Not suitable for ages under 15.
Fiona Shaw
Eve Hewson
Adjoa Andoh
Dame Harriet Walter
Siobhan McSweeney
The Molly Films are newly commissioned short films (7-25mins) by YES, with well known actors each performing a reading of one of the sections (long sentences) from the final Episode XVIII (Penelope) of James Joyce’s Ulysses.
Fiona Shaw – Sentence 1
Eve Hewson – Sentence 3
Adjoa Andoh – Sentence 4
Dame Harriet Walter – Sentence 5
Siobhan McSweeney – Sentence 7
More familiarly known as Molly’s Soliloquy the 50 odd page episode is solely the words of Molly Bloom (wife of Leopold Bloom, the novel’s protagonist) as she lies in bed in the early hours of the morning reminiscing on her life. Joyce chose to close his epic novel with the female voice and her stream of consciousness soliloquy that has no punctuation over the 50 pages.
YES 2024 has similarly chosen to close its inaugural Molly Bloomsday at the Joyce-anointed hour of c.3am on Monday, June 17.
Molly Bloomsday will officially finish with an online broadcast timed to finish just before dawn in Derry~Londonderry c.4.48am.
Artist’s Statement: Sophie Muzychenko
Credits
Original Concept: DoranBrowne (Seán Doran & Liam Browne)
Actors: Fiona Shaw – Dame Harriet Walter – Siobhan McSweeney – Eve Hewson (confirmed so far).
Producer: Arts Over Borders
CREATIVE TEAM
Cinematographer Director: Sophie Muzychenko
Literary Dramaturg: Liam Browne
Production Coordinator & AD: Meghna Gupta
Production Design: Kamil Dawid Sznajder
Gaffer: Kian Altman
Sound: Dennis Wheatley
Asst. Camera: Oscar Mills
Asst. Production Manager: Ciarán Doran
Make-up: Rebecca Zoe Hampson