BLOOMSDAY IN MELBOURNE
Bloomsday in Melbourne marks the centenary of James Joyce's 'Ulysses' with a series of events in June 2022. Click below to book for the live premiere screening of our first feature film, 'Love's Bitter Mystery,' and for our Bloomsday Seminar and Dinner. To book for our new theatrical production, 'Yes I Will Yes,' at The MC Showroom, Prahran, go to hwww.themcshowroom.com/whatson/yes-i-will-yes. And to see our film at home after 4th June, go to www.trybooking.com/BZDAK.
Love's Old Sweet Songs Dinner
Saturday 8 October 2022
Join us after the show round the corner at the Hawthorn Hotel. Catch up with old friends for dinner, drinks and more musical entertainment with the Tatty Tenors and the cast of the concert.
The Hawthorn Hotel
Bloomsday 2022 Dinner
Thursday 16 June 2022
6pm-7.45pm Thursday 16th June 2022 at INES Winebar, 150 Chapel St (round the corner from The MC Showroom). To book for 'Yes I Will Yes,' go to www.themcshowroom.com/whatson/yes-i-will-yes
INES Wine Bar
Bloomsday 2022 Seminar & Dinner
Thursday 16 June 2022
Book for both Seminar AND Dinner. Seminar: 4pm-5.30pm, The MC Showroom, Prahran (where our play is); Dinner: 6pm-7.45pm, INES Winebar, Chapel St (round the corner). To book for 'Yes I Will Yes,' go to www.themcshowroom.com/whatson/yes-i-will-yes
MC Showroom (Seminar) and INES Winebar (dinner)
Bloomsday 2022 Seminar: Joyce on Marriage and Gender
Thursday 16 June 2022
Book for Seminar only. 4pm-5.30pm on Bloomsday, Thursday 16th June 2022. Venue: The MC Showroom (where our play is). To book for 'Yes I Will Yes,' go to www.themcshowroom.com/whatson/yes-i-will-yes
The MC Showroom
Love's Bitter Mystery
Saturday 4 June 2022
To launch Bloomsday in Melbourne's June 2022 Festival celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the publication of James Joyce's Ulysses, we bring you the premiere of our first feature film, Love's Bitter Mystery. Join cast and crew for the premiere - or enjoy the film online at home.
Rivoli Cinema
A Day in Bed Zooming With Molly
Sunday 13 March 2022
Join Joyceans Frances Devlin-Glass and Steve Carey for a whole day spent with one of the greatest chapters of Ulysses. In Penelope James Joyce brings us Molly Bloom's famous interior monologue - you know, the one where she's in bed. It's one of the richest, funniest and (content warning) most eyewateringly explicit chapters in the whole book, and by the end of this fast-paced and informative day you'll see so much more than you did before.
A Day in Bed With Molly: The Penelope Episode of Ulysses
Sunday 27 February 2022
Join Joyceans Frances Devlin-Glass and Steve Carey for a whole day spent with one of the greatest chapters of Ulysses. In Penelope James Joyce brings us Molly Bloom's famous interior monologue - you know, the one where she's in bed. It's one of the richest, funniest and (content warning) most eyewateringly explicit chapters in the whole book, and by the end of this fast-paced and informative day you'll see so much more than you did before.
Kathleen Syme Library
Love's Bitter Mystery - The Year That Made James Joyce (CANCELLED)
Between Tuesday 1 February 2022 and Sunday 13 February 2022
This year Bloomsday proudly presents a new, immersive theatrical experience, set in Paris and Dublin in 1903-4. How does a young nobody become the most lionized author of the twentieth century?
Set in rooms of the atmospheric Victorian mansion Villa Alba, discover what made James Joyce, author of the greatest novel of the twentieth century. This is love, death, sex and violence up close.
You’re always safe… even if it doesn’t feel like it!
Not suitable for children.
Villa Alba
Ulysses - An Informal Centenary Celebration
Wednesday 2 February 2022
Ulysses was published in Paris on James Joyce's 40th birthday, 2nd February 1922. We'll talk about the book's extraordinary publishing history and its various run-ins with the law. We share a few of our own favourite juiciest bits from the book, and talk about our program of coming events during 2022.
Love's Bitter Mystery - Seminar/Dinner/Play
Wednesday 2 February 2022
Book your three event ticket for our annual Bloomsday celebration. This ticket includes:
* Seminar, 'Joyce and The Women' 4pm
* Dinner, 6pm (both at Studley Grounds Cafe, 121 Studley Park Road, Kew)
* 'Love's Bitter Mystery' play, 8pm (Villa Alba, 44 Walmer St, Kew).
Note: Villa Alba is 100m walk from our dinner venue
Villa Alba
Bloomsday Dinner
Wednesday 2 February 2022
Join us on Bloomsday 2021, Wednesday 16th June, for an elegant two course dinner with lots of Joyce-related fun.
Studley Grounds
Ulysses at 100 Seminar and Dinner
Wednesday 2 February 2022
Book for our celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the publication of Ulysses. This ticket includes:
* Seminar, 'Joyce and The Women' 4pm
* Dinner, 6pm
Studley Grounds Cafe, 121 Studley Park Road, Kew
Studley Grounds
Love's Bitter Mystery - Play/Seminar/Dinner
Wednesday 2 February 2022
Book your three event ticket for our annual Bloomsday celebration. This ticket includes:
* 'Love's Bitter Mystery' play, 8pm (Villa Alba, 44 Walmer St, Kew)
* Seminar, 'Joyce and The Women' 4pm
* Dinner, 6pm (both at Studley Grounds Cafe, 121 Studley Park Road, Kew).
Note: Villa Alba is 100m walk from our dinner venue
Villa Alba
Bloomsday Seminar (CANCELLED)
Wednesday 2 February 2022
At 4pm on Wednesday, 16th June 2021, we have our annual Joyce Seminar. This year the theme is Joyce And The Women, with presentations by Bloomsday's Artistic Director Frances Devlin-Glass, and by Dr Steve Carey on a crucial time in the young James Joyce's life, 1902-04, the subject of our Bloomsday play, Love's Bitter Mystery.
Studley Grounds
Ulysses for Everyone: A Guided Tour (2nd session)
Sunday 14 November 2021
Join Joycean expert guides Frances Devlin-Glass and Steve Carey as they present a fast-paced, fun and fascinating masterclass on this wonderfully funny, life-affirming and much-misunderstood book.
Ulysses for Everyone: A Guided Tour
Sunday 31 October 2021
Join Joycean expert guides Frances Devlin-Glass and Steve Carey as they present a fast-paced, fun and fascinating masterclass on this wonderfully funny, life-affirming and much-misunderstood book.
Bloomsday in Melbourne 2021 - A Zoom Celebration
Wednesday 16 June 2021
When COVID knocked us out (again), we didn't take it lying down...
A Day With A Chapter: Deep Diving With Sirens
Sunday 18 April 2021
Join Joyceans Bruce Beswick and Frances Devlin-Glass for a whole day spent with one of the greatest chapters of Ulysses. In Sirens James Joyce experiments with musical form in narrative fiction. It's one of the richest, funniest and most intriguing chapters in the whole book, and by the end of this fast-paced and informative day you'll see so much more than you did before.
Kathleen Syme Library
A Day With A Chapter: Deep Diving With Sirens
Saturday 13 March 2021
Join Joyceans Bruce Beswick and Frances Devlin-Glass for a whole day spent with one of the greatest chapters of Ulysses. In Sirens James Joyce experiments with musical form in narrative fiction. It's one of the richest, funniest and most intriguing chapters in the whole book, and by the end of this fast-paced and informative day you'll see so much more than you did before.
Kathleen Syme Library
Ulysses: A Day With A Chapter - Ithaca
Saturday 13 April 2019
So you've already spent some time with Ulysses and now you're ready to dig deeper. Join Joycean expert guides Frances Devlin-Glass and Steve Carey for a day long exploration of the Ithaca episode, Joyce's own favourite. You'll discover just how rich and surprising this episode is, and feel that Ulysses is beginning to reveal some of its mysteries.
Celtic Club @ 420 William St