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Mrs Dalloway
An adaptation of the classic Virginia Woolf novel. As society hostess Clarissa Dalloway prepares for another of her legendary parties, she finds herself haunted by figures and scenes from her passionate youth.
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Alexandra Harris examines the first draft of Mrs Dalloway
A clip from The Secret Life of Books. In Woolf’s notebooks, a great novel takes shape.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Mrs Clarissa Dalloway | Vanessa Redgrave |
| Young Clarissa | Natascha McElhone |
| Septimus Warren Smith | Rupert Graves |
| Peter Walsh | Michael Kitchen |
| Young Peter | Alan Cox |
| Sally Selton, Lady Rosseter | Sarah Badel |
| Young Sally | Lena Headey |
| Richard Dalloway | John Standing |
| Young Richard | Robert Portal |
| Director | Marleen Gorris |
| Producer | Christopher Ball |
| Producer | Stephen Bayly |
| Author | Virginia Woolf |
| Writer | Eileen Atkins |
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In Our Time: Mrs Dalloway
Hear Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Virginia Woolf's novel, on the Radio 4 website.
