Project Detail

Principal Boy

A pantomime rehearsal room. Two people are seated behind a desk, one person is standing in front of them with their back to the camera.

Synopsis

Following 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.⁠ ⁠
Official Selection Aesthetica Film Festival 2024

Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 21 min 24 sec
Director: Maz Murray
Producer: Archie Sinclair
Editor: Maz Murray, Cath Shayler
Screenwriter: Maz Murray
Director of Photography: Jos Bitelli
Production Designer: Knives Zohra
Sound: Guldem Masa
Composer: Jennifer Walton
Principal cast: Juliette Motamed, Maz Murray, Jaye Hudson, Kim Tatum, Wet Mess, Milo McCarthy, Oliver Wickham
Other Lead Creative(s): Subira Joy, Jay Yule, Alice Murray, Emma Frankland, Sarah Cleary, Eva Gray