![]() ![]() The play follows as " Nora retraces the exhilarating highs and best-left-unsaid lows of her life since the fateful meeting with a cocky young James Joyce on Nassau Street all those years ago." Tickets are €20 each and the shows runs for 70 minutes with no interval. This play, written by Paula Greevy-Lee shows twice on Bloomsday, once at 1:30pm and once at 8pm. While the festival is a week long, these are the different events taking places on Thursday the 16th June. This year marks 100 years since Sylvia Beach published Ulysses in Paris, so it has an extra special meaning. ![]() If you haven't read Ulysses (hey, I did an English degree and I haven't quite battled that particular beast yet) it essentially follows Leopold as he embarks on a day in Dublin on the 16th June, visiting important places and coming into contact with a series of interesting people. The central character, Leopold Bloom, is where the day gets its name. What is Bloomsday?Īccording to the official Bloomsday website, it celebrates the 16th June 1904, which is the day James Joyce's world renowned Ulysses is set. ![]() Not to be confused with Bloom, which also took place earlier in the month, Bloomsday celebrates something else entirely. The annual Bloomsday Festival is upon us.įrom the 12th to the 18th of July, Dublin celebrates the festival that is known as Bloomsday. ![]()
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