Don’t miss this hilarious, sharply satirical production by Volta Theatre Company of James Joyce’s CYCLOPS

Leopold Bloom finds himself in the proverbial lion’s den of Barney Kiernan’s, where the ‘broadshouldered deepchested stronglimbed’ Citizen demonstrates the ugly side of Irish Nationalism. Inflammatory speeches over afternoon pints, decrying the British Empire and ‘foreigners’ in general, lead to an antisemitic rant against Bloom and an assault with a biscuit tin.

The Cyclops episode of Ulysses is performed by Oliver Flitcroft, Liam Hourican, Jim Roche and Darragh Shannon.

The Bloomsday Festival takes place on 11-16 June 2026. It is organised by The James Joyce Centre in partnership with Fáilte Ireland and the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.