Casting announced for Arcola Theatre production of Mrs Dalloway, Clare Perkins set to star
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(Updated on 20 Feb 2019)
Casting has just been announced for the new stage adaptation of **Virginia Woolf’s** novel, ***[Mrs Dalloway](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/3293/mrs-dalloway-tickets.aspx)****,* which is set to premiere at the **[Arcola Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/305/arcola-theatre.aspx)** on **25 September**.
Starring in ***Mrs Dalloway*** is **Clare Perkins** (*Emilia* at the Shakespeare’s Globe) as the titular character, joined by **Emmy D’Arcy** (*Against*) as Rezia, **Guy Rhys** (*The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui*) as Septimus, **Clare Lawrence Moody** (*The Divide*) as Sally, and **Sean Jackson** (*Antony and Cleopatra*) as Peter.
*It’s 1923 and London socialite Clarissa Dalloway decides to throw a party for her high-class friends. Meanwhile, World War I veteran Septimus Warren Smith comes begging for help from the very class that Clarissa entertains.*
The play was adapted from the **Virginia Woolf** novel of the same name by **Hal Coase** (*Callisto, a queer epic* at the **[Arcola Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/305/arcola-theatre.aspx)**). It features direction by **Thomas Bailey** (*The Games We Played*), sound by **Tom Stafford**, design by **D’Arcy** and lighting by **Joe Price**.
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