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Title: The curious case of lady Samantha
Post by: Shana A on April 13, 2011, 08:57:26 AM
The curious case of lady Samantha
Posted: 13 Apr 2011

http://www.timeout.com.hk/gay-lesbian/features/41913/the-curious-case-of-lady-samantha.html (http://www.timeout.com.hk/gay-lesbian/features/41913/the-curious-case-of-lady-samantha.html)

Edgy theatre company Metro-HoliK takes on transexuality in a new play. Hannah Slapper discovers how the margins of society can affect Hong Kong as a whole

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Yet with theatre companies like Metro-HoliK addressing serious minority matters, there is hope that the shackles containing the topics of sexuality and gender will be released into a more free-thinking Hong Kong.

Pak Li, the author of last year's Rope of Love, award-winning director Octavian Chan, and well-known actor Sam Choy have come together to create Lady Samantha, a fascinating insight into the mindset of a pre-operation man who is deciding whether or not to take that final step into becoming a woman.