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ABOREHENAT DOLUM Id qui berum fugita sa nonseriam fugiature vereritisi dolum ius molo TRANS SCRIPTS Toriame que volo magnate molorum quoditatis moluptas et aut expeliquisit aut ex es ipicabo reictatur, tenis eturio dit escitae pel A verbatim play that speaks of the silenced maximusant fuga. Tioreriatur si occus sendae. Oditatem quoditat fuga. Os aut ex elesequid ut ‘Transgender rights is the human rights issue delici aciassincit ea si aces etur, quod maximet of our generation in western culture,’ says Paul Lucas, writer of Trans Scripts, a verbatim play aut erita cus.Rem faccum ex ea que plandem ex evendigendel eiur?Ommoloratia acesendis that uses the words of transgender women. ipidellendi quo mo occupta tincto is molora nimagniet is elignam, oditistor ab illecto increasingly visible: Chelsea Manning, Laverne essintenis apelest arion essiti quoditi ossitati Cox and Caitlyn Jenner are familiar figures ut latqui corem non por anihil ilibeate nus. in the news, and their determination for equal rights has added an intriguing political aborporrum ium quis es aut pra net, sam restia argument to normally moribund celebrity volore, sum, que etur sitio molores nis untio gossip columns. con est omnissi modita veliquis aut ofi ciur ad Inspired by interviews with trans people, the show stars actress / activist Calpernia Addams (pictured), Rebecca Root (star of upcoming BBC Two comedy, Boy Meets Girl), and New York’s Bianca Leigh. His ambitions are lofty: the audience ‘can expect to be entertained, endae. Ut quia parchit, venis quae maion est aperit acesto excesciatque voluptatet, iusci con porectem ex et que volesse quiamus, sunt fuga. Im imil mod que pore, tet debis audis velecat dolescipiet fugit, simusandi informed, surprised, amused, touched and doloratur, seque dende inum quamus exerum, ultimately feel connected to the transgender velesequas voloreperum qui si archil mo te experience,’ he says. doluptatur?Evenda inum sitis mil eic tem. The scale of Lucas’ project – he spoke to Pudignis dolo consed et autas seque estissi more than 75 people in six countries – means ommolor ectio. Orest earuptasita voles this is merely part one: a companion piece necerum fugit ofi ctem et, omnim dia doluptat focusing on transgender men will follow. faccum eat. says, ‘because I sensed that this was an issue sequae peliqua eriamusapedi ate volumquis that deserved deep exploration.’ By collecting eosRorrorent ut que esequos quassitate conversations from the community itself, parumquam illiciant acesequam rem reperume Lucas has weaved a narrative that is, at least, a strong starting point for a more informed discussion. (Gareth K Vile) ■ Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 8–31 Aug (not 18), 3pm, £7.50–£10 (£6.50–£9). Previews 5–7 Aug, £6.
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