Phyllida Law

When a senile old man falls down stairs and dies, did he fall or was he pushed by his daughter-in-law, Emma? Here Emma, her husband and her friend Holly give their version of events.

This is the story of the Ramsays, based on Virginia Woolf's own family. Their desire to row to the lighthouse is the subject of much self-conscious and deliberate discussion for Mrs. Ramsey and her family, and the lighthouse itself is a symbol carrying different meanings for all the members of the party…