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1. From Breakfast to Luncheon

On a single day in June, Clarissa Dalloway makes final preparations for an important party. Stars Fenella Woolgar

People's lives interweave on the streets of London as Clarissa Dalloway makes her final preparations for an eagerly-awaited party.

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

Events of the day from breakfast through to luncheon.

Starring Fenella Woolgar and Sam Dale.

First published in May 1925.

Dramatised in two parts by Michelene Wandor

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

Director: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2012

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Last on

Thu 15 May 2025 05:00

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