0800 CUPID

Text, Composition and Lyrics – Emer Dineen

Directed and Developed by – Phillip McMahon

Co-Composer and Musical Director – Tom Beech

Music Producer – Elaine Mai Choreographer – Carl Harrison

Lighting Design – Sarah Jane Shiels

Set Design – Ellen Kirk

Costume Design – Lambdog1066

Performers: Emer Dineen, Isabel Adomakoh Young, Carl Harrison Tom Beech (keys), Michael McCarthy (drums), Osazee Aiguokhian (bass)

Produced by Daniel Culleton & Carla Rogers

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

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

Everything Theatre – Five Stars ★★★★★ “Unmissable” “An incredible show that doesn’t let up from start to finish”

The Arts Dispatch – Five Stars ★★★★★ “Emer’s writing is like a big hug from someone you’ve cried to in a club bathroom!” “Authentically queer, human, and life-affirming”

GCN – Five Stars ★★★★★ “0800 CUPID is an incredible piece of theatre, bringing a queer story to the stage in an appropriately flamboyant fashion.”virtuosic, life-affirming, and perfect.

Irish Times – Five Stars ★★★★★ “Hilarious, heartfelt theatre by one of Ireland’s rising stars” “Entertaining in every way”

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”

The Arts Council of Ireland