0800 CUPID is coming back: Raucous musical extravaganza RETURNS TO the Irish stage
Cork-born cabaret star Emer Dineen brings her "unmissable" show 0800 CUPID back for an Irish tour this summer.
A genre-defying musical odyssey through anxiety, connection and the existential brink — told through a couple of very strange years in Dineen's life.
Produced by the multi-award-winning theatre company THISISPOPBABY, 0800 CUPID post-premiere was hailed by the Irish Examiner as ‘the’ highlight of the 2024 festival – it immediately transferred to Soho Theatre in London, receiving rapturous audience and critical response in both cities, with five star reviews across the board. Audiences have described 0800 CUPID as “incredible, unmissable, riotous, good fun”.
An SOS (emergency) response to the swelling social anxiety of a post-pandemic pre-apocalyptic world, a camp catalyst for reconnection. This beautiful show is a musical march that fizzes between performance and reality. The show opens at Dublin’s Project Arts Centre, and then Dineen makes a homecoming in Cork city, as part of Cork Midsummer Festival 2026 – followed by an extended tour around the country till 4th July. You are advised to book early as seats this show will be snapped up fast – and Dineen will pluck those heartstrings for a terrific night at the theatre.
CAST: Emer Dineen, Isabel Adomakoh Young & Carl Harrison
CREATIVE TEAM:
Text, Composition and Lyrics – Emer Dineen
Directed and Developed by – Phillip McMahon
Co-Composer and Musical Director – Tom Beech
Music Producer – Elaine Mai
Choreograph - Carl Harrison
Lighting Design - Sarah Jane Shiels
Set Design - Ellen Kirk
Costume Design - Lambdog1066
Music - Tom Beech (keys), Michael McCarthy (drums), Osazee Aiguokhian (bass)
Produced by Daniel Culleton & Carla Rogers
Photo (above) by Eoin Greally and Niall Sweeney
