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Oct8Autumn/Winter Lecture Series 2012 @ James Joyce CentreMonday: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Monday, October 8th
Conor Brady (Journalist and Author)
Horse Policemen, Constables and G-men: James Joyce and the Dublin Metropolitan PoliceCategories: Lecture Series -
Oct8Oct. 8: Horse Policemen, Constables and G-men: James Joyce and the Dublin Metropolitan Police @ James Joyce CentreMonday: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
A Lecture by Conor Brady (Journalist and Author)
Monday, October 8th 2012, 6:30 pm
The James Joyce Centre, 35 North Great George’s Street
CONOR BRADY was editor of The Irish Times from 1986 to 2002. From 2003 to 2005 he was a Visiting Professor at the City University of New York. In 2005 he was appointed as Commissioner of the Garda Siochana Ombudsman on the nomination of the Government and the Oireachtas.
He completed his term in 2011. He is author of ‘Guardians of the Peace,’ a history of the Garda Siochana 1922-1972 and of ‘Up with the Times,’ a memoir of his career in journalism. His novel, ‘A June of Ordinary Murders,’ set in Victorian Dublin, was published in March by New Island Books.
We hope that you can join us for what will be a fascinating talk!
As always this lecture is free, although seating at the Centre is limited so booking is necessary.
To reserve a seat please call 01-8788547 or email info@jamesjoyce.ie
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Nov6‘Ulysses’ at the Project Arts Theatre, Dublin @ The Project Arts Centre, DublinTuesday: 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Ulysses at the Project Arts Centre, 6 – 10 November 2012
While his wife Molly waits in bed for the infamous Blazes Boylan, Leopold Bloom is in Dublin conversing in pubs, graveyards, press rooms, brothels….and then home.
Adapted for stage by celebrated author and Dublin chronicler, Dermot Bolger, and produced by Glasgow’s award winning Tron Theatre Company, Ulysses is hilarious, sex-driven and brilliant. The show will run between 6 – 10 November at the Project (tickets can be purchased through www.projectartscentre.ie) before venturing to Cork’s Everyman Palace Theatre from 12 – 17 November (http://www.everymanpalace.com).
‘…a brilliant re-imagining of Joyce’s world in theatrical terms, at once faithful to the original and yet in itself a fresh and vigorous work of art…’ – Fintan O’Toole
‘[Ulysses is] the book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape’ T.S. Eliot’…exquisitely realised production… one of the best things Arnold has done…’ – Neil Cooper, The Herald Scotland
‘…this is a piece of theatre to remember’ The Scotsman
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Nov7‘Ulysses’ at the Project Arts Theatre, Dublin @ The Project Arts Centre, DublinWednesday: 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Ulysses at the Project Arts Centre, 6 – 10 November 2012
While his wife Molly waits in bed for the infamous Blazes Boylan, Leopold Bloom is in Dublin conversing in pubs, graveyards, press rooms, brothels….and then home.
Adapted for stage by celebrated author and Dublin chronicler, Dermot Bolger, and produced by Glasgow’s award winning Tron Theatre Company, Ulysses is hilarious, sex-driven and brilliant. The show will run between 6 – 10 November at the Project (tickets can be purchased through www.projectartscentre.ie) before venturing to Cork’s Everyman Palace Theatre from 12 – 17 November (http://www.everymanpalace.com).
‘…a brilliant re-imagining of Joyce’s world in theatrical terms, at once faithful to the original and yet in itself a fresh and vigorous work of art…’ – Fintan O’Toole
‘[Ulysses is] the book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape’ T.S. Eliot’…exquisitely realised production… one of the best things Arnold has done…’ – Neil Cooper, The Herald Scotland
‘…this is a piece of theatre to remember’ The Scotsman
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Nov8‘Ulysses’ at the Project Arts Theatre, Dublin @ The Project Arts Centre, DublinThursday: 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Ulysses at the Project Arts Centre, 6 – 10 November 2012
While his wife Molly waits in bed for the infamous Blazes Boylan, Leopold Bloom is in Dublin conversing in pubs, graveyards, press rooms, brothels….and then home.
Adapted for stage by celebrated author and Dublin chronicler, Dermot Bolger, and produced by Glasgow’s award winning Tron Theatre Company, Ulysses is hilarious, sex-driven and brilliant. The show will run between 6 – 10 November at the Project (tickets can be purchased through www.projectartscentre.ie) before venturing to Cork’s Everyman Palace Theatre from 12 – 17 November (http://www.everymanpalace.com).
