The Center for Fiction Presents You’ll See..., a Stage Reimagining of James Joyce’s Ulysses

Thursday, 7:00 pm EDT - 8:15 pm EDT November 13, 2025

The Center for Fiction

Branar

James Joyce’s epic tale, Ulysses, finds new form in You’ll See…, a captivating adaptation from Galway-based theater company Branar. Roam the streets of Dublin with the novel’s iconic characters, Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus—singing, gesturing, and pulling faces as their story unfolds in a way you’ve never heard it told before.

This charming one-person show, starring Helen Gregg, is replete with elegant pop-up illustrations, puppetry, and an original score. Whether you’re a lifelong Joycean or new to Joyce’s world, You’ll See… offers a warm, witty entry point into the novel’s timeless journey—especially for those who’ve never managed to finish Ulysses, or never dared to start.

Directed with precision by Marc Mac Lochlainn, the performance moves briskly through the story’s many twists and turns. Fret not, though far briefer than Joyce’s 800-page masterpiece, Branar’s version still blooms!

Join us at The Center for Fiction as we embark on the odyssey together.

Branar

Featuring

  • Branar

    Helen Gregg

    Helen Gregg

    Originally from Northern Ireland, Helen trained in theatre both there and in France and has been based in Galway, on the west coast of Ireland, for many years. She has worked with Branar for over ten years, creating theatre and music shows for young audiences, and touring nationally and internationally with them. She is an actor, a writer, and a singer, and has performed on stages, on screens and on streets all over the world.

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    Ulysses

    By James Joyce

    Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

    PURCHASE

    Set entirely on one day, 16 June 1904, Ulysses follows Leopold Bloom and Stephen Daedalus as they go about their daily business in Dublin. From this starting point, James Joyce constructs a novel of extraordinary imaginative richness and depth. Unique in the history of literature, Ulysses is one of the most important and enjoyable works of the twentieth century.

    This edition contains the original foreword by the author and the historic court ruling to remove the federal ban. It also contains page references to the first American edition of 1934.

Branar Theatre Company

Based in the West of Ireland since 2001, Branar is one of Ireland’s leading theatre companies making work for children. Renowned for creating highly imaginative and beautiful work, Branar tours nationally and internationally. Their company’s motto is ‘serious fun’.

Aiming to instill not just wildness inside us but wonder, joy, curiosity and compassion, Branar views every child in Ireland and beyond as an equal citizen of the world who should be nurtured through engagement with exceptional arts experiences. Filled with wonder and creativity, their world and the world around them will be more fulfilling for all.

The company tours nationally and internationally, bringing its work with equal enthusiasm to leading arts venues such as the South Bank Centre, London as to a local school in Galway. Branar is committed to reaching its audience, wherever they are.

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