A mother and daughter enjoy Jesus Christ Superstar 40 years on

Barbara Scully was 10 when her mother dragged her to Jesus Christ Superstar. It was a show that started a hilarious musical journey for the duo. Forty years later, they returned with Barbara’s teenage daughters

I sometimes think that life is like an accordion. Most of the time it’s closed as we concentrate on day to day living. But very occasionally and often through music, the accordion opens and out tumble the notes and colours of times past with stunning clarity. I was about 10 years old when my mother embarked on a project to educate me in ‘the arts’.

Dublin in the early 70s wasn’t exactly brimming with cultural productions however we did manage to get off to a fine start with our first outing which was to a performance of Swan Lake by the Cork Ballet Company in the Gaiety Theatre. Apparently I was very taken with it.