‘…a brilliant re-imagining of Joyce’s world in theatrical terms, at once faithful to the original and yet in itself a fresh and vigorous work of art…’ – Fintan O’Toole
‘[Ulysses is] the book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape’ T.S. Eliot’…exquisitely realised production… one of the best things Arnold has done…’ – Neil Cooper, The Herald Scotland
‘…this is a piece of theatre to remember’ The Scotsman
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Nov9‘Ulysses’ at the Project Arts Theatre, Dublin @ The Project Arts Centre, DublinFriday: 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Ulysses at the Project Arts Centre, 6 – 10 November 2012
While his wife Molly waits in bed for the infamous Blazes Boylan, Leopold Bloom is in Dublin conversing in pubs, graveyards, press rooms, brothels….and then home.
Adapted for stage by celebrated author and Dublin chronicler, Dermot Bolger, and produced by Glasgow’s award winning Tron Theatre Company, Ulysses is hilarious, sex-driven and brilliant. The show will run between 6 – 10 November at the Project (tickets can be purchased through www.projectartscentre.ie) before venturing to Cork’s Everyman Palace Theatre from 12 – 17 November (http://www.everymanpalace.com).
‘…a brilliant re-imagining of Joyce’s world in theatrical terms, at once faithful to the original and yet in itself a fresh and vigorous work of art…’ – Fintan O’Toole
‘[Ulysses is] the book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape’ T.S. Eliot’…exquisitely realised production… one of the best things Arnold has done…’ – Neil Cooper, The Herald Scotland
‘…this is a piece of theatre to remember’ The Scotsman
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Nov10‘Ulysses’ at the Project Arts Theatre, Dublin @ The Project Arts Centre, DublinSaturday: 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Ulysses at the Project Arts Centre, 6 – 10 November 2012
While his wife Molly waits in bed for the infamous Blazes Boylan, Leopold Bloom is in Dublin conversing in pubs, graveyards, press rooms, brothels….and then home.
Adapted for stage by celebrated author and Dublin chronicler, Dermot Bolger, and produced by Glasgow’s award winning Tron Theatre Company, Ulysses is hilarious, sex-driven and brilliant. The show will run between 6 – 10 November at the Project (tickets can be purchased through www.projectartscentre.ie) before venturing to Cork’s Everyman Palace Theatre from 12 – 17 November (http://www.everymanpalace.com).
‘…a brilliant re-imagining of Joyce’s world in theatrical terms, at once faithful to the original and yet in itself a fresh and vigorous work of art…’ – Fintan O’Toole
‘[Ulysses is] the book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape’ T.S. Eliot’…exquisitely realised production… one of the best things Arnold has done…’ – Neil Cooper, The Herald Scotland
‘…this is a piece of theatre to remember’ The Scotsman
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Nov12Autumn/Winter Lecture Series 2012 @ James Joyce CentreMonday: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Monday, November 12th
Dr Oona Frawley (NUI Maynooth)
Ulysses, Semi- and Post-Colonial EcologiesCategories: Lecture Series -
Nov12Ulysses at the Everyman Palace, Cork @ Everyman Palace TheatreMonday: 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Ulysses at the Everyman, Cork, 12 – 17 November 2012
While his wife Molly waits in bed for the infamous Blazes Boylan, Leopold Bloom is in Dublin conversing in pubs, graveyards, press rooms, brothels….and then home.
Adapted for stage by celebrated author and Dublin chronicler, Dermot Bolger, and produced by Glasgow’s award winning Tron Theatre Company, Ulysses is hilarious, sex-driven and brilliant. The show will run between 12-17 November in Cork’s Everyman Palace Theatre (http://www.everymanpalace.com).
‘…a brilliant re-imagining of Joyce’s world in theatrical terms, at once faithful to the original and yet in itself a fresh and vigorous work of art…’ – Fintan O’Toole
‘[Ulysses is] the book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape’ T.S. Eliot’…exquisitely realised production… one of the best things Arnold has done…’ – Neil Cooper, The Herald Scotland
‘…this is a piece of theatre to remember’ The Scotsman
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Nov13Ulysses at the Everyman Palace, Cork @ Everyman Palace TheatreTuesday: 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Ulysses at the Everyman, Cork, 12 – 17 November 2012
While his wife Molly waits in bed for the infamous Blazes Boylan, Leopold Bloom is in Dublin conversing in pubs, graveyards, press rooms, brothels….and then home.
