Ulysses’ ‘interiorization’ is one reason why the book is considered to be unfilmable. Ulysses in Plaguetime deals with this problem by having Dedalus and Bloom speak directly to the viewer in Proteus and Lotus Eaters, as if in video diaries. Continue reading
As host of the seminar, Philip Harvey saw his task as to ask questions, some pre-worded others impromptu; to figure out what several people were saying at once; and to direct the dialogue so it didn’t fall off a bridge into the Liffey. Continue reading
A sneak peek into Bloomsday rehearsals on Zoom under strict social distancing measures. Continue reading
James Joyce, and Steampunk? Circus? Vaudeville? and the squiffy liffey, and worse? Continue reading
Who are the Tatty Tenors of Brisbane, and their history…. Continue reading
Bill was a born actor. He loved centre-stage, was hugely generous, and was willing to take his talents into quite recondite places…. Continue reading
What if Chaplin and Joyce, an inveterate consumer of cinema, had met by chance in Paris, and Chaplin had taken it into his head to make a silent film of ‘Ulysses’? Continue reading
Bloomsday in Melbourne in 2016 celebrates the Joyce who loved film. Continue reading
He is wickedly witty. Continue reading
An OBITUARY by Frances Devlin-Glass It is with shock and an acute sense of loss that the Bloomsday community this week heard of the early death of its first theatre director, Simon McGuinness, in London, after a short illness. Simon was a flamboyant enabler with an infectious sense of fun and comic timing. He offered … Continue reading
