Joyce’s riotous and timely satire on Irish nationalism and Dublin drinking culture leaps blisteringly from the page, with live period music from two acclaimed musicians.
Leopold Bloom finds himself in the proverbial lion’s den of Barney Kiernan’s, subjected to the simmering antisemitism of the blinkered Citizen and a jeering entourage. A toxic mix of heavy drinking, Dublin pub banter and political discourse culminates in an explosion of xenophobic violence and an assault with a biscuit tin. In CYCLOPS, Volta draws on its roots in cabaret and sketch comedy to conjure Joyce at his comedic best.
Duration: 50 mins. Age Guidance: 14+