Adapted for stage by celebrated author and Dublin chronicler, Dermot Bolger, and produced by Glasgow’s award winning Tron Theatre Company, Ulysses is hilarious, sex-driven and brilliant. The show will run between 12-17 November in Cork’s Everyman Palace Theatre (http://www.everymanpalace.com).
‘…a brilliant re-imagining of Joyce’s world in theatrical terms, at once faithful to the original and yet in itself a fresh and vigorous work of art…’ – Fintan O’Toole
‘[Ulysses is] the book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape’ T.S. Eliot’…exquisitely realised production… one of the best things Arnold has done…’ – Neil Cooper, The Herald Scotland
‘…this is a piece of theatre to remember’ The Scotsman
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Nov14Ulysses at the Everyman Palace, Cork @ Everyman Palace TheatreWednesday: 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Ulysses at the Everyman, Cork, 12 – 17 November 2012
While his wife Molly waits in bed for the infamous Blazes Boylan, Leopold Bloom is in Dublin conversing in pubs, graveyards, press rooms, brothels….and then home.
Adapted for stage by celebrated author and Dublin chronicler, Dermot Bolger, and produced by Glasgow’s award winning Tron Theatre Company, Ulysses is hilarious, sex-driven and brilliant. The show will run between 12-17 November in Cork’s Everyman Palace Theatre (http://www.everymanpalace.com).
‘…a brilliant re-imagining of Joyce’s world in theatrical terms, at once faithful to the original and yet in itself a fresh and vigorous work of art…’ – Fintan O’Toole
‘[Ulysses is] the book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape’ T.S. Eliot’…exquisitely realised production… one of the best things Arnold has done…’ – Neil Cooper, The Herald Scotland
‘…this is a piece of theatre to remember’ The Scotsman
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Nov15Ulysses at the Everyman Palace, Cork @ Everyman Palace TheatreThursday: 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Ulysses at the Everyman, Cork, 12 – 17 November 2012
While his wife Molly waits in bed for the infamous Blazes Boylan, Leopold Bloom is in Dublin conversing in pubs, graveyards, press rooms, brothels….and then home.
Adapted for stage by celebrated author and Dublin chronicler, Dermot Bolger, and produced by Glasgow’s award winning Tron Theatre Company, Ulysses is hilarious, sex-driven and brilliant. The show will run between 12-17 November in Cork’s Everyman Palace Theatre (http://www.everymanpalace.com).
‘…a brilliant re-imagining of Joyce’s world in theatrical terms, at once faithful to the original and yet in itself a fresh and vigorous work of art…’ – Fintan O’Toole
‘[Ulysses is] the book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape’ T.S. Eliot’…exquisitely realised production… one of the best things Arnold has done…’ – Neil Cooper, The Herald Scotland
‘…this is a piece of theatre to remember’ The Scotsman
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Nov16Ulysses at the Everyman Palace, Cork @ Everyman Palace TheatreFriday: 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Ulysses at the Everyman, Cork, 12 – 17 November 2012
While his wife Molly waits in bed for the infamous Blazes Boylan, Leopold Bloom is in Dublin conversing in pubs, graveyards, press rooms, brothels….and then home.
Adapted for stage by celebrated author and Dublin chronicler, Dermot Bolger, and produced by Glasgow’s award winning Tron Theatre Company, Ulysses is hilarious, sex-driven and brilliant. The show will run between 12-17 November in Cork’s Everyman Palace Theatre (http://www.everymanpalace.com).
‘…a brilliant re-imagining of Joyce’s world in theatrical terms, at once faithful to the original and yet in itself a fresh and vigorous work of art…’ – Fintan O’Toole
‘[Ulysses is] the book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape’ T.S. Eliot’…exquisitely realised production… one of the best things Arnold has done…’ – Neil Cooper, The Herald Scotland
‘…this is a piece of theatre to remember’ The Scotsman
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Nov17Ulysses at the Everyman Palace, Cork @ Everyman Palace TheatreSaturday: 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Ulysses at the Everyman, Cork, 12 – 17 November 2012
While his wife Molly waits in bed for the infamous Blazes Boylan, Leopold Bloom is in Dublin conversing in pubs, graveyards, press rooms, brothels….and then home.
Adapted for stage by celebrated author and Dublin chronicler, Dermot Bolger, and produced by Glasgow’s award winning Tron Theatre Company, Ulysses is hilarious, sex-driven and brilliant. The show will run between 12-17 November in Cork’s Everyman Palace Theatre (http://www.everymanpalace.com).
