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Classic Serial: Virginia Woolf - Mrs Dalloway

Classic Serial: Virginia Woolf - Mrs Dalloway: Episode 1: From Breakfast to Luncheon

Mrs Dalloway

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Episode 1: From Breakfast to Luncheon

Virginia Woolf - Mrs Dalloway

From Breakfast to Luncheon

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

4 Extra Debut. A single day in June and Clarissa Dalloway makes final preparations for an important party. Stars Fenella Woolgar and Sam Dale.

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.

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Virginia Woolf's classic novel set on a single day in June

Set on a single day in June, Virginia Woolf's classic novel follows Clarissa Dalloway as she makes final preparations for an important party. Dramatised by Michelene Wandor

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