Mr. Billy Roche:

Yes, but the institution is not there, by which I mean there is no direct route to some institution that could say what works and does not work. Musicals take a lot of time and work. They need to be workshopped and built. This happens in England all the time but seldom in Ireland. We have taken a few shots at it. For example, Michael Collins - A Musical Dramawas a wonderful musical that should have gone around the world. Why did it not? It was a "Lawrence of Arabia" waiting to be exploited.