Mrs Dalloway
Swan Theatre
16 Apr - 12 Jun 2027
'Here I am, here and now and in motion.'
Morning, Westminster, 1923. Clarissa Dalloway, socialite and perfect political wife, collects flowers for the party she'll host tonight. Septimus Warren Smith, a veteran decimated by the First World War, waits to meet his physician. As the day marches on to the chimes of Big Ben, fragments of conversations and chance observations spark memories, yearnings and foreboding. Two lives, lived apart but in parallel, will soon connect with life-changing consequence.
In former RSC Writer-in-Residence Zoe Cooper's artful adaptation of Virginia Woolf's pioneering novel, characters dance between reality and memory, swooping in and out of each other's thoughts.
Set in a city suspended between the aftermath of war and future unrest, Mrs Dalloway is a deep exploration of interior lives, the agony and ecstasy of queer love and the magnetic power of human connection. Co-Artistic Director Tamara Harvey directs in the Swan Theatre.
Dates:
16 Apr - 12 Jun 2027
Group Rates:
Groups tbc
Schools 10+ from £27
Age Recommendation:
tbc
Performance times:
RSC rep 19.15/13.15
Performance times:
tbc
Additional Guidance:
tbc
Theatre Address:
Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 7LS
Map:
Getting There:
The RSC's Swan Theatre is about 15 minutes' walk from Stratford-Upon-Avon station. Coach parking is available in Stratford-Upon-Avon,
Coach drivers should consult the local council website for more information here.
Workshop Suggestion:
We recommend a bespoke page-to-stage workshop, exploring practical techniques to take a story from the pages of a novel and bring them to life on stage, helping students to develop a greater understanding of the play, and the novel, through practical techniques.