Akka (play)

On 23 August 2013, two sessions of staged reading of a groundbreaking, controversial short play in Tamil about the life of a transgender woman were performed. The play, Akka (அக்கா), gained critical acclaim when it was performed in 1990, and was back for a one-night-only restaging by its original director and playwright, G. Selvanathan. Conceptualised, written & directed by G Selvanathan Performed by Suresh Subash & Sonia Pravinaa Gsamy Live music support by Madhavan Andhisveena Performed in Tamil with English surtitles. Panelists: Dr Ward William Keeler (University of Texas), Vanessa Ho (Project X), Sonia (actress, trans* representative), G Selva (director), Tricia Leong (trans* activist), Sandhya (trans* representative) Organised by Avant Theatre & Language and The Purple Alliance, and hosted by Ng Yi-Sheng.

=See also=
 * Transgender people in Singapore

=References=
 * "Akka - August 2013" Facebook page, The Purple Alliance.

=Acknowledgements=

This article was written by Roy Tan.