Dalkey Castle Bloomsday Festival

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Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre, Thursday 13th June - Sunday 16th June

A Joycean Evening
Begin your Joycean celebrations on Thursday 13th June at 19.30, in Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre.

Celebrate the more light hearted elements of Joyce’s works by watching a team of professional actors perform enlightening & entertaining extracts from Ulysses, Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

Sing along with professional singers such as Simon Morgan & Donna Malone, accompanied by Josh Johnston, in songs that James Joyce sang or which feature in his works.

Dalkey Schoolroom Scene & Guided Walk
Join us on Bloomsday, 16th June at 15:30, when the Nestor Episode from Ulysses will be brought to life before your eyes in a memorable dramatisation.

The schoolroom where the scene is set is nearby on Dalkey Avenue. There are other surprising Dalkey connections with Joyce which will be uncovered in the Guided Joycean Walk led by an expert Guide immediately after the performance.


Date:
Thursday 13th June - Sunday 16th June
Time:
7.30pm (13th) & 3.30pm (16th)
Price:
€22.95
Address:
Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre, Castle Street, Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland

Google Map of Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre, Castle Street, Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland

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