![Kurt Pimblett, 23, has been cast as Max, a transgender teenager who used to be called Maxine, in Belvoir's production of Hir.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170707015253im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/w/l/a/image.related.wideLandscape.300x169.gx041o.png/1499387621204.jpg)
Meet Sydney's new transgender star
When a Sydney theatre company put out a casting call for a young transgender actor to star in a new show, competition was always going to be fierce. Kurt Pimblett landed the part and is preparing for the ride of his life.