Singing family saga

AN AURAL and visual treat is what director Bryan Flynn is promising audiences with his production of The Sound of Music at the Cork Opera House.

This is the second time that Flynn has directed the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, which is based on the true story of the Austrian singing family, the Von Trapps, and their escape over the Alps from the Nazis. (Flynn first directed the musical in 2004 at the Cork Opera House.)

Flynn draws attention to the dark aspect of the story: “Because it’s a musical, we tend to look at The Sound of Music with rose tinted glasses. But on closer examination, it’s quite dark or you could say it’s an uplifting story set against a dark time.”