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Ash (the bad boy), Ewan (the romantic boy), Cody (the sporty boy) and Ruben (the... other boy) are kicking off their second tour as the biggest boyband in the world, MAN!FEST. There's just one catch: they're played by women. Their tweenage fangirls are maturing and the threat of female empowerment and independence looms. With constant pressure from management, and an overwhelming sense of duty to their screaming groupies, MAN!FEST fights from collapsing as the demand for perfection reaches impossible heights. A riotous drag musical that exposes toxic masculinity and its effect on boybands and…
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. MAN!FEST: The Drag Boyband Musical is by OnTheNose Productions, Chichester Festival Theatre and Pleasance, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at Pleasance Courtyard, 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ, 5 August to 31 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 14+. Tickets from £9. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes, Scenes of violence and Audience participation.