Fran the Man

Our Opening Night comedy! When an Irish football club becomes embroiled in an international match-fixing scandal, their hapless assistant manager finds himself way out of his league.

Written by Richie Conroy (TWO BY TWO, MALORY TOWERS) and directed by Stephen Bradley (LAST ONE LAUGHING, NOBLE), FRAN THE MAN has Fran Costello, the much-loved star of football mockumentary series FRAN, returning to the screen in a feature-length comedy that sees him working undercover to save the beautiful game from match-fixing.

Darragh Humphreys reprises the role of Fran, supported by an great ensemble cast including Ardal O’Hanlon (FATHER TED), Amy Huberman (FLORA & SON) and Risteárd Cooper (APRÈS MATCH).

Produced by Forty Foot Pictures with support from Screen Ireland and RTE.

FRAN THE MAN is our Opening Night film in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra and Perth. Included in your cinema ticket will be: drinks, food, live music and lots of craic! Make sure to arrive early for all the fun.

Screenings are followed by an exclusive Q&A with Darragh Humphreys (Fran) and writer Richie Conroy

SPECIAL ENCORE SCREENING ANNOUNCED FOR SYDNEY – MON 13 OCTOBER 7pm