musical has real communication.(Life)

BYLINE: PETER TROMP

Niall Griffin has an intrinsic belief in the power of musicals to have a positive and uplifting effect on peoples' emotional lives.

He believes that what we have been exposed to as South Africans, however good or spectacular, is only the tip of the iceberg of what musicals can make people feel. "There are literally thousands of musicals out there that are just begging to be staged out here at any time that are great," he says.

The artist's belief in the genre is so strong that he is offering his services as set designer and overall coordinator for free on The Last Five Years, a new musical at the Intimate Theatre until September …