Whether you’re the type of person to spend hours in the mirror perfecting your hairstyle or the type to just wake up and quickly run your hands through your hair and leave the house, we all, whether consciously, or subconsciously have an affinity to our hair. The concept of hair is societal, political, emotional and psychological; there’s many strands (excuse the pun) to the initially unassuming body part. Artist and performer Selina Thompson draws on the theme of hair, in particular, black hair in her latest work, Dark and Lovely. Ahead of opening night next month, Theatrefullstop speaks to Selina about creating an immersive piece of theatre, her inspirations for creating the play and offers advice to aspiring performers.