Mulroney: The Opera

Directed by: Larry Weinstein

Distribution: Rick Miller – Brian Mulroney Stephanie Anne Mills – Mila Mulroney Colin Mochrie – Jean Chretien Michael Murphy – Col. McCormick Geordie Johnson – John Turner Ted Dykstra – Ed Broadbent Janet-Laine Green – Nancy Reagan Joe Matheson – Ronald Reagan Sean Cullen - Robert Coates Dan Lett - John Fraser Joanne Boland - Kim Campbell

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 1h40

Viewers Rating: 2.5/5

Synopsis

Joyously irreverent, Mulroney: The Opera blends political satire with an original operatic score. It is at once a comedy, a tragedy and always thoroughly epic in its portrayal of contemporary political life in Canada. Within the ‘Holy Grail’ of musical forms – the Opera - these stories, scandals and real-life politicians are finally given the larger-than-life platform they deserve. The story begins in 2002 as Brian Mulroney, Canada’s 18th Prime Minister, arrives at the House of Commons for the unveiling of his official portrait. After a less than enthusiastic introduction from Jean Chretien, Mulroney bemoans the lack of appreciation from a country that has wholly misunderstood him, and begins to bend the ear of an unsuspecting security guard. Mulroney tells his story: from the early days in Baie Comeau, to meetin and marrying Mila Pivnicki, and from his sweeping win of the Prime Minister’s office, to the controversies that have plagued him…ever since.