Bloomsday in South Africa

12 September 2022

The Embassy of Ireland to South Africa, with Bridge Books and Jacana Media, hosted a celebration of 100 years of Ulysses in Johannesburg’s Rand Club on Bloomsday eve, with performances by Veronica Cooke, Sechaba Morojele and Hlengiwe Lushaba Madlala.

The evening closed with the first live performance of Molly Bloom’s soliloquy in isiZulu.

Bloomsday in South Africa
Bloomsday Celebrations
Two people sat celebrating Bloomsday
Bloomsday Celebrations
Group photo of celebrations in South Africa for Bloomsday
Bloomsday Celebrations