Society marks 25 years with Michael Collins musical

THE story of Michael Collins is the theme of the Tralee Musical Society’s 25th anniversary production which opened last night and runs until this Sunday, in the Siamsa Tire Theatre.

The musical drama — the society’s biggest ever — vividly portrays the life of the Big Fella from the 1916 Easter Rising to his death in Beal na mBlath in 1922.

The show is the brainchild of Waterford-born director and writer Bryan Flynn who has written the music, lyrics and script.