The Abbey Theatre: Ulysses 10 – 16 June

2022 marks 100 years since the publication of one of the greatest modern novels, Ulysses by James Joyce.

Acclaimed actor Barry McGovern has celebrated this famous text for over 30 years, reading excerpts from the novel every Bloomsday.

Now, in this centenary year, he takes to the Peacock stage to read the complete book over seven consecutive days, ending on Bloomsday, Thursday 16^th June.

Set entirely on one day, 16 June 1904, Ulysses follows Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus as they go about their daily business in Dublin.   

Delve into a single chapter or immerse yourself in the complete work of one of literature’s greatest masterpieces. 

Schedule

Tickets are €12 (€10 concession) per session, or you can purchase a bundle ticket for all sessions for €40. Where there is more than one chapter per session, there will be short breaks between each chapter.

• Friday 10^th June, 10am – 12.50pm: 10am Telemachus (50 mins), 11am Nestor (35 mins), 12pm Proteus (50 mins)
• Friday 10^th June, 2pm – 5.45pm: 2pm Calypso (50 mins), 3pm Lotus Eaters (45 mins), 4pm Hades (75 mins)
• Saturday 11^th June, 10am – 1.30pm: 10am Aeolus (75 mins), 12pm Lestrygonians (90 mins)
• Saturday 11^th June, 3pm – 4.20pm: Scylla and Charybdis
• Sunday 12^th June, 11am – 12.30pm: Wandering Rocks
• Sunday 12^th June, 2pm – 3.45pm: Sirens
• Monday 13^th June, 10am – 12.20pm: Cyclops
• Monday 13^th June, 2pm – 3.50pm: Nausicaa
• Tuesday 14^th June, 10am – 12.30pm: Oxen of the Sun
• Tuesday 14^th June, 2pm – 4.40pm: Circe (part one)
• Wednesday 15^th June, 10am – 12.40pm: Circe (part two)
• Wednesday 15^th June, 2pm – 4.20pm: Eumaeus
• Thursday 16^th June, 10am – 12.45pm: Ithaca
• Thursday 16^th June, 2pm – 4.20pm: Penelope

Credits

• Written by: James Joyce
• Read by: Barry McGovern
• Curator: Ray Yeates
• Photography: Ste Murray
• Producer: Melissa Nolan
• Stage Manager: Marella Boschi