‘…a brilliant re-imagining of Joyce’s world in theatrical terms, at once faithful to the original and yet in itself a fresh and vigorous work of art…’ – Fintan O’Toole
‘[Ulysses is] the book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape’ T.S. Eliot’…exquisitely realised production… one of the best things Arnold has done…’ – Neil Cooper, The Herald Scotland
‘…this is a piece of theatre to remember’ The Scotsman
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Nov19Monday: Nov 19 – Nov 27 (all day)
-More pages from the “Telemachus” episode of the comic.
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Nov22‘A Mother’ adaptation at the Centre @ The James Joyce CentreThursday: 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
‘A Mother’ adaptation at the Centre in support of Swenys Pharmacy, 22-23 November 2012
Mrs Kearney tries to win a place of pride for her daughter Kathleen in the Irish Cultural Movement by arranging for her to star in a series of concerts…but all does not go according to plan!
On 22 and 23 November at the James Joyce Centre 35 North Great George’s Street, the series of concerts will be repeated, featuring The Shannon Colleens and The Sweny Players, with all proceeds going towards the volunteer-run Swenys Pharmacy.
The performance will commence at 8pm, tickets cost €15 and are only available from Swenys Pharmacy, 1 Lincoln Place (the top of Westland Row, view map here) or by calling 086 050 7995. Please note: tickets cannot be purchased through the Centre.
Get one for yourself and for your friends who cannot be trusted to come otherwise!
To find out more about Swenys and the indestructible volunteers who fight to keep it open, visit their website.
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Nov23‘A Mother’ adaptation at the Centre @ The James Joyce CentreFriday: 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
‘A Mother’ adaptation at the Centre in support of Swenys Pharmacy, 22-23 November 2012
Mrs Kearney tries to win a place of pride for her daughter Kathleen in the Irish Cultural Movement by arranging for her to star in a series of concerts…but all does not go according to plan!
On 22 and 23 November at the James Joyce Centre 35 North Great George’s Street, the series of concerts will be repeated, featuring The Shannon Colleens and The Sweny Players, with all proceeds going towards the volunteer-run Swenys Pharmacy.
The performance will commence at 8pm, tickets cost €15 and are only available from Swenys Pharmacy, 1 Lincoln Place (the top of Westland Row, view map here) or by calling 086 050 7995. Please note: tickets cannot be purchased through the Centre.
Get one for yourself and for your friends who cannot be trusted to come otherwise!
To find out more about Swenys and the indestructible volunteers who fight to keep it open, visit their website.
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Dec3Autumn/Winter Lecture Series 2012 @ James Joyce CentreMonday: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The James Joyce Centre Christmas Lecture
Monday, December 3rd
Terence Killeen (James Joyce Centre Research Scholar)
Getting Into Finnegans Wake
(Mr. Killeen’s talk will be followed by a wine reception)Categories: Lecture Series -
Jan6Reading of The Dead, Sunday 6th January @ Mont Clare HotelSunday: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Join the good folks from Swenys for a reading of The Dead this Sunday 6th January from 1pm at the Mont Clare Hotel. There is an entrance fee of €5 to help support the hard working volunteers.
In association with UNESCO City of Literature, O’Callaghan Hotels, Near 90.3fm Radio and the James Joyce Centre.
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Feb2Joyce Birthday Celebrations @ James Joyce CentreSaturday: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Join us at the Centre for Joyce’s 131st birthday! You can visit the Centre for FREE on Saturday the 2nd, and at 3pm there will be a reading led by the good folk of Sweny’s Pharmacy. There is a small charge of 5 euro to attend the readings and booking is required. Just call 01-8788547 or email mark@jamesjoyce.ie to book your seat.
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Feb4James Joyce Birthday Lecture @ James Joyce CentreMonday: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Professor Sam Slote of Trinity College Dublin will deliver the James Joyce Birthday lecture in 2013. Sam’s talk will be followed by a wine reception and birthday cake! As always, our talks are FREE but advance booking is required – simply call 01-8788547 or email info@jamesjoyce.ie to book your seat. We hope to see you there!
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Feb14Ulysses for All – A 16 Week Introduction to Ulysses @ The James Joyce CentreThursday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
This February join us at the James Joyce Centre for a new reading group which aims to put YOU into Ulysses. Led by Dubliner and Joycean Caroline Elbay, the group will work through the episodes of Joyce’s masterpiece in a structured, accessible and relaxed environment. The course will last 16 weeks and will finish the week before Bloomsday – just in time for you to boast to the pretenders in costume that you’ve actually read the book!
