Rousing show of valour
THE premiere of a documentary on the making of Michael Collins: The Musical takes place tonight at Cork Opera House, marking the 90th anniversary of the death of the divisive political icon.
The 75-minute Michael Collins: A Rebel’s Song was filmed by Cork-based photographer, Miki Barlok and produced by Theatrix Productions. Theatrix is run by director, Bryan Flynn, who conceived the musical, which was commissioned in 2005 by the former director of the Cork Opera House, Gerry Barnes. Flynn says Collins’s short but eventful life was like a Shakespearean tragedy.
