Mr. Killian Donnelly:

It would be to have our own national theatre where musicals are performed. The Abbey Theatre facilitated a musical entitled Come From Awayand it sold out. It is running on Broadway at the moment. No one had really heard about it but, because it was a musical, it sold out at the Abbey. There is a demand for musicals over there. I am a self-employed actor and I have to go to the UK to work. I am getting married in three weeks. My wife and my two-year-old son live in Dublin, so I fly home once a week, and have been doing so for the past 15 months. There are far more people like me in the UK. It is not just me. I have been very lucky but there are many people in a similar situation. It should not be seen as a hobby but, rather, as a way of life and work. Theatre is therapy for me and many other people. Mental health was mentioned earlier. It is so important, and not just for a night out or to get away from it all. Theatre is therapy.