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Mar4Diarmuid Curraoin, “Faithful to Herself”: James Joyce and Questions of Irish Linguistic Identity @ The James Joyce CentreMonday: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Diarmuid Curraoin will provide the next talk in our Winter/Spring 2013 Lecture Series, “Faithful to Herself”: James Joyce and Questions of Irish Linguistic Identity. A Gaelgoir and teacher, Curraoin will examine the Irish language influence on Joyce’s work and how that plays out in the wider context of Irish cultural and national identity. Plenty of food for thought ahead of St Patrick’s Day!
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Mar14Wonderland Productions Dubliners CD Launch @ The Cobalt CafeThursday: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Wonderland Productions will launch their CD recording of Joyce’s Dubliners from 6pm on Thursday 14th March in the fine Georgian surroundings of the Cobalt Cafe, 16 North Great Georges St, Dublin 1.
The CD comprises of ten of Joyce’s classic stories from Dubliners, told and performed by 22 Irish actors, led by the celebrated Joycean actor Barry McGovern.
Wine and nibbles will be served, actors will read extracts from Dubliners and the renowned Joycean tenor Noel O’Grady (www.noelogrady.ie) will sing some songs from Joyce.
To reserve your place please email alice@wonderlandtheatre.com.
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Mar19Lionel Veer, The Right to Culture – Why did James Joyce choose exile? @ The National Botanic GardensTuesday: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
To mark the occasion of the blooming of the James Joyce tulip portrait at the National Botanic Gardens, a series of lectures will take place at the Gardens beginning with the talk The Right to Culture – Why did James Joyce choose exile? by the Dutch Human Rights Ambassador Lionel Veer at 3pm on Tuesday 19th March 2013. This lecture is free. Please email dub-ccs@minbuza.nl to reserve your place. For more information call +353 12693444 (ext 209) or visit www.netherlandsembassy.ie.
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Mar26Terence Killeen, Language of Flowers: Joyce in Bloom @ The National Botanic GardensTuesday: 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
To celebrate the blooming of the James Joyce tulip portrait at the National Botanic Gardens the James Joyce Centre Research Scholar Terence Killeen will deliver his talk Language of Flowers: Joyce in Bloom at 2.30pm on Tuesday 26th March 2013. This lecture is free. Please email dub-ccs@minbuza.nl to reserve your place. For more information call +353 12693444 (ext 209) or visit www.netherlandsembassy.ie.
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Apr8Luca Crispi, Molly’s Lovers @ The James Joyce CentreMonday: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Dr Luca Crispi of University College Dublin will deliver his talk Molly’s Lovers at 6.30pm on Monday 8th April 2013. As always, our talks are FREE but advance booking is required – simply call 01-8788547 or email info@jamesjoyce.ie to book your seat. We hope to see you there!
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May6Michael Groden, Me. And me now: Writing About a Life with Ulysses @ The James Joyce CentreMonday: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Professor Michael Groden of the University of Western Ontario will deliver his talk Me. And me now: Writing About a Life with Ulysses at 5.30pm on Monday 6th May 2013. As always, our talks are FREE but advance booking is required – simply call 01-8788547 or email info@jamesjoyce.ie to book your seat. We hope to see you there!
PLEASE NOTE: This talk will take place at 5.30pm rather than the original scheduled time of 6.30pm
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May16Bewley’s Bloomsday Breakfast @ James Joyce CentreThursday: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Join us at the Joyce Centre for a traditional full-Irish Bewley’s Bloomsday Breakfast, complete with all the Ulyssean fare you’ve come to expect – yes, icky inner organs and all! And as you eat with relish and savour the fine tang of the grub, our troupe of Joycean players will serve up a platter of scenes from Joyce’s masterpiece. Actors Les Doherty, Elaine Reddy and John O’Donoghue bring the characters to life, whilst Sinead Murphy and Darina Gallagher (Songs of Joyce) perform musical numbers from the book.
And remember: your ticket covers entry to the James Joyce Centre so you are welcome to pop in later in the day when our exhibitions open up after 2pm!
To book tickets for this event CLICK HERE
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May18Bloomsday 2013 – Newport Oregon USA @ Nana's Irish Pub,Saturday: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Featured at Bloomsday ’13 is a dozen women writers reading from the Molly Bloom Soliloquy., with musical interludes. This is the sixth Bloomsday event in Newport, Oregon, USA, a small coastal town with an active arts scene.
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