoner from a colourful home.

Cast (in order of appearance):

Phoenix – Bola Akeju (she/her)

Tara – babriye bukilwa (they/them)

Lesley – Wil Johnson (he/him)

Maureen – Lorraine Adeyefa (she/her)

Creative team:

Writer – Rashida Seriki (she/her)

Director – Tian Brown-Sampson (she/her)

Series Producer – Alison Holder (she/her)

Executive Producer – Caroline Raphael (she/her)

Sound Design – Lucinda Mason-Brown (she/her) and David Chilton (he/him)

Dramaturg – malakaï sargeant (they/them)

Production Coordinator– Alex Lynch (he/him)

Talawa New Work Producer - David Gilbert (he/him)

Casting Assistant – Melissa Vitalis Smith (she/her)

A Talawa Theatre Company production for BBC Radio 4

Can being in love ever be wrong? According to Tara's dad Lesley, it absolutely can.

Tara is tired. Pulling pints and babysitting dad just isn't cutting it, she seeks more than just serving people. But with Phoenix around, has she bitten off more than she can chew?