The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in England, may be familiar to many, but AMANDA WHITTINGTON'S play tells the story with a rare amount of detail, endeavouring to depict the community of post war women - fearless but vulnerable to the prevailing austerity - and to endow Ruth (JESS LIND) with spirit and mystery.
Lind's exciting, compelling performance of this complex role, carefully layered by Director PAUL GREEN (who should be congratulated for selecting this very recent play), should grow in authority, especially as she is so well supported by HOLLY HUDSON and BECKY MILLS, two friends similarly caught up in the dubious world of "Gentlemen's clubs" (where dreams of Diana Dors and parties at Clivedon set the tone). CHRISTINE ENGLISH, as Sylvia Shaw, shrewd nightclub manageress, is already perfectly 'in the moment'.
NEIL QUINLAN is narrator and Chief Inspector, who still wants answers.
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