0800 CUPID

In 0800 CUPID, Cork-born cabaret star, writer, house music vocalist and actor Emer Dineen teams up with award-winning playwright and director Phillip McMahon to create a form busting, epic and unforgettable musical odyssey through a couple of very strange years in Emer’s life.

Through her drag persona, crumbling club-kid ‘Cupid’, Dineen grapples with love in a lonely capitalist paradigm. Hungover, moulting and disorientated, our redundant deity battles modern life, unravelling Emer’s true story of navigating loss, crises, chaotic relationships and feeling the sweet sting of meaningful connection where she least expects it.

0800 CUPID is an SOS (emergency) response to the swelling social anxiety of a post-pandemic pre-apocalyptic world, a camp catalyst for reconnection. It’s a musical march into and back from an existential brink.

Trigger Warnings:
Adult content or themes
Strong language
Flashing or strobe lighting
Sudden or loud noises (above a reasonably expected volume)

The Arts Review – Five Stars ★★★★★
“Forget Cillian Murphy, Cork’s real superstar is Dineen!”
“A talent this big can’t possibly be contained. Dineen is simply phenomenal”
“Gorgeously good fun”

Irish Examiner – Five Stars ★★★★★
“the highlight of Dublin Theatre Festival 2024”

The Guardian – ★★★★★
“Feverish, fantastical soup of pop-star glam”