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By Seema Bowri. Dishoom! I’m currently playing Bibi in this play. The way Gurpreet Bhatti portrays the subject of disability within this Punjabi family in the 1970s really excited me. I have a brother with learning difficulties and autism so this play connects with certain memories from my own childhood. There are many great scenes in the play, including when the family go to a wedding and Bibi decides to leave Simon (who is in a wheelchair) at home because she doesn’t want everyone’s ‘pitying eyes’ on her. The scene changes from comedy to a place, which is very uncomfortable, quickly. This scene touches me every time I play it. Gabbar Singh: Another moment I…

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