Movie

Principal Boy (2025)

• April 26, 2025
• 21m

Overview

Principal Boy follows the audition, rehearsal, and performance of the central character in British pantomime, known as the ‘principal boy’. Traditionally a young male protagonist, the character is conventionally played by a woman in drag. Using and subverting traditional British pantomime conventions, Principal Boy explores the presence and absence of trans and gender-nonconforming people in mainstream culture, including film and stage productions.⁠ ⁠

Director

Maz Murray

Writers

Maz Murray

Starring

Juliette Motamed, Maz Murray, Jaye Hudson