By Sean Moriarty

One door closes, another one opens - that is the mantra that local business man Brian Bowler is taking now.

When business circumstances changed this time last year, he decided to put all his energy into his true calling in life – the performing arts.

The first door that opened for him was the arrival of Michael Fassbender’s arts school on New Street.

He was one of the first to enrol at the West End School of the Arts and is about to enter his third term there.

Under the guidance of acclaimed playwright Gemma Doorly, he signed up for a writing and screenplay course.

His effort bore fruition last week when his short play 'Death’s Door' debuted at Courtney's Bar. He wrote and directed the drama and this has inspired him to think even bigger.

“My ambition is to write and direct a film, using all the assets available to us here in Killarney,” he told the Killarney Advertiser.

Those assets include the students from the West End School of the Arts, locations like the National Park and venues like Courtney’s, ANAM Arts and Cultural Centre and INEC.