30/05/2024
BALLOONATICS BLOOMSDAY THEATRE ON THE STREETS OF DUBLIN, Sunday June 16
BALLOONATICS are back once again on June 16 and will be spanning the day with on-location recreations of Ulysses in Dublin city centre.
Join us on Bloomsday throughout the day: we are presenting three theatrical walks (no booking required) and our traditional evening performance in Wynn’s Hotel for which advance booking is advised.
This year’s performers are: Mark Wale, Chris Bilton, Paul O’Hanrahan and musician, John Goudie.
STREET THEATRE TOURS (free of charge; cash contribution at end appreciated)
8 am Breakfast at the Blooms
Meet at the corner of Eccles and Dorset Street.
Bloom prepares separate breakfasts for himself and his wife and takes a stroll to the nearby butcher. This tour follows the ‘Calypso’ episode of Ulysses, chapter 4.
10.30 am Bloom collects a letter
Meet at Westland Row, opposite Pearse Station entrance, under the bridge.
This tour follows Bloom’s journey to church and chemist in the ‘Lotus-Eaters’ episode of Ulysses, chapter 5.
3 p.m. Bloom’s afternoon dodges
Meet on the wide side of Grattan Bridge over the Liffey.
This tour visits sites linked with the ‘Sirens’ and ‘Cyclops’ episodes of Ulysses, chapters 11 and 12, and explores Capel Street’s Joyce connections.
EVENING JOYCE PERFORMANCE
7.30 pm Humid Nightblue Fruit
Wynn’s Hotel, Lower Abbey Street
End your Bloomsday evening at this convivial Joyce gathering in this historic hotel.
This year's Balloonatics performance is
BARACAROLES AND BARRELTONES: MEN IN THE ORMOND
A dramatised reading of the ‘Sirens’ episode and related scenes from Ulysses adapted by Paul O’Hanrahan, who performs with Mark Wale, Chris Bilton and musician John Goudie.
The performance will be followed by audience readings, all welcome to participate.
Advance booking recommended: tickets on Eventbrite, €13 plus booking fee (€15 on door, if not sold out)
Book at this link: https://tinyurl.com/humidnightblue
Website: www.balloonatics.tumblr.com
