Virginia Woolf - Mrs Dalloway

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01From Breakfast To Luncheon2012052020120526 (R4)Dramatised by Michelene Wandor

Virginia Woolf's classic novel set on a single day in June. Lives interweave on the streets of London as Clarissa Dalloway makes her final preparations for an important party.

1 of 2: From breakfast to luncheon

Mrs Dalloway - Fenella Woolgar

Richard - Sam Dale

Septimus - Paul Ready

Rezia - Susie Riddell

Peter - Scott Handy

Sally - Liza Sadovy

Elizabeth - Emerald O'Hanrahan

Lucy - Amaka Okafor

Hugh - Patrick Brennan,

Dr Holmes - Peter Hamilton Dyer,

Miss Brush - Christine Absalom

Miss Pym - Tracy Wiles

Directed by Marc Beeby

Mrs Dalloway is one of Virginia Woolf's most approachable novels. It's apparently simple structure - taking place over a single day and dovetailing two very different stories - belies its rich textures and the complexity of its beautifully drawn characters. Clarissa Dalloway's party, the climax of the story, is eagerly awaited by all and resolves both stories with wisdom and poignancy.

A single day in June and Clarissa Dalloway makes final preparations for an important party

02From Afternoon To Nightfall2012052720120602 (R4)Dramatised by Michelene Wandor

Virginia Woolf's classic novel set on a single day in June. As Clarissa Dalloway makes her final preparations for an important party, Septimus visits another doctor and becomes increasingly troubled.

2 of 2: From afternoon to nightfall

Mrs Dalloway - Fenella Woolgar

Richard - Sam Dale

Septimus - Paul Ready

Rezia - Susie Riddell

Peter - Scott Handy

Sally - Liza Sadovy

Elizabeth - Emerald O'Hanrahan

Lucy - Amaka Okafor

Sir William - Patrick Brennan,

Miss Kilman - Christine Absalom

Dr Holmes - Peter Hamilton Dyer,

Directed by Marc Beeby.

Clarissa Dalloway makes preparations for her party, but she and a friend are troubled.