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2. From Afternoon to Nightfall

Clarissa Dalloway makes final preparations for her party - and Septimus is troubled. Stars Fenella Woolgar and Paul Ready.

Clarissa Dalloway makes her final preparations for an important party.

Meanwhile Septimus visits another doctor and becomes increasingly troubled.

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

Events of the day from afternoon through to nightfall.

Starring Fenella Woolgar and Paul Ready.

First published in May 1925.

Dramatised 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
Sir William ..... Patrick Brennan
Miss Kilman ..... Christine Absalom
Dr Holmes ..... Peter Hamilton Dyer

Written by Virginia Woolf

Dramatised by Michelene Wandor

Director: Marc Beeby

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2012

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Last on

Fri 16 May 2025 05:00

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