The United States vs Ulysses

This event has ended

Pavilion Theatre, Wednesday 8th November - Saturday 11th November

The United States vs Ulysses is a bawdy courtroom drama that tells the true story of the New York trial that liberated James Joyce's Ulysses from American censorship and made Joyce a household name.

Ulysses had been banned on first publication in the States, and for ten years the only copies available were contraband or bootlegs. That was until a hungry young publisher and an ambitious lawyer teamed up to take on the puritans.

Can they convince the judge that Ulysses is not obscene? And what happens when Ulysses gets under their skin – and Molly Bloom gets into their heads?

The new play from Colin Murphy, whose A Day in May (with Charlie Bird), Haughey/Gregory, Bailed Out! and Guaranteed! have previously played at Pavilion Theatre to great acclaim.


Date:
Wednesday 8th November - Saturday 11th November
Time:
8.00pm (Matinee Sat 2.30pm)
Price:
€20 - €28
Address:
Pavilion Theatre, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland

Google Map of Pavilion Theatre, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland

You might also like...

What's on

TABOO

Smock Alley Theatre

“What’s the worst first date you’ve ever had?” Following sold out runs in Cork and Waterford Red ‘n Blue Theatre Company present John Morton’s dark comedy TABOO There was a boy and a girl and somehow, they met. Lily doesn’t get out much. Tom finds it hard to meet new people. And now they’re having their first date. Lily cooks a three-course meal. Tom brings flowers and wine. On the surface, everything seems fine. But in the modern world, dating is a surprisingly complex thing with a lot of unwritten rules. There are certain things you shouldn’t do on a first date. A

What's on

James Joyce Tower Bloomsday Festival

James Joyce Tower

James Joyce Tower Bloomsday Festival Programme 9 – 16 June 2025 TELEMACHUS Two performances a day from 9-16 June | 09:30 and 11:00 | 40 mins running time | James Joyce Tower | €20 | BOOK HERE Step inside the iconic Martello Tower in Sandycove, Dublin, and experience the opening episode of James Joyce’s Ulysses brought to life with this extraordinary production by VOLTA Theatre Company CYCLOPS Monday 9 June | 18:00 – 19:00 | Studio Theatre | DLR Lexicon Library | €20 | BOOK HERE Tuesday 10 June | 18:00 – 19:00 | Studio Theatre | DLR Lexicon Library | €20 | BOOK HER

What's on

The Monk

Glass Mask Theatre

Rex Ryan writes and stars in a one man show about the life and times of The Monk, Gerry Hutch. Gerard Hutch is a law unto himself. An ambiguous, mercurial and now, mythic figure of Irish modern history. “I done lotsa crimes. Some of them I got caught. Some I got away with…” Rex Ryan plays one of the most compelling and polarising figures in modern Irish history; Gerard The Monk Hutch. Centred around the trial at the special criminal court, join us in Glass Mask as we witness Gerry bear witness to a lifetime of alleged crimes, triumphs and misdemeanours… Early booking