Finnegans Wake

Barry McGovern is a Dubliner. He was born in Eccles Street, graduated with a B.A. from University College Dublin and lives in Chapelizod. He played Stephen Dedalus in the Abbey Theatre’s production of Hugh Leonard’s Stephen D. and Buck Mulligan in Anthony Burgess’s Blooms of Dublin. TV appearances include Game of Thrones, Vikings and Foundation, and among his many films are Joe Versus the Volcano, Far and Away, Citizen Lane and Wild Mountain Thyme. He is perhaps best known for his appearances in the work of Samuel Beckett. His two one-man Beckett shows I’ll Go On and Watt have played worldwide and he played Vladimir in the Beckett-on-Film Waiting for Godot.

Marcella Riordan began her career at The Abbey School in Dublin and has worked in theatres all over Ireland and the UK, including Druid Theatre and Lyric (Belfast). She has worked extensively on BBC Radio and RTÉ. Her previous work on James Joyce text includes playing Gerty McDowell in Anthony Burgess’s

Blooms of Dublin (BBC/RTÉ), Zoe in

Ulysses (RTÉ) and Molly Bloom for Naxos AudioBooks’s recording of

Ulysses. She was awarded Best Actress for her portrayal of Nancy in the BBC Radio play The Old Jest. Her film and TV work includes playing the lead role in The Long March, a BBC play about the deaths of 10 Republican prisoners on hunger strike.