Jo Baat Hai: BNU Stages Pakistan’s First University Hybrid Play

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Jo Baat Hai: BNU Stages Pakistan’s First University Hybrid Play

On September 25, the BNU Play initiative staged Jo Baat Hai at Alhamra, Mall Road. Pakistan’s first university-level hybrid play, the production seamlessly blended live acting with on-stage media to tell its story in a bold new way, setting a fresh benchmark for student theatre across Lahore and well beyond.

A New Kind of Stage

Where Live Theatre Meets On-Stage Media

Jo Baat Hai brought two forms together on a single stage. Live performance unfolded alongside media built into the production, each extending what the other could express. The result was a hybrid format never before attempted at university level in Pakistan.

DateSeptember 25

VenueAlhamra, Mall Road, Lahore

FormatLive acting + on-stage media

Presented byBNU Play initiative

A scene from Jo Baat Hai, staged by BNU at Alhamra, Lahore

Performers on stage during Jo Baat Hai at Alhamra

A Milestone for Student Theatre

Setting a New Benchmark in Lahore

Staged at Alhamra on Mall Road, one of Lahore's best-known homes for the performing arts, the production marked a milestone for the BNU Play initiative and for student theatre in the city.

By bringing media onto the stage alongside live actors, Jo Baat Hai showed what university theatre in Pakistan can become when students are encouraged to experiment with form.

The first university-level hybrid play in Pakistan, and a new benchmark for student theatre in Lahore.