Bloomssday 2008

a celebration of literature - words - wit - wisdom

7pm, Monday 16 June

Kingsthorpe Cemetary, Northampton, England

Featuring: readings and performances by the Masque Theatre Company

FOR Millions of people, 16 June is an extraordinary day. It marks the day on which, in 1904, Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom made their epic journeys through Dublin in James Joyce's world-acclaimed modern novel, Ulysses.

'Bloomsday', as it is now known, has become a tradition for Joyce enthusiasts all over the world. From Tokyo to Sydney, San Francisco to Paris, Trieste to Northampton, dozens of cities around the globe hold their own Bloomsday festivities. The celebrations usually include readings as well as staged re-enactments and street-side improvisations of scenes from the story.

To celebrate Bloomsday, the Northampton-based Irish Community Arts Project will present readings by invited literary figures at the graveside of Joyce's daughter, Lucia Anna Joyce, who died in Northampton in 1982.

Further details from:

Peter Mulligan, Project Co-ordinator, The Irish Community Arts Project, Northampton Connolly Association, 5 Woodland Avenue, Abington Park, Northampton NN3 2BY. Tel.: 01604-715793; email: pmcelt@aol.com