Acha Bacha

by Bilal Baig, Bilal Baig

Acha Bacha is a love letter to all queer and trans South Asians who have endured pain from their family and/or the world.Bilal began writing the play after they were sexually assaulted, using it as a way to understand if their mother would ever think they were a good person after knowing what happened.

Genres: Plays, Canada

97 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 17, 2020

Reviews

[amine~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

<3

representation is very important

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed watching this play and it was great to read it again and remind myself.
Although I find it difficult to read Urdu in english script - I have to say that the mix of Urdu and english was one of my favorite aspects of the play. It is hard to say how I would have been able to absorb it if I was a non-Urdu speaker. It felt so natural the flow of language. Also to have a queer play with Urdu was even more special. I do love the way that gender, faith, relationships are examined.

[Antoine Dumas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great study in poststructuralism.

However, it's quite frustrating to read for someone who doesn't understand Urdu. I would imagine the Urdu is easier to follow if you also get the tone of lines during an actual performance of the play, though.

[Tan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A unique play-reading experience for me, this play contains quite a bit of a language I do not understand, and yet, I do not feel as though I missed a lot - the cues are there.

[Tasnia · Rating 3 out of 5]

More of a 3.5