Émer Dineen announced as latest Jane Anne Rothwell Award recipient

Cork Midsummer Festival is delighted to announce the latest recipient of the Jane Anne Rothwell Award, Émer Dineen. The award will support the development of Émer’s latest work, 0800 Cupid - a one-woman, immersive, cabaret, musical comedy.Émer is a performer, theatre maker and musical artist hailed a ‘Deitrich-esque cabaret star’ by The Stage. Émer takes great pride in being from Cork, with her roots springing from Blackpool and Passage West. Her mother is renowned Irish storyteller Kate Corkery and author of Cork Folk Tales with The History Press, brought to life by Émer's magical illustrations.

Émer specialises in cabaret, theatre, musical comedy, live music and drag. Since graduating from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, Émer’s diverse career has found her treading the boards with the RSC, singing to the masses at Glastonbury Festival and crafting comedic characters in London's queer cabaret circuit. Émer is very excited to now return to Ireland and contribute to Cork’s thriving artistic scene!

The award - presented annually to an emerging artist (either from Cork, or based in Cork) working in any discipline, who identifies as female - is named in honour of Jane Anne Rothwell, the inspirational Chair of Cork Midsummer Festival from 2013 – 2018. A leading figure in Cork’s legal and business community, Jane Anne was an incredible mentor to, and champion of, women in the arts.