'everything i do kills you. i don't know if i love you because i have to or because i can't help it... i don't know if both of those things are bad.'

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, malakai sargeant.

About the Author

babriye bukilwa is an actor, poet and playwright. ...cake forms part of a trilogy of plays and is the prequel to their acclaimed play ...blackbird hour, which was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Playwriting, the Bruntwood Prize and the Alfred Fagon Award.

Reviews

'Claustrophobic and thrilling... babirye bukilwa's two-hander explores themes of race, class and sexuality with extraordinary subtlety'

* Independent *

'Stunning'

* The Stage *

'A devastating and necessary watch... Never before have I seen such a real portrayal of the trauma that is passed between generations'

* A Younger Theatre *

'Raw, uncompromising... A dark, twisted psychological drama'

* London Theatre 1 *



Book Information
ISBN 9781839040214
Author babirye bukilwa
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books