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MAN!FEST

OnTheNose Productions

A Boy Band Fantasy 

Tue 5 – Sat 9 Aug

About MAN!FEST

She was 12 when she heard MAN!FEST on the radio for the first time. It was love at first angelic note. From that moment, her life was forever changed. She’d never been called hysterical before… she liked it, she hated it.

Ash (the bad boy), Ewan (the romantic lyricist), Cody (the funny sporty one), and Ruben (the…other one) are kicking off their second world tour as part of MAN!FEST - the world’s hottest boy band. There’s just one catch… they’re played by women.

With constant pressure for perfection from management and an overwhelming sense of duty to their screaming, wide-eyed fangirls, the members of MAN!FEST fight to keep themselves from collapsing as the demand for their perfection climbs to impossible heights.

The inevitable death of a boy band is impending; the downfall steered by management, the fans, and the boys of MAN!FEST themselves.

Hilarious, relatable and fun, MAN!FEST: A Boy Band Fantasy brings the world’s hottest boy band to the stage for a non-stop rollercoaster ride for fangirls far and wide. OnTheNose Production’s members (Maddie Bell, Emily Benucci, Hollie Jameson Clarke, and Esther Dracott) bring the heart-throb-worthy boy band as well as their naïve and frenzied fangirls to life in a whirlwind performance of girls playing boys playing girls.


About the production

You'll find further guidance on content here; please be aware that by reading this, elements of the plot may be revealed. 

If you have questions or would like further information, drop us a line at hello@cft.org.uk

Content and themes

This production contains strong language, violence (fight sequence), references or suggestions of eating disorders, sexual assault, drug and alcohol misuse, suicide.


Prices & info

General admission | £10

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Prologue £5 tickets

£5 Prologue tickets may be available to Prologue members aged 16-30. Please note you will be required to bring ID with you to the event.

Groups

You can book up to ten tickets online. Want to book more? Email groups@cft.org.uk 

Only one reduction applies per ticket, and all discounts are subject to availability and at the discretion of the Box Office. ID may be required for certain discounts.

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Venue

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Age Guidance
Ages 15+
Running time
1 hour
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Contact Details

Call: 01243 781312 Email: hello@cft.org.uk
The Nest at Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester, PO19 6AP


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