0800-CUPID is a genre-defying queer musical theatre show written, composed, and performed by Cork-born, London-reared Emer Dineen, and directed by Phillip McMahon. The show traces an extraordinary year in Dineen's life — navigating her father's dementia diagnosis, a Tourette's diagnosis, the loss of her call-centre job, and her nightlife career in drag as the crumbling club-kid alter ego "Cupid" — all set against the pulse of London's club scene. Featuring a live band with Tom Beech, Michael McCarthy, and Osazee Aiguokhian, alongside cast members Isabel Adomakoh Young and Carl Harrison, the show transforms the stage into an avant-garde nightclub-meets-concert experience. Produced by THISISPOPBABY, 0800-CUPID arrives at The Everyman as part of Cork Midsummer Festival 2026, following sold-out runs at Project Arts Centre Dublin and Soho Theatre London.
Cast and Creative Team for 0800-CUPID at The Everyman, Cork
Cast
Osazee Aiguokhian
Ensemble
Michael McCarthy
Ensemble
Tom Beech
Ensemble
Carl Harrison
Ensemble
Isabel Adomakoh Young
Ensemble
Emer Dineen
Ensemble
Osazee Aiguokhian
Ensemble
Michael McCarthy
Ensemble
Tom Beech
Ensemble
Carl Harrison
Ensemble
Isabel Adomakoh Young
Ensemble
Emer Dineen
Ensemble
Creative Team
Carla Rogers
Producer
Daniel Culleton
Producer
Lambdog1066
Costume Designer
Ellen Kirk
Set Designer
Sarah Jane Shiels
Lighting Designer
Carl Harrison
Choreographer
Elaine Mai
Music Producer
Tom Beech
Musical Director
Tom Beech
Co-Composer
Phillip McMahon
Director
Emer Dineen
Composer
Emer Dineen
Writer
Emer Dineen
Text, Composition and Lyrics
Carla Rogers
Producer
Daniel Culleton
Producer
Lambdog1066
Costume Designer
Ellen Kirk
Set Designer
Sarah Jane Shiels
Lighting Designer
Carl Harrison
Choreographer
Elaine Mai
Music Producer
Tom Beech
Musical Director
Tom Beech
Co-Composer
Phillip McMahon
Director
Emer Dineen
Composer
Emer Dineen
Writer
Emer Dineen
Text, Composition and Lyrics
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