COMEDY: See you all in Coppers!

THE world premiere of Paul Howard’s latest comedy masterpiece, ‘Copper Face Jacks: The Musical’ will take place in Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on Thursday, July 5.

While New York had Studio 54 and Manchester had The Hacienda all of Ireland has Copper Face Jacks and now this Club Of Clubs is getting its very own all-singing, all-dancing musical.

Copper Face Jacks: The Musical is a celebration of a club that started out life as something of a ‘Culchie Embassy’ in Dublin but has since been embraced by its home city.

Regardless of your county colours you’ll always find a welcome (and a slow-set plus a nurse…and if you’re lucky both together) in the club that has become synonymous with having a good time for three generations of Irish night clubbers. 

Copper Face Jacks: The Musical is written by Ross O’Carroll Kelly creator Paul Howard and is a love story set on the eve of a Dublin Kerry All Ireland Final, when a sweet Kerry girl, who’s moved to the big smoke for her dream job in the VHI, ends up falling head over her flat-shoes with a true blue Dublin team member.

Can love conquer all as these two young sweethearts face massive cultural and linguistic hurdles on their road to happiness and Croker?

Only time, some great tunes, a cast of puppets and a bunch of cloakroom tickets will tell as Paul uses his mighty comedy wit to celebrate the nightclub that has become so much more than just a club and instead is home to millions of love stories and countless lost mobiles.

Speaking about the show Paul said: “Once you hear the name Copper Face Jacks: The Musical it’s impossible not to want to make it happen. We’ve been talking about it for a few years now so it’s brilliant to think that in just a few months it will be up and running. I hope we can do this very special venue justice…whilst I also secretly dream of a day when this work is on the Leaving Certificate.”

Copper Face Jacks: The Musical is the second in Paul Howard’s trilogy of puppet based musicals, with his third ‘Dermot Bannon: The Opera’ due to open in a soon to be built Bannon designed glass box extension on The Abbey Theatre stage sometime in 2023.

The musical also stars Johnny Ward (Fair City, Love/Hate) Roseanna Purcell (Red Rock) and Michele McGrath.