Call Me by Your Name.

[StevieWonders]

What on earth has this to do with Armie Hammer then aged 31 playing a man aged 24 or Timothy Chalamet then aged 21 playing an adolescent aged 17?

Are you perchance auditioning for the role of Dame in this year’s Forum Christmas pantomime?

[Armando]

Are you perchance auditioning for the role of Dame in this year’s Forum Christmas pantomime?

That will depend on who is playing the Principal Boy!

[bkkguy]

That will depend on who is playing the Principal Boy!

I am sure you are much more likely to find a "Principal Boy" rather than a principled boy

[arsenal]

Sadly the principle boy is nearly always played by a girl.

[dinagam]

The Boy Principal should be of a fine character and utmost principle.

[Armando]

The Boy Principal should be of a fine character and utmost principle.

The exact title is Principal Boy and yes 'he' is always played by a girl. Presumably the Pattaya version has room for some variations. If the Dame is always played by a man, no reason why the Principal Boy should not be played by a gorgeous boy.

[StevieWonders]

Perhaps those of you who reach for the smelling salts at the mention of a sexual relationship on screen between two characters of a significantly different age might reflect on such a relationship portrayed in a new Netflix release this week “A suitable boy”. Despite the title it isn’t about Pattaya or sodomy, although a high-class horizontale plays a central role.