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It's one of those hot April evenings that feel like summer, and the heat is stifling in Sissy's London flat as she dances, unrestrained, beautiful, alive…
But when sixteen-year-old Eshe arrives, powerful emotions come to the surface – and the two women are locked in a dance where freedom clashes with duty.
babriye bukilwa's play …cake is a psychological drama that asks if the cycle of generational trauma can ever be broken. Can queer, Black femmes find love and belonging when the soil beneath them – and the climate around them – is hostile? It was first performed at Theatre Peckham, London, in 2021, directed by the venue's Associate Director, malakaï sargeant.
But when sixteen-year-old Eshe arrives, powerful emotions come to the surface – and the two women are locked in a dance where freedom clashes with duty.
babriye bukilwa's play …cake is a psychological drama that asks if the cycle of generational trauma can ever be broken. Can queer, Black femmes find love and belonging when the soil beneath them – and the climate around them – is hostile? It was first performed at Theatre Peckham, London, in 2021, directed by the venue's Associate Director, malakaï sargeant.
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80 pages, Paperback
Published July 15, 2021
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February 27, 2024
As I’ve said in the past, I don’t always enjoy reading plays as I would much prefer to watch them - and even though I still felt so annoyed I missed the run of this play at Peckham Theatre whilst reading, I absolutely loved the reading experience!
babirye bukilwa has such a fresh and honest way of putting real life to pen & paper. I love finding an author that can meld simple natural language and poetic language without the form feeling disjointed or interrupted. The stage directions 🤌 the monologue moments 🤌 would highly recommend for a short transportation to pre-gentrified Bethnal Green and to read about 2 Black queer women trying to find a way to hold onto each other without strangling the other.
Also, loved the diary entries at the end and feel like I need to listen to all of Sade’s music now. Wish I’d read it whilst listening to the songs the play mentions.
babirye bukilwa has such a fresh and honest way of putting real life to pen & paper. I love finding an author that can meld simple natural language and poetic language without the form feeling disjointed or interrupted. The stage directions 🤌 the monologue moments 🤌 would highly recommend for a short transportation to pre-gentrified Bethnal Green and to read about 2 Black queer women trying to find a way to hold onto each other without strangling the other.
Also, loved the diary entries at the end and feel like I need to listen to all of Sade’s music now. Wish I’d read it whilst listening to the songs the play mentions.
December 20, 2022
A masterclass in character and dialogue.
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