YES! Reflections of Molly Bloom NYC Reviews and Tickets

78%

(71 Reviews)

Positive

83%

Mixed

17%

Negative

Members say

Great acting, Absorbing, Ambitious, Intelligent, Slow

About the Show

Irish Rep's world-premiere solo show about James Joyce's most sensual hero – Molly Bloom.

In 1904 Ireland, Molly Bloom's husband – Leopold "Poldy" Bloom – has just come home to their Dublin row house.

Dealing with feelings of an empty nest, unsuccessful affairs, and a marriage long past its prime, Molly must find a way back to the feelings of love that she and her husband once shared.

Told through Molly's stream of consciousness, the show reaches backwards and forwards across the years to tell Molly's story.

Member Reviews (71)

Ambitious, Slow, Excruciating, Disappointing, Confusing

See it if You’re a big fan of James Joyce and Ulysses, one person shows. I found this next to impossible to follow, and without compassion when I did.

Don't see it if You’re not a fan of one person shows. This will make it quite clear to you why you don’t. The accent, the content, none of it worked for me.

Thought-provoking, Great acting, Confusing

See it if You are a fan of Ulysses and James Joyce. Although Aedin Moloney exudes passion, I kept losing focus.

Don't see it if Very hard to follow and all over the place but if you like solo shows about women and empowerment this is a good show to see.

Confusing, Intelligent, Great acting

See it if You enjoy great acting in a one person show. It was abit confusing at times though.

Don't see it if You prefer musicals and dramas instead of one person shows

Banal, Excruciating, Insipid, Overrated, Slow

See it if monologue of a Joyce female character's sexual experience

Don't see it if Don't know Molly Bloom, there is no plot or real story, just the stream of consciousness of her sexual adventures. I did not care

Intense, Intelligent, Great writing

See it if you want to see molly's famous internal monologue brought to life by someone who has studied it and put the time in.

Don't see it if you don't have a keen interest in Ulysses. In her attempt to enliven and communicate, there is questionable pacing and overacting.

Great acting, Sensuous - beyond comparison

See it if Marvelously acted play by Aedin Moloney, the most sensuous theatre ever. Adapted from Joyce's Ulysses, her passion exudes from the stage.

Don't see it if You are provincial and cannot handle a woman emoting over her sexual drive and encounters,

Great acting, Absorbing

See it if Energetic solo act. Strong delivery of the classic stream of consciousness

Don't see it if unadulterated Ulysses is too much; no "action"

Masterful, Exquisite, Ambitious, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if Incredibly well acted monologue of Molly Bloom’s interior life. Sexy, arresting, 75 minutes or so you will never forget!

Don't see it if You absolutely hate one – woman shows with no exceptions for brilliant work.

Critic Reviews (10)

"It’s a tall order to bring all this to the stage, one requiring both tremendous energy and the intuition and discretion necessary to make the text accessible rather than overwhelming. Happily, Moloney has this and does this, both as a co-adaptor ... and as a performer; and under John Keating’s similarly disciplined, robust direction, 'Yes!' makes for an engaging, and intense, ninety minutes."
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"Yes! Yes! Immerse yourself in this interpretation of Ulysses. It leaves you wanting just a little more as any Irish legacy will do. I recommend it."
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"In bringing Molly’s character to life, Moloney and McCann have fleshed out the portrait of a thoroughly human, caring, and flawed woman in midlife whose youth held the promise of deep, requited love."
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For a previous production

"Read aloud, it is a sensual experience for the ear, but when performed as exquisitely as it is by Aedín Moloney, it becomes an unforgettable experience for the eye as well...Moloney's intimate knowledge and love of the text are apparent in every syllable...Aside from being a magnificent way to celebrate Bloomsday this year, 'Yes!' also serves as an affirmation of female strength, liberation, and self-determination that we need to hear in our own times as well."
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For a previous production

"Director Kira Simring's intimate staging has the audience on two sides of designer Charlie Cororan's abstract setting of shapes on which to lounge, to pose and to play while thinly veiled in the diaphanous nightgown provided by designer Leon Dobkowski...In her dynamic portrayal, Moloney offers a portrait of woman burning to be seen and celebrated by those around her, as she sees and celebrates herself."
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For a previous production

"Moloney and McCann have created a highly speakable, unfailingly vivid dramatic piece; it's a cataract of words that carry us on their sheer beauty, not to mention their tactile sense of another time and place; it's a series of impressions, complaints, rhapsodies, and acid assertions, all of them adding up to an indelible portrait of Molly...The actress is possessed of unflagging energy and a microscope eye for nuance; this is an extraordinary performance."
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For a previous production

"Moloney passionately portrays James Joyce’s earthy 'Ulysses' character in this faithful stage adaptation that’s strikingly presented...This inspired narrative treatment combined with Moloney’s enthralling performance makes for an entrancing 80 minutes...Moloney totally embodies Molly Bloom as she forcefully conveys the icon’s humor and wistfulness...By vigorously uniting the verbal with the visual, Simring achieves high-caliber small-scale theatricality."
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For a previous production

“In a role that seems impossibly tailored to her, Moloney lives and breathes Molly Bloom’s infamous agony and ardor...Moloney’s performance is, quite simply, a masterpiece...Director Simring also deserves praise, as well as lighting designer...and sound designer. With their masterful direction and design, Moloney’s performance never once feels like just another one-woman show, but a theatrical tour de force...A performance to match the history books